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An imaginary character

Produce an A3 page of sketches exploring a range of alternative ideas. At this stage you do not have to make a final design, although you will probably have preferences. Do not fix on one idea too soon. This is an opportunity to let your imagination roam a little to mix and match ideas.

To complete this activity, follow the steps below.

1. Read through the following suggestions which might help to prompt ideas.

List the features that you could include, but remember your invented character should have mostly human features.

• Since it has to be mainly human, is your character going to be:

o male or female

o young or old

o peaceful or a warrior

o wise or humorous, for instance?

• Although it will be based on a human figure, you could think of borrowing features from other creatures such as wings or claws or teeth. There are mythical creatures that are part-human and part-animal, such as a sphinx, yeti, troll, minotaur or a centaur, not forgetting Medusa.

• There are also magical creatures which can sometimes be comical, too, such as dwarves, elves, gnomes and gremlins. Are there any features of these imaginary characters you could use?

• Hollywood provides us with films about superheroes. These imaginary characters can turn into anything from a robot to a flying muscle man or an alien. Can you combine any of these ideas with your idea?

• You might choose to give your person a costume like some of the well-known superheroes or you might want to make them mysterious or anonymous and give them a cloak. Perhaps they might wear armour like the medieval knights. What would yours wear?

• You might suggest their character by the way they pose. Will they be standing or sitting?

2. Search online to view the following images of other artists – which might be helpful when developing your own ideas for a character:

• Red Memory Smile (2010), by a contemporary Chinese sculptor, Chen Wen Ling

• The Monument to Balzac (1891–1898), by Auguste Rodin

• the terracotta warriors.

3. Collect or sketch any images by other people that you think could be useful and include them on the A3 page of sketches exploring ideas in your visual diary.

4. Produce sketches exploring alternative ideas.

You may need to search online for pictures to help you draw some features. Try variations of different sorts of:

• legs or arms

• special characteristics (wings or claws)

• poses.

Talk with your teacher about your ideas and share your page of drawings with others if you have access to a student gallery. Sharing ideas in art can often be helpful.

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