Surrealist CartoonsRead this:Surrealist art involves taking two things that normally would not be together and then combining them in unexpected ways. If you enjoy surprising people with odd sights then this lesson is for you! Check out a surrealist artwork that you have seen in my classroom below:

Salvador Dali, The Persistence of Memory. 1931, Oil on Canvas

Ask this:What weird this do you notice in this picture?

What would be the strangest combination of food that you have ever eaten?

What are your favorite cartoon characters (from TV, youtube, comic books etc...)?

Watch this:Still a little fuzzy on surrealism? That's ok! Maybe this video can help:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4Ue0rQgWPc

Art Project:For this week’s project we are going to be combining two UNALIKE things to create a new surrealist thing! What two things will you be combining? Cartoon characters! They must be two different kinds of cartoon characters (the more different the better).

1. Choose 2 DIFFERENT cartoon characters.2. Draw each cartoon character separately.

3. Draw them combined into one character.4. Color your final piece.

You may want to start out drawing in pencil lightly and then get darker as you find the right shapes and lines or even outline it with pen. Make sure your cartoon drawings include a lot of details.

Resources:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jF0wOCa-7gCLPySIY-53hCoxhdbEFphL2nh8OuzaQAQ/edit