SIMILARITY PROJECT
Mural artists use similarity to help them create their larger artwork. Muralists begin creating a mural by drawing a small picture with a grip of squares drawn over it. They then divide the surface on which the mural will be painted into a similar but larger grid of squares. Proceeding square by square, they draw the lines and shapes of the original drawing into the corresponding positions of the mural surfaces’ larger squares. Finally, they paint the regions to complete the mural.
The design in the small grid of squares below left is similar to the design on the large grid of squares below right. The enlargement was made by matching points in the original drawing to the corresponding points in the larger grid. For example, the lines in box F9 are the same in both the larger and smaller grids.
You will need the following materials to create your own mural.
· A cartoon, photograph, or small drawing to enlarge
· A poster board
· Drawing tools such as a ruler, meter stick and colored pencils
Begin by constructing lightly in pencil a grid of squares on a copy of your cartoon, photograph, or drawing. The more squares you have, the more accurate you mural will be. Again in pencil, divide the poster into a similar grid of larger squares. To create your mural, carefully draw lines and curves of the drawing in the small squares into their corresponding larger squares. Finally, color the appropriate regions.
Guidelines for Mural Project
1. _____ Minimum scale factor from the original grid to the enlarged grid should be 1:4 ( ideal sizes include ½ : 2 inches and 1 inch : 4 inches). You should make the enlarged grid as large as possible on your poster board.
2. _____ On the back of the poster: Your name & Your scale factor (ex. .5:2)
3. _____ The original picture should be securely taped to the front of the poster where it does not conceal your finished product.
4. _____ The squares of BOTH the original grid and the enlarged grid should be numbered and lettered. You should have the SAME number of squares on each grid.
5. _____ Do NOT erase the grid on either the original or the completed mural. This is a major part of the project and should remain.
6. _____ If your project is late you will lose 5 points per day it is late.
7. _____ I will use the following point breakdown for your project:
Grading Rubric:
Mural artists use similarity to help them create their larger artwork. Muralists begin creating a mural by drawing a small picture with a grip of squares drawn over it. They then divide the surface on which the mural will be painted into a similar but larger grid of squares. Proceeding square by square, they draw the lines and shapes of the original drawing into the corresponding positions of the mural surfaces’ larger squares. Finally, they paint the regions to complete the mural.
The design in the small grid of squares below left is similar to the design on the large grid of squares below right. The enlargement was made by matching points in the original drawing to the corresponding points in the larger grid. For example, the lines in box F9 are the same in both the larger and smaller grids.
You will need the following materials to create your own mural.
· A cartoon, photograph, or small drawing to enlarge
· A poster board
· Drawing tools such as a ruler, meter stick and colored pencils
Begin by constructing lightly in pencil a grid of squares on a copy of your cartoon, photograph, or drawing. The more squares you have, the more accurate you mural will be. Again in pencil, divide the poster into a similar grid of larger squares. To create your mural, carefully draw lines and curves of the drawing in the small squares into their corresponding larger squares. Finally, color the appropriate regions.
Guidelines for Mural Project
1. _____ Minimum scale factor from the original grid to the enlarged grid should be 1:4 ( ideal sizes include ½ : 2 inches and 1 inch : 4 inches). You should make the enlarged grid as large as possible on your poster board.
2. _____ On the back of the poster: Your name & Your scale factor (ex. .5:2)
3. _____ The original picture should be securely taped to the front of the poster where it does not conceal your finished product.
4. _____ The squares of BOTH the original grid and the enlarged grid should be numbered and lettered. You should have the SAME number of squares on each grid.
5. _____ Do NOT erase the grid on either the original or the completed mural. This is a major part of the project and should remain.
6. _____ If your project is late you will lose 5 points per day it is late.
7. _____ I will use the following point breakdown for your project:
Grading Rubric: