Phase 1: The doodler: Using the one and only official doodling tool (The Ball Point Pen) the students each get a 12″ x 12″ sheet of paper and are instructed to create a grid of 64 1.5″ squares to doodle in. After the doodles are complete the students are shown some colored pencil technique and get to embellish and “color in” their doodles save for one exception. Each student selects his/her favorite doodle and leaves it as a ball point drawing.

Phase 2: Each student takes their single square and scans it into the computer. Using Photoshop software the students are taught how to create line art, use filters, create layer masks, smart objects, and basic workflow within the software in order to create a color composition. Essentially they use the software as a layout and composition tool.

Phase 3: Each finished digital image is projected onto a 12″ x 12″ wooden panel (each student gets to use power tools to cut their own). From there they are given a small color theory project to learn to mix paint and create colors etc. Then the panels are painted and exhibited in a large format grid.