The Super Awesome

Grade 8 Art Character

Design Challenge

Task:You work for the Cartoon Network.

They have asked you to create a cartoon character for a new animated series.

You have 20minutes to create your character.

GO!

Gallery Walk:Take a look at all

the characters created in class.

Which ones were done well?

Was the task

easy to understand?Why or why not?

What were your

expectations from the

teacher orfor the task?

What do you

think were the teacher,

or employer

expectations?

What could have improved the task?

InvestigationDesigningPlanningCreating

Evaluating

Investigate:•What kind of character should I create?•What should my character look like or reflect?•What is the role of my character?•Who is the intended audience for my character?•Will there be any available tools or limitations to create my character?

Design:•What should my character look like?•What should my character be made from?•How do I make the most important aspects of my character visible?•How do I arrange these elements to convey information and look good?•What further elements do I need to consider (age, gender, costume, pose etc)?

Plan:•How will I go about fulfilling my design?•What tools will I use?•What materials are available to me?•Who can teach me to use these tools?•What do I need to do first, second etc?

Create:•How effectively am I able to follow my plan?•How effectively can I solve the problem?

Evaluate:•Does my character do what it is supposed to do?•Have I included all the relevant characteristics?•Is the information clear?•Is the most important information the most noticeable?•Does my character draw attention?•Was my process effective?