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-: Hi Mr. G here
again with another RAP session.
This is projects that are based off recycled arts.
So we're using paper today to make a mosaic.
Now, a mosaic is a group of small pieces of paper
that make an image.
And again this is the Magazine Mosaic,
RAP session lesson plan.
So you will need a blank piece of paper,
some glue, you will also need a pencil.
We are going to make a roadmap for the image
that we're gonna recreate.
And I'm gonna do a sunset today
just because, the trying times that we've had,
I'm just looking for a little bit of peace and relaxation.
So we're gonna get started
so I'm gonna draw that out for you guys.
And as I said, usually when drawing a sunset,
you would use a ruler
but today since we have a magazine
and we're using recycled goods,
we can use this as a straightedge
that we're going to do our horizon line with.
So I draw a horizon line directly across my paper
and again you guys don't have to do what I do,
you guys can make any image that you want to
but this is the one that I chose, okay?
Now I'm drawing the mountains up
to the side of the image now
and I'm doing it on both sides
and I might get myself a squiggly line to represent water
and then I'm gonna do an oval for the Sun.
And I might decide that
I wanna see some birds flying around.
So I'll draw those.
Okay, so now I have a version
that I've started to build up here
that have pieces that I glued down.
Now I want you guys start to think about color,
you notice that I used a baby blue for the water
you notice that I'm using a black for the outline
and that I made the birds with that too
and also for the horizon line.
You guys can use any colors that you deem appropriate.
These are just the ones that I decided to use.
Now coming back to our magazine,
we're going to open it up and see if there's any colors
that you might wanna do.
And you could also take a colored marker, pencil or anything
and start to map out your colors on there
seeing that you're going to glue pieces of paper over that
just so that you can give yourself an accurate roadmap
of what you want to create.
So I'm looking at, I wanna build up the sunset
and I'm thinking about colors that I want in a sunset
and how sunsets work.
Now there's many ways to go about this,
you can look at photo reference for that
to see maybe a color scheme that you want.
So I'm gonna do a little bit of a gradient
and I'm gonna build the gradient up from
a reddish type of brown color to a yellow color.
And we're gonna start to put those pieces in now.
Oh, also one golden rule of thumb
use a piece of paper to glue down your stuff
so that you're not getting anything on a table, tablecloth
or any of your parents' or loved ones' good stuff.
We're just gonna start to build it up.
And also, the biggest rule, ask if you can cut
these things out of magazines, books, newspapers
or anything else that you choose.
Because if somebody wanted that,
you don't want to get in trouble for being creative.
And I don't want you to get in trouble for being creative.
And let's talk about imagery that's unique to you.
This is your mosaic, so whatever imagery that you choose
that represents you, I think is a great thing to do.
Like I said, I did a sunset, you do not have to.
And now we'll glue on a couple more pieces
and you'll see this start to take shape a little bit.
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And then I would go about cutting out a few more pieces
to fill up the top.
I'm gonna stop right here for right now
but I encourage you guys to make pieces,
have fun, be creative and learn how to work
with little scraps of pieces of paper called mosaics
to make an image.
I hope that you guys had fun developing an image
in this style, and making a roadmap, drawing, and creating.
This is Mr G and thanks again, bye.
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