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Creative Project Ideas for the 2014 Commonwealth Games • July 23rd–August 3rd 2014
XX Commonwealth Games
Explore the Commonwealth Games using the DREAMER Steps
Begin with a DISCUSSION on the Commonwealth. She does not rule these competing in 17 different sports. Please refer
Commonwealth Games countries but 16 of the member states are the official website for more information:
Commonwealth realms where she is the http://www.glasgow2014.com/
The Commonwealth Games are held head of state. Five of the member states are Extension Ideas/ Links to other Subject Areas
every four years in a city in one of the monarchies with their own monarchs and the Art: Look at the 17 sports being contested and
Commonwealth member nations. They bring rest are republics. choose one to visually represent the athletes
together countries united by language, history, The Commonwealth’s two billion people make competing against one another.
and culture. There are 53 member states, up 30% of the world’s population, and are of Geography: Mark on a map of the world where
three are in Europe, 12 in North America, one many faiths, races, languages, cultures and the 53 member states of the Commonwealth are
in South America, 18 in Africa, eight in Asia, traditions. They cover almost a quarter of the located. Make a special marking for Glasgow where
and 11 in Oceania (including one suspended world’s land area and span all the continents the Commonwealth Games will be held. Find out
member, Fiji). (except Antartica!). the route the Queen’s Baton Relay took and mark
Queen Elizabeth II, who opens the The Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be this on the map with a fine line.
Commonwealth Games, is the Head of the held in Glasgow, where countries will be
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Take time to RESEARCH the and internet to research the origins of this
Commonwealth Games including creature and what it stands for. Do other
related topics by using the library, the countries in the Commonwealth also have an
internet or talk to people you know. official animal? What is Australia’s national
animal?
Art & Craft Materials, Stationery Look at the logo of the 20th Commonwealth
& Educational Supplies Games being held in Glasgow in 2014, from Extension Ideas: Links to other Subject
4/41 Lexton Road, Box Hill North July 23rd until the 3rd August. Use the Areas. History: Choose one of the 17 sports
Melbourne, Victoria 3129 internet to research information on what the played at the Commonwealth Games and find
P: 03 9890 1867 F: 03 9898 6527 logo represents and who designed it. out who has won the gold medal in that sport
www.zartart.com.au Clyde the thistle man is the mascot for The over the last five Commonwealth Games.
Online shopping: www.zartart.com.au Games, as the thistle is the floral emblem of Performing Arts: Choose one of the 17
Monday—Wednesday & Friday: 8.30am—5pm Scotland. Find out what the floral emblem is sports and create a dance routine that
Thursday: 8.30am—6.30pm for the other members of the Commonwealth. would symbolize that particular sport. Ask
Saturday: 9am—2pm The official animal of Scotland is a mythical the audience to name what sport you have
Zart - Supporting Teachers in Creative Education creature known as a unicorn. Use the library performed, don’t make it too obvious!
This is the time to EXPERIMENT would you need to know before attempting painting, ‘The Football Players’ , 1908. Notice
and explore media, to find out what to create this figure? Would other materials the ‘different’ sports clothing the players are
your best options are to achieve be more suited for what you are doing? wearing. Find images of sportsmen since
the planned outcome. You might You might like to draw the figure first and 1908 and see how fashion has changed since
encounter problems with one experiment with different actions before then.
material so discuss your options with beginning a three dimensional figure. Your Information & Communications Technology:
the class. focus might be on the sporting equipment Scan one of your preliminary drawings. Use
that particular sport uses or the stadium that photo editing software such as Photoshop®
Use a variety of modelling media to shape sport will be played in during the Glasgow to create a digitally enhanced depiction of the
and form a sculpture that would best Games. sport you have studied. What might you add
represent a figure of an athlete you might see to the image to make it more realistic or more
at the Commonwealth Games. Extension Ideas: Links to other Subject abstract?
What action do you plan to show and what Areas. History: Look at Henri Rousseau’s
ART MAKING: Based on all the discussion and research you have done
on the 2014 Commonwealth Games create a mind map of the potential
visual art activities you might do to best represent The Games.
Creating Figures in Action: 2) SKILLS: ITC
1) SKILLS: Drawing Some digital cameras and image capture
Have a student stand in front of the technology (i.e. iPads, iPhones, tablets and video
class with arms by his or her side and cameras), are able to capture multiple frames at the
legs together. Use only lines to sketch one time. Use this feature to capture movement.
the student’s body. How does this What happens when you flip through these pictures
sketch look? Have the student now quickly on the computer? Capture a
pose in different positions: bending, partner moving and use this as a
stretching, catching a ball, diving into starting point to sketch
a pool, jumping for a ball and jumping an athlete in motion.
over a hurdle. Use the computer
to animate these
images or create an old
fashioned flip book.
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The Mascot: Clyde, the 2014 Games mascot was based on Scotland’s
national flower, the Thistle. Create a mascot based on one of the other
Commonwealth member’s national flower:
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Golden Wattle
is the national
flower of Australia
1) SKILLS: Paper Cutting
Skills & Modelling
Materials: Tissue Paper (PA220-
AS), Magiclay(ML280), Zart
Poster Colours(PT880-**), Paper
Stripping 25mm (PA240-**),
Supertac (AA005), Posca
Markers(PM750-**), Joggle Eyes
20mm (EE2520), Mount Board
Book Covers(CB430), Cover
Paper 25 x 38cm (PA120),
Press Magiclay in the
shape of your mascot,
down onto a black board.
Paint with Zart Poster
Colours. Add details such
as a nose and eyes. Use LOTUS
Paper Stripping for the
arms and legs. Scrunch Lotus is the national flower of India
Tissue Paper to create the 2) SKILLS: Paper Cutting Skills & Modelling
golden wattle. Materials: Poly Ball 100mm (DE614), Glitter Paper (PA915),
Magiclay (ML280), Chenille Stems (CH049), Shimmer Paint
(PT407-**), Supertac (AA005), Posca Markers (PM750-**),
Synthetic Wool Hanks (CQ115), Cover Paper Black A4 (PA129-
BK), Cover Paper 25 x 38cm (PA120)
W AT T L E Create a mascot using half a Poly Ball as a starting
point. The lotus petals are individually modelled
3
using Magiclay.
Hibiscus is the national flower
of Malaysia
3) SKILLS: Paper Cutting Skills & Modelling
Materials: Black Cover Paper 38 x 51cm (PA127-BK),
Cover Paper A4 Assorted (PA129-AS), Mungyo Dry
Pastels (PS198), Zart Glue Sticks (AA280), Magiclay
(ML280), Zart Poster Colours (PT880-**), Supertac
(AA005)
Create a mascot by using one shape cut from
multiple layers of paper. Combine this with the
same shape modelled from Magiclay to create
HI
BISCUS your mascot.
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1 2 The official animal of Scotland is the unicorn, a mythical creature. Create 2D and 3D mythical creatures: 2D Art Making 2) SKILLS: Drawing & Painting 3) SKILLS: Drawing & Paper 4) SKILLS: Collage & Paper 1) SKILLS: Drawing & Paper Skills Materials: Cartridge Paper 110gsm A3 Construction Skills Skills Materials: Cartridge Paper A4 110gsm (PA1184), (PA1183) or larger. Basics Oil Pastels Materials: Cartridge Paper A4 110gsm Materials: Dye Paper (PA178), Metallic Staedtler Watercolour Pencils (PN724), Zart Black (PS030-BK), Zart Poster Colours (PA1184), Yoken Black Markers (PM440- Scales Paper (PA266), Textured Reptile Glue Stick (AA280), Joggle Eyes with Lashes (PT880-**), Black Cover Paper 38 X 51 BU), Black Cover Paper A3 (PA132), Paper (PA1183), Textured Lizard Paper (EE315), Supertac (AA005), Cover Paper 38 x (PA127-BK) Supertac (AA005), Polystyrene. (PA846-LI), Black Cover Paper 38 x 51 51cm Assorted (PA122) Draw the outline of your Cover two sheets of A4 Cartridge cm (PA127-BK), Zart Glue Sticks (AA280). Cover two sheets of Cartridge Paper mythical creature and colour it Paper with 3 or 4 different line Explore the skill of changing with pattern and lines created with with Zart Poster Colours. How patterns. Use this patterned paper by fringing, folding, watercolour pencils. Extend the many heads, how many legs, paper to create the mythical scrunching and cutting multiple colours with a wet brush. When dry what distinguishing features creature. Elevate parts of the layers. Use these skills to create cut out shapes to create a mythical will your mythical creature creature off a Black Cover Paper a mythical creature from a variety creature. have? background. of different textured papers. 3 4 4 Project Ideas 2014 Commonwealth Games
3D Art Making 2) SKILLS: Soft Toy 3) SKILLS: Construction
1) SKILLS: Modelling & Construction Sculpture Materials: Newspaper, Masking Tape (AT518), Armature Wire 1.5mm (WG901),
Materials: Modroc (ML315), Magiclay Coloured (ML300), Materials: Felt Squares Tissue Paper White (PA224-WH), Shimmer Paint (PT407-BK), Basics Buttons
Poly Balls 50mm (DE612), Feathers, Supertac (AA005), (FE073), Stiffened Felt (SM008), Posca Markers (PM750-**), Magiclay (ML280), Paper Stripping
Basics Chenille Stems(CH049), Poly Eggs 70mm (DE203), (FE069), Supertac (AA005), 25mm (PA240-**), Poly Balls 40mm (DE611), Supertac (AA005), Synthetic
Cardboard Cone 18cm (PA052), Liquitemp Fluorescent Paint Polyester Filling (WA053), Wool Hanks (CQ115)
(PT825-F*), Posca Markers (PM750-**), Cardboard Circle Metallic Yarn (CT020-**), Create a basic shape of a creature using scrunched up
Base (CB896), Masking Tape (AT518), Laser Dust (GL210), Chenille Needles (NE124), newspaper. Secure the shape with masking tape. Create a tail
Hot Melt Glue Gun (AA100), Newspaper. Sequins in a Jar Bulk and legs with newspaper and wire. Attach them to the body
Use newspaper and tape to create a body shape (SM305-AS) and cover the whole form with white Tissue
over a Cardboard Cone. Cover this with strips of Create a mythical Paper. Paint the creature with Shimmer
Modroc. Cover a Cardboard Circle with Modroc creature using felt and Paint. Add eyes, scales or hair with
for the head. When dry paint to decorate. Add a basic running stitch. a variety of media.
feet, eyes, beak, hair and other features.
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The Scottish National Arena is fondly nicknamed ‘The Armadillo’ because of its design.
Create a Stadium:
SKILLS: Drawing & Printing 1b) Now draw your building 1b
Materials: Cartridge Paper A4 110gsm (PA1184), Basics Blacklead design on to a sheet of
Pencils 4B (PN050-4B), Cover Paper A4 (PA129-AS), Printing Foam Printing Foam and print
(LT300), School Colours Paint (PT210-**), Liquid Glitter (GL100-**), multiple copies of your design
Foam Roller (RL002) on to different coloured
1a) Design a building which also has the features of an papers. Multi-coloured prints
animal. What features will you highlight in this design? may be achieved by the
What sporting event would this building most suit? ‘reduction method’. Draw lines
on the foam where you want
white lines and print with a
1a
light colour. Allow to dry. Add
more lines on the foam where
you want the first colour and
print with a darker colour.
Put in registration marks to
correctly line up the prints
with each colour.
2) SKILLS: Collage 2
Materials: Glitter Paper (PA915), Defraction Paper
(PA909), Metallic Prism Paper (PA166), Cartridge
Paper A3 110gsm (PA1183), Cover Paper 38 x
51cm (PA122), Metallic Plain Foil (PA172), Zart Glue
Stick (AA280), Polystyrene, Supertac (AA005)
Create your building design using
different papers. Use cutting and paper
skills to collage a replica of the building
you have designed.
3 3) SKILLS: Construction
Materials: Brown Kraft Card
(PA306), Corrugated Rainbow
Card (CB125), Dry Pastels
(PS198), Posca Markers
(PM750-**), Hand Plier Stapler
(TQ807), Supertac (AA005),
Paper Stripping 25mm
(PA240-**)
Create a 3D model of the
building based on your
design using cardboard.
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EXHIBIT: This unit of inquiry will have produced much RESPONSE : As the time How did learning about the
material to exhibit in some form to accompany the draws closer to the Commonwealth countries assist
finished artworks. Commonwealth Games in them in understanding that The
July, encourage students Games are not just about the
Look back through this unit of inquiry. Ask students to document to reflect on their learning sports? What reactions did the
their learning. They may choose to use technology or would their throughout this unit. visitors have to their artworks?
work be better displayed traditionally? If someone was to visit the
Are both methods still relevant? How has their learning helped classroom would they be able to
Invite other classes, parents and families into your classroom them in talking about The understand the work from the
for an expo to showcase the learning your students have done Games and what impact has it labels used on the work?
during this unit. had on them? What art making
Encourage students to create a didactic plate to explain their techniques did they learn from Share photos of your
creation, rembering to reference the sources of inspiration. this unit? Look at the final display. displays on our Facebook
Students should then decide on what they think should be added Have they effectively conveyed page! Send images to:
and included in the display to add further interest. all the learning from this unit? deez@zartart.com.au
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