Last week in integrated arts we were continuing with the printing exercise for the previous week. From the printing we had done last week, we chose the print with the most definition to photocopy onto white paper. We then extended the drawing in which way we desired. I personally continued the drawing as accurate to the original painting as I could. Following this, I decided to add other details to empty spaces and add colour to make my final piece stand out more.

While working on our drawing we were also examining children’s colouring books. However these were not traditional colouring books as the encourage imagination and creativity, not just with colour, but also with finishing the drawing. One colouring book which I found interesting was “The Boys’ Doodle Book” which encourages boys to become more involved with art and creativity as the subject is seen to be female dominated.

In our second input we were focusing on music using the app GarageBand to create an 8 bar piece of music and finally add video from Moodle to the track.

Apple (2017) states that GarageBand “is a fully equipped music creation studio inside your Mac … that includes instruments, presets for guitar and voice, and an incredible selection of session drummers and percussionists.” 

However, this app is only available on apple products. Despite this, GarageBand is a really fun and educational tool that can be used within the classroom to encourage children to be more creative. This is an extremely engaging for both students and myself and hopefully I will get a chance to use it in the near future.

References

Apple (United Kingdom). (2017). GarageBand for Mac. [online] Available at: https://www.apple.com/uk/mac/garageband/ [Accessed 11 December 2017].