Tattoos and Tigers and Paint....Tech Theater I

Tiger skull drawing by student Maria Scholfield

For the last two weeks, the Tech Theater I class has been honing their drawing skills and bulding creative muscles through a series of projects. As a warm up, we have been drawing a variety of animal skulls, concentrating on the different planes of the bone structure and adding acurate pencil shading to our drawings.

As a project, students have been designing their own tattoos. The drawings must contain five elements of their personality combined into one composition. The point of the project is to have students begin to think symbolically about themselves and then transfer it to paper, using illustration as an allegory for their lives. It is a small step from designing a personal tattoo to designing an environment for a series of characters and is, in essence, the same process. Visualizing a set for a play will be a breeze after this project. Photos to follow next week.