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  • The process to follow for developing you graphiti artwork.

    Step 1- choose school value and language.

    Step 2- use www.dafont.com to research fonts. Students to select 3-5 favourite fonts to experiment with. Using dafont.com needs to be explained in detail- eg. Using the preview box to view the word in a selected font. Discuss upper and lower case. Teacher to demonstrate how to turn script writing into bubble/block. 

    Step 3- The teacher to demonstrate how to add 3D shadows to any shape or font using the direction of sun/light as a means to explain the concept. Students to try this on their own fonts. 

    Step 4- Students choose their favourite font to enlarge onto their ‘poster’

    Step 5- Explain ‘filling the space’ and Success Criteria. Go through the mathematical process of dividing up the page. (See handouts and exemplars) 

    Step 6- Students to LIGHTLY draw in their letters, enlarging each so that it fills the ‘boxes’ they have assigned for each letter to ensure the word fits, left to right, top to bottom. 

    Step 7- Add in the outline of 3D shadow- Do Not start shading. All shading is left until the end. 

    Step 8 – As a starter to the session, students are to practice ‘fading’ with the 6B pencil, controlling dark to light (see handout). 

    Step 9- Once the entire word is sketched lightly on the ‘poster’, students are to use an A4 page landscape (which is the same width as the poster) to trace through the first 2-3 letters of their word. This A4 page becomes their practice page to develop their ideas and experiment with various cultural patterns. A multitude of exemplars is provided as a reference. Discuss specific google search terms as well. 

    Step 10- when ideas have been developed and finalised on A4 pages, students go on to do their ‘real copy’, focusing on detailed, intricate patterns and shading.