Doodling on Advertisements - This is a project that I follow on with when I am introducing LINE to my year 7 classes. I try and get students to focus on using line, shapes and patterns rather than defacing the advertisements.

We use a black felt tip pen, .06 and .04.  The larger tipped pen is good for colouring the black areas, the finer tipped pen is for the designing and finer lines.

I dont use the advertisment straight from the magazine; the paper is too smooth. I have started collecting large scale faces from magazines and photcopy them in colour onto cartridge paper for my students to work on.

This link is where I first found the idea and inspiration for this project.  I have taken it further this term, with ripping the edges of the pictures and mount them on coloured or black cardboard and then laminate them for my students.

http://curkovicartunits.pbworks.com/w/page/29160521/Doodle%20Lab%20Club%20Activity

"Doddling Mask" - Teachers example

My Teacher's examples of a "Doodling Mask":-

This mask (paper mache type) is attached to a canvas board using a strong craft glue.  Once it is dry paint the mask and board with white acrylic paint, this gives the mask and board the same whiteness.  You may need to do this several times; to get an evenness of white over the whole canvas, wait before you repaint it, remembering it is better to paint 3 thin coats of paint, than one thick uneven coat.

 

Once it was dry I used a range of black (.06 and .04) felt tip pens.  Armed with lots of doodle pages for inspiration, I randomly draw over the board and mask. If you look closely I used an underwater theme; a fish, turtle, shells are hidden amongst the lines and shapes of mayhem. 

Watch out for your hand, rest it carefully, to avoid smudging.