This document provides instructions for a design project where students are asked to create a piece that reflects the style and form of a chosen artist, while still being their own original creation. Students are directed to research an artist of their choosing, answer questions about the artist's work and techniques, and use that information to sketch out and develop their own piece that is influenced by but not a copy of the artist's work. The document emphasizes that the goal is for students to challenge themselves and use multiple classes/hours to carefully develop high quality, original work inspired by another artist.

1. Artist Influenced
Design Project #2
Create a piece that
reflects the artist’s style and
form, but is your own
creation.
• Similar but different!
Eugene Smith, Illustrator

2. NOT Copying! Influenced.
• Remember you are
not copying the
artist, you are
creating something
influenced by the
culture(s) and/or
his or her style.

3. How to start?
• Find an artist of your choice -
any medium (photo, video,
animation, illustration, design,
etc.)
• The artist can be from ancient
to present time.
• Locate a artist that you find
interesting and whose work you
would like to study and make
your own version in a similar
style.

4. Look in magazines or online
(could be same artist you are doing the
artist presentation on)
• I. Research artist
• A. Answer the questions below on a
word document.
• I. Who is the artist? Name, age, where
is he/she from?
Noel Norton, http://www.trinidaddreamscape.net/ansel.shtml
• II. What type of work does he/she do?
why? Who or what are his/her
Influences?
• III. What type of techniques does he/she
use when creating a piece?
Ansel Adams, landscape photographer

5. Once research is done...
• Save on your computer three
images of the artists work.
• Add images to word document.
Ken Turner, animator & character designer,
http://littlegothichorrors.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/delightfully-dark-art.html
Tim Burton, animator

6. Start Sketching & brainstorming!
Create your own version of the artist’s work.
Emek, Illustrator,
• Sketch in your
band poster designer
sketchbook or on
computer:
• 1. Two ideas for your
project.
• 2. How you will
construct your project?
-program, technique?
http://emek.net/index.php

7. * Remember you are not copying the
artist, you are creating something
influenced by the cultures and/or his or her
style.
my sculptures
Kimberly Cook
http://www.ceramicsnow.org/tagged/Featured-artists

8. Simulating Street Photography
Henri Cartier-Bresson via Time,
Pbase, Alafoto and Watches
2012
SIMULATED STYLE by
another.
Photographer

9. Simulating People and Emotions in a setting.
SIMULATED STYLE by
another.
Robert Capa
Photos via PBS, Time and Space in Text
Photographer

10. So many possibilities!
Choose an artist
Choose an artist
that interests you
that interests you Warren Berger
and that will
and that will "a way of looking at the world
challenge you!
challenge you! with an eye toward changing it?"
Nels Jacobson,
a.k.a. Jagmo, has
been creating rock
posters for 30
years -specializing
in graphic art for
the entertainment
industry
http://www.jagmo.com/about/index.html

11. GOOD ART TAKES TIME!!!
• Don’t take the easy way
out! Challenge yourself.
• Project is due: Friday,
February 8th.
• Jan. 28th-Feb. 8th
(5 classes)
Chris Buzelli, Fairytale Existence

12. 5 classes = 7.5 hours!
Patrick George, Editorial Illustration
www.debutart.com
Vince Frost, Photography
Winnie Ma, designer
Crazy Uncle packaging.