Overview: For this project, you will be creatingWord Art that will look like it is popping off the page. *IMPORTANT*- If you make a mistakeforgive yourself and keep working.It is part of becoming an artist.
Supplies: -Paper 9x12ish -A straight edge or ruler -Pencil -Eraser -Black felt tip pen or marker
Steps for creating: click the video to view demonstration
Directions: 1. Planning: Choose a word. It could be a name of someone or something that is important to you. Hint, not too many letters. Consider these random ideas (or think of your own word): Open, Enjoy, Brave, Kind, Happy, Fun, Smile, Shine, Bright Dream, Create, Learn, Art, Relax, Bob, Grin, Zeal, Just, Wow!
2. Organize your paper in landscape. Draw a horizontal line across the center.
3. Repeat to make a second line about halfway up the top of the page (this is going to be the line that you cut in the final step).
4. Space out your letters leaving room to create the shadows between the letters.
5. Begin your design by making each letter look like a block shape...ABCDEFGHIJKLOMNPQRSTUVWXY?Z IDK
6. Think of each letter as a mini drawing go around the outside edge, remember keep each letter white on the inside.
7. Create your shadows on the left side of each letter, use the same diagonal line / on each shadow.
8. Fill in the shadows by lightly coloring with your pencil and blending with your finger.
9. Make the shadow darker on the bottom of each letter and lighter on the left side to create the illusion of depth.
10. Outline the letters with the pen
11. Create shadows under each letter.
12. When you are happy with the design, cut a horizontal line about 2 inches from the top of the page. Cut carefully around the top of each letter.
13. When you think you are done, look at your art from 10 steps back. Think about what you could do to make your artwork more colorful and complete.