Let's Explore LopArt Together!

YEAR: Preschool
DURATION: Determined by the teacher
OUTLINE: Children discuss what they know about computers and electronic mice. They manipulate the mouse to the sound of a nursery rhyme or counting song. Following a basic demonstration by the teacher, they are invited to make images while exploring LopArt. The discoveries of each child are noted and named as the different functions of LopArt are explored. By naming their discoveries with the help of the teacher, the children enlarge their vocabulary and build their knowledge. Finally, the group opens a gallery.
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Autumn Trees

YEAR: Grade 1
DURATION: Three 45-minute periods
OUTLINE: The pupils are first invited to take a few minutes to draw a tree using traditional materials on paper, without any particular artistic guidance. This drawing will be compared with the final production during the integration phase of the activity. The pupils are then encouraged to observe the trees in the immediate environment of the school. They will discover the textures of bark, the different sizes of the branches and the way the leaves cover or reveal the branches. They then use LopArt to draw trees using the different tools available to them (stroke width, colors, textures, half-tones). Next they compare their images with the drawings produced at the beginning of the activity. Finally reproductions of paintings are examined to see how artists have tackled the same subject.
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Chagall and the Animal Acrobats

YEAR: Grade 2
DURATION: Four 60-minute periods (minimum)
OUTLINE: After visiting the Chagall exhibit at the Mount St Hilaire Art Museum, or after doing other research on the renowned painter, the pupils create a LopArt drawing of an animal acrobat flying through the sky. All the drawings are then assembled into a PowerPoint presentation in order to make a collective slideshow installation.
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Homage to Jean-Paul Riopelle

YEAR: Grade 2
DURATION: Two 45-minute periods
OUTLINE: Pupils are introduced to the work of Jean-Paul Riopelle, an artist who was especially interested in the exploration of materials. They will use the tools provided by LopArt to invent their own new materials. After a presentation of their explorations, each pupil goes on to create an abstract image. They proceed towards an appreciation of artistic creativity by discussing the various interpretations of abstract works.
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My Animated Name

YEAR: Grade 3
DURATION: approximately two 45-minute periods
OUTLINE: Pupils are invited to discover the loop animation function of LopArt in order to animate their name. They explore the LopArt tools to find their favorite strokes and use them to make their own animation. Afterwards, the pupils share their productions with each other.
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Mail Art project

YEAR: Grades 7-11
DURATION: according to project
OUTLINE: Students are introduced to mail art through information and images presented by the teacher. Each student is then invited to develop his/her own proposal for a work of mail art. Using the LopArt software, each student first creates an image based on his/her proposal, then works with another student’s proposal to create second work. The various projects are then shared and transmitted.

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