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Academic Aesthetic 130 Video

theartguy — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:14:03 +0000

Here’s my latest rambling, where I talk about the definition of art and how it relates to education.

…Ok, you got me – this is a response to Dave LaMorte. I also make a plug for the Artchive.

Academic Aesthetic 130 Audio

theartguy — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 00:03:20 +0000

Here’s the audio version of show number 130. video and show notes to follow.

Mini Lesson 7: Origami Water Bomb

theartguy — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:03:00 +0000

I love origami, so whenever I need an idea for one of my mini lesson videos I tend to lean towards that first. Lucky for me I know a lot of designs that are public domain!

I tried something new with this episode. Instead of using iMovie I tried out eyespot.com. It’s not as feature rich as iMovie, but it does a decent job and even allows you to export video for video iPods. Nice.

This is the second of two lessons that I recorded at the DEN North East Regional Institute. It has nothing to do with the DEN other than that.

Download it here.

Mini Lesson 6: Artist Trading Cards

theartguy — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 03:39:00 +0000

I’ve had Artist Trading Cards, or ATCs, on the brain for a while now. Is it any wonder that I would do a Mini Lesson on them?
This is one of two lessons that I recorded at the DEN North East Regional Institute. It has nothing to do with the DEN other than that.

(iPod) Mini Lesson Episode 5

theartguy — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:35:00 +0000

In episode 5 I show how to fold a polyhedron.

iPod version 44.2 MB, 6 min 36 sec

Academic Aesthetic Mini Lesson Episode 5

theartguy — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:32:00 +0000

In episode 5 I show how to fold a polyhedron.

low bandwidth 3.6 MB, 6 min 36 sec

Mini Lesson 4 – high quality

theartguy — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:36:00 +0000

In this lesson I show how to make a Star Book – a lesson I’ve seen in a couple of places including room132.com

High quality .mp4 (4.5 MB)
Video length: 5:02

Mini Lesson 4 – low quality

theartguy — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:30:00 +0000

In this lesson I show how to make a Star Book – a lesson I’ve seen in a couple of places including room132.com

Low quality .mov (3.6 MB)
Video length: 5:02

Mini Lesson 3: Origami (Yakko-san) iPod version

theartguy — Tue, 06 Dec 2005 02:36:00 +0000

File Size: 31.4 MB

Mini Lesson 3: Origami (Yakko-san)

theartguy — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 21:28:00 +0000

File size: 4.4 MB
Length: 6:03
Format: quicktime

DESCRIPTION
This lesson in folding origami is appropriate for kids in 3rd grade or higher, although in small groups you could go even younger than 8 year olds. The iPod version of this will follow shortly.

Mini Lesson 2 iPod version

theartguy — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:57:00 +0000

Here’s the iPod version of Mini Lesson 2. Beware, it’s 22 MB.

Mini Lesson 2: Stamps

theartguy — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:26:00 +0000

Episode 2 of my Mini Art Lessons is now online! As before, I’ll have the iPod version posted A.S.A.P.

Title: Mini Lesson 2

File size: 2.1 MB

Length: 4:09

Mini Lesson 1: Flip-Its iPod version

theartguy — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 06:42:00 +0000

Here’s the 18.7 MB iPod video version.

Mini Lesson 1: Flip-Its

theartguy — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 04:54:00 +0000

The wait is over, behold my first mini lesson! In this lesson I show how to make a simple two frame animation known as a “flip=it.” Making this video was itself a learning experience – I expect the quality of these to improve with time.

File size: 1.9 MB
Length: 3:32
(The iPod version will be posted soon)

More Resources:

The History of Animation – Incomplete, yet detailed.
History of Animation: Before Disney – A short illustrated article with some very useful vocabulary. I recommend you do google searches for the words “thaumatrope,” “phenakistoscope,” and “zeotrope.”
Jack and Beverly’s Persistence of Vision – Lots of pictures of collectibles that use the principle of “persistence of vision” to create the illusion of movement.
ZOOM . printables . activities | PBS Kids – A variety of cool activities saved as .pdf files, including more than one animation project in the “Five Senses” section.

Mini Lesson 0: I owe you an explanation

theartguy — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 05:57:00 +0000

This is the introduction for a series of videos where I show how to create a variety of art projects.

File size: 1.4 MB

Length: 2:39

(There’s also an iPod version if you’re interested, but that’s 14 MB)