Mr. Knight Art

Art and Design Natomas High School

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  • Graphic Design 1
    • Assignments Pg. 1
      • Graphic Design 1 – A brief introduction
      • Introduction to the Creative Process – Graphic Design
      • Graphic Design intro. to the lab
      • 1.0 Exquisite Corpse_Paper creatures
      • Practice Exquisite Corpse
      • 2.0 Exquisite Corpse_Digital version
      • Mandala_Paper Practice
      • Pen tool Learning Activities
      • Tile Project
    • Assignment Pg. 2
      • Memes – Movie Quote
      • Word Search
      • Lost or Found
      • Graphic Design Sketchbook
      • Typographic Quote
    • Assignments Pg. 3
      • Graffiti Live Trace
      • Mosaic Letters
      • Illustrated Words
      • Branding Badges
      • Branding Parody
      • Animated GIF – Illustrator
    • Assignments Pg. 4
      • Wix Portfolio – Fall
      • Zen Coloring Page
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG.5
      • Photoshop Vision Board Collage
      • Photo Swap
      • Kaleidoscope Photoshop
      • Spot healing, Cloning, Healing
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 6
      • Text Fx
      • Movie Poster
      • Photoshop Brushes
      • Surrealist Landscape
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 7
      • Photoshop Animation – Gif
      • Warhol Color Portrait
      • Scene one
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 8
      • High Contrast Pen and Ink
      • Stencil Letters – Photoshop
      • Large Stencil
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 9
    • Dropbox.com sign up
    • Do you need an email?
    • Adobe Illustrator Tools and Tutorials
      • Tools and menus_Quick reference guide
      • How to Create a New Document
      • Pen Tool
        • Pen Tool Part 2
      • Fill and Stroke
      • Selection tools
      • Magic Wand
      • Eyedropper tool
      • Menus and panels
      • Appearance panel and Graphic Styles
      • How to PLACE an image in Adobe Illustrator
      • Columns and Tables
    • Photoshop Tools and Tutorials
    • Saving a file using Dropbox.com
    • How to share a link with dropbox.com
  • Graphic Design 2
    • Assignment Pg.1
      • Advice Poster for Young Students
      • Logo and Mark
      • Branding Parody
      • Typography as Emotion
    • Assignments Pg. 2
      • Type as Abstraction
      • Get to know your typefaces
      • Character Creation Pt.1
      • Variations
      • Graphic Art 2 – Wix.com – Fall
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg. 3
      • Vision Board Collage – Graphic Design 2
      • Photoshop Impossible
      • Grid Layouts – Croque Madam Recipe
      • Movie Poster GD2
    • Semester 2 – Assign.Pg. 4
      • Fake News
      • Photoshop Animation GD 2
      • Warhol color Portrait
      • Short Story Plot
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg.5
      • 3D Letter
    • Graphic Design 2 Portfolio
  • Art 1
    • Assignments Pg.1
      • Brief intro to Art 1
      • Introduction to the Creative Process – Art Class
      • Wood Sculpture_Cycle of Continuous learning
      • Exquisite Corpse – Paper Creatures
      • Line, Shape, and Pattern
      • Tessellations Pattern
      • Crane Drawing
    • Assignment Pg.2
      • Contour Line
      • Line as Form and Texture
      • Op Art – Line
      • Line Book
      • Wire Sculpture
      • Value – Learning Activities
      • Shattered Values
      • Value Portrait
    • Assignment Pg.3
      • Grid drawing Learning Activities
      • Grid Drawing Project
      • Paper Straw – Problem Solving Sculpture
      • Strip Generator
      • Wolf Drawing – Mark Crilley
      • Macramé Knots
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG. 4
      • Scribble Character Art
      • Two-Point Perspective
      • Color Wheel_Magazine Pieces
      • Kandinsky Watercolor Circles
      • Blue Mountain Watercolor
      • Still Life Painting
      • Basic Color
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG. 5
      • Blue Dog – George Rodrigue
      • Texture Rubbing
      • Eye, Mouth, Nose Drawing – Learning Activities
      • Texture Portrait
    • Semester 2 – Assign. PG. 6
      • Radial Balance
      • Illustrated Word
      • One Point Perspective
    • Semester 2 – Assign. Pg.7
      • Still Life Learning Activities
      • Still Life Paper Sculpture
  • NHS – Rules and Expectations
  • Assessments
    • Fall Semester Reflection
  • Class Discussion
    • Class Discussion #1
    • Class Discussion – Wolves
    • Class Discussion #4_What does it mean to be a friend?
    • Class discussion #5 Other’s opinions
    • Class Discussion #6 – Growth mindset
  • Elements and Principles of Art and Design
  • Other Stuff
    • Getting to know Ya’_Motivation
    • Multiple Perception
    • Tips to Help You Tap Into Your Creativity
    • 10 Habits Of People Who Follow Their Dreams
    • Macrame Patterns
    • Shape Shifters
    • 1 inch border demo
    • 1/2″ border lesson
    • Arts Day For All
    • Oakland Gnomes
    • Tables
  • Fun Time
    • Kids Art Hub Drawing
    • Zen Tangle
    • Hexagon Design
    • Pentagon Designs
    • Zine
    • Origami Mandala Star
    • Blue Dog
    • Fill in the blank fun
    • Flying N
  • Community
  • Art and Design Schools
  • Inspiration
  • Student Art
  • Art – Web Resources
  • English Language Art Standards
  • Creative Process
  • Research Tools
  • Coding Program – Monday 3-4pm Room F-102
    • Python – An hour of code – Turtles
  • Kahoot
  • Scholarships

Origami Mandala Star

Pinwheel Example

Origami pinwheel_print version

Origami Pinwheel star – class step-by-step version

Origami Mandala Star – Video

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