Computer Graphic Cathedrals.In our seventh- and eighth-grade computer graphics classes, we want the students to learn how to use computer drawing software. In the seventh grade, we introduce the students to a computer paint software. They spend the entire year drawing projects designed to teach the various tools available in this program. Our eighth graders spend the year perfecting their skills. The cathedrals are designed and produced by our eighth-grade students. Introduction to Cathedrals Computer graphic cathedrals are interdisciplinary projects. They involve using the Internet, architectural history  This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one or [ improve this article] yourself. See the talk page for details. , and artistic rendering Rendering in visual art and technical drawing means the process of creating, shading and texturing of an image, especially a photorealistic one. It can also be used to describe the quality of execution of that process. This is synonymous with illustrating. . Students begin by viewing plans and drawings from the Internet site for Chartres Cathedral Chartres Cathedral Cathedral of Notre-Dame at Chartres, one of the most influential examples of High Gothic architecture. The main part of this great cathedral was built between 1194 and 1220. , www.pitt.edu/~medart /menufrance/chartes/charmain.html. When we complete our viewing on the Internet of Chartres Cathedral, I pass out a packet of visual images of three architecturally different cathedrals. We discuss all of the details used on these three cathedrals: religious sculpture, spires, flying buttresses flying buttress: see buttress. flying buttress Masonry structure typically consisting of an inclined bar carried on a half arch that extends (“flies”) from the upper part of a wall to a pier some distance away and carries the thrust of , rose windows, arches, portals, gargoyles gargoyles medieval European church waterspouts; made in form of grotesque creatures. [Architecture: NCE, 1046] See : Ugliness , pinnacles, and set-offs. At this time, we also discuss how long it takes to design and construct a cathedral. I point out how many professionals it takes to create a cathedral: architects, stonemasons, carpenters, stained-glass artists, plasterers, landscape architects, and gardeners. Preparing the Design As with all our computer graphic assignments, there are specific artistic expectations for the artwork. The cathedrals must be filled with architectural details. This is where creating a cathedral packet comes in handy. It can be used as an easy visual reminder to the students of what details might be found on various cathedrals. Some students also use the Internet to find visuals relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc gargoyles, saints, and stained-glass windows Noun 1. stained-glass window - a window made of stained glass window - a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air . The finished cathedral must also include different grayscales and patterns to distinguish the windows from the walls and the walls from the doors. This particular project is done in gray-scale--no color is used. Students are also introduced to working between pages. They place their working cathedrals on one page and open a second page to design their rose windows, sculptures, and gargoyles separate from their finished work. These cathedrals are conceived and designed by the students. Each is the architect and can choose to do any style of cathedral desired. Self-Assessment When the cathedrals are complete, students compare their work to a grading sheet that provides the following questions: Does the cathedral fill the entire page? Do the lines chosen relate to the drawing? Did the student add shading See Phong shading, Gouraud shading, flat shading and programmable shading. , line, and texture? Are the windows and doors detailed? Are there architectural details included in the cathedral? If the student cannot say yes to all of these questions on the grading sheet, they then must add what is missing and reprint reprint An individually bound copy of an article in a journal or science communication their cathedrals. Tips for Teachers 1. Check the Internet site prior to class beginning. Sometimes sites are down. Choose an alternative site just in case. 2. Prepare a cathedral packet prior to beginning. Familiarize yourself with the vocabulary of cathedral making. 3. Have the grading sheet available for the students to view before they begin their cathedrals. NATIONAL STANDARD Students integrate visual, spatial, and temporal concepts with content to communicate intended meaning in their artworks. Paula Brown-Gray is an art teacher at St. ban of Arc in Toledo, Ohio
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion