2013 - Year of the Giraffe

December Assignment - "Timeline Journal the Giraffe"

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Hi Everyone!

Here's your intro video: 

 

And here's this month's PDF: 

DECEMBER GIRAFFE PDF

Have a great month!

November Assignment - NaGirWrMo!

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Hi Everyone!

Here's your intro video:

And here's this month's PDF:

NOVEMBER GIRAFFE PDF

Have a great month!

October's End

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From Carla

As promised, here is the collaborative giraffe animation!!

 

 

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For this last day of October, "Multi-Giraffing," I put together a compilition of statements made in the Yahoo groups, etc. — just things that popped out of me during my quick search today. (I'm sure I missed some nuggets, though. If you would like to add anything to this conversation, please leave a comment here!)

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Summary

Sandra

October Week 4: "Ask a Friend to Draw a Giraffe"

Giraffe by Wes Sonheim, age 17

Hello!

This week, I'm asking you to ask a friend or relative to draw a giraffe to be published in our group 'zine.

Pen is best (shows up easier!), but they can use pencil if preferred.

Your job is to make it easy for them -- cheerleading, finding photo references, drawing one yourself for them to copy, etc.

The main restriction, though, is that it should be drawn by someone else!

Be sure to tell them it will be published, and make sure it's okay with them. Also, when uploading the artwork to flickr.com, be sure to give us their name (unless they would like to remain anonymous, that's okay, too).

Have fun!

Giraffe by Steve, age 48.

October Week 3: "The Cardboard Giraffe"

Hello!

This week you will create a piece of art that has corregated cardboard as it's main "ingredient."

Yes, you are welcome to add paint or whatever else you need/want to complete your piece.

Yours can be a three-dimensional sculpture or a flat piece of art... it's wide open for interpretation.

I look forward to seeing your cardboard giraffes!

October Week 2: "The Un-Giraffe"

 

Wonderful work for Week 1's "Famous Artist Giraffe" assignment. Keep them coming!

This week you will create a piece of art that doesn't have a giraffe in it, but says "giraffe."

In my above example, I'm not sure I was altogether successful (Steve thought it was an armless man wearing a giraffe towel), but hopefully you get the idea. 

This is a chance to be subtle, get abstract, take a risk — and try to say "giraffe" without drawing, painting, or sculpting a giraffe. 

I look forward to seeing your problem-solving skills on this one!

October's Assignment - MULTI-GIRAFFING

Cowboy Giraffe, with apologies to Saul Steinberg

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Hi Everyone!

This month we are going to do four mini-assignments. Here's your intro video:

 

And here's this month's PDF:

OCTOBER GIRAFFE PDF

Have a great month!

September's End

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From Carla

So many cute animations coming in! I truly can't wait to put this all together. Keep them coming... I've extended the deadline for those of you who need it until October 31. Thanks!

Here are a few more little giraffe animations to inspire you this week!

http://youtu.be/LC1LaHL-OcU

http://youtu.be/d1GW2xA4Tsw

http://youtu.be/w7_8FA9B7ZQ

http://youtu.be/AZ49vUD6iRY

http://youtu.be/6mWYg5mPHss

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For this last day of September, "Animate the Giraffe," I put together a compilition of statements made in the Yahoo groups, etc. — just things that popped out of me during my quick search today. (I'm sure I missed some nuggets, though. If you would like to add anything to this conversation, please leave a comment here!)

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Summary

Birthe
I am very happy about this as I have spent the past two years in search of a new style and finally a month ago had a breakthrough!!!!! Such a relief! And even better: my agent likes my new stuff and want pictures to exhibit! So I will be a bit busy and may not get to animation. On the other hand I may - who knows.

 

Cheryl

I'm sorry that once again I won't be able to join the conversation, but I am off this week to spend a few days at a very grand art exhibit. It is called ArtPrize and encompasses the entire town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1500 entries at 168 venues and over a half million dollars in monetary prizes. Here are a few links you might enjoy including a lovely video of last year's winner.

http://www.artprize.org/

http://www.artprize.org/adonna-khare/2012/elephants

http://www.adonnak.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLdlkgjT0YE

You will especially love seeing Adonna's work, because she draws animals and uses only graphite pencil, and she won the $200,000 viewer's choice prize last year. In the video she shows herself working on the final layer of darkening the darks, and calls it "dessert".

 

Helene

I can't believe it's the end of September!!!. I have done nothing since I work too much and have had again some health problems. 

I downloaded the FlipBook application but it's sitll a mystery  how to use it. I will have to take the time to watch some videos on You-Tube, I guess...

I also finally bought a drawing tablet. Not a Wacom but something similar! I can't wait to try to use it! I will try to draw my giraffe little movie on it, Hope I will be able to send it to Carla before the 30th...

 

Carol
Not sure this ties into giraffes, but I thought the art projects were pretty cool and in case there are teachers among you. Also photo 5 is a Dale Chihuly inspired "glass" sculpture. The glue and watercolor looks fun, too.

http://www.takepart.com/photos/art-projects-for-kids-best?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2013-09-25

 

Sasha
Well, I managed to animate a giraffe...I wanted to make a .gif file but haven't
had luck uploading. You can see the tester giraffe on flickr and the phase two
giraffe pulling a rainbow from the ground on my website. Please go have a look -
anyone who does animation will tell you - it may look crude, but it took me a
looooooooot of time! But I am fond of it.

http://www.sashadewittstudios.com 

 

September Phone Calls MP3s

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Here is the recording from the first call, Friday, September 27, 2013 @ 5pm PST:

[am asking Steve how to upload today]

Had a great talk with Shena, Carol and Helene!

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And the second call, Saturday, September 28, 2013 @ 9am PST:

[am asking Steve how to upload today]

Had a great talk with Eva, Elizabeth, and Susan.

 

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September's Assignment - ANIMATE THE GIRAFFE

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Hi Everyone!

I CANNOT WAIT to see what happens this month. Making these two animations was so fun, and won't it be that much more so when we string all of our little shorts together into one collaborative piece?

 

 

Don’t be scared! Here's this month's PDF explaining how to do it!

SEPTEMBER GIRAFFE PDF

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