Animal WordArt- AOA

Art of Asia Animal WordArt 

Using Chinese language word from Asia to create an Animal WordArt.  

Materials:

Letter size paper, pencil, color pencils/markers or any coloring materials you can find at home. You can also use any online drawing tool to create this assignment.  

Due date:  April 13 

Brainstorming/ working on the draft: 60 minutes

Art studio: 90 minutes

Google Classroom assignment: Submit one clear professional picture. 
All artworks will be posted in the Online Gallery.

Please watch the following films to get ideas.

This Chinese Zodiac story is made from WordArt.

Chinese WordArt examples

Animal WordArt Rubrics:
On your drawing you should include:

1. One or more Chinese word(s)/character(s) with English meaning. Not to worry, and please be patient and see through the whole lesson you will be prepared. 

2. The designed combination from both of the word(s) /character(s) and the animal with a related background.

3. Color your drawing.

Animal WordArt examples from students:

 Steps:

1. Find a Chinese word( character) from google translation.  You can think of one English vocabulary through Google translation to obtain the Chinese Character. OR...At the end of this post, you can also get a Chinese character from the Wordbank. These Chinese characters from word bank are traditional you can also use Google translation to switch the traditional version to a simplified version.   

You do not need to use two characters,  you can use the first one( the one on the left) 强 and think of one animal to combine them together.

2. An animal you like that "link" to the word. Either the word represents the strength of the animal or the form of the character you searched fits the shape of the animal you would like to draw.  

3. Combine the word and animal together to create a design. 

Example 1:

 This is a Japanese dog -Shiba Inu. Ms. Hsieh used to have this kind of dog when she was little. 

This is a Chinese word 忠 means –Loyalty (Zhōng).

Use 忠(Loyalty) to represent the strength of the dog.

 Combined the word and images into one design

Example 2: 

Chinese word- 功 means Accomplishment

 Animal: Panda 

Combine the Chinese word 功 and the panda picture into a design 

Example 3

Chinese Word- 运 means Fortune,  Fate, and  Luck

Image: A picture of a running tiger 

Combination of the word and image. 

Word Bank:

Bright 明 Míng

Kindness 善

Positive 正 zhèng

Great 佳 jiā，

Generous lady 淑 shū

Enlighten 悟 wù，

Benevolence 仁 rén

Affinity 缘 yuán

Virtue 德 dé

Wise 博 bó

 Friend 友 Yǒu

 Peace 和 hé

 Star 星 xīng

 Nice 良 iáng

 Good 好

 Beauty, Grace 美 měi

 Gorgeous 倩 qiàn

 Handsome 俊 jùn

Clear and pure 清 qīng

 Beautiful inside out 秀 xiù

 Elegant 雅 Yǎ

Passion 情 qíng

Smile 笑 xiào

love 愛 ài  

eternity 永 yǒng

fantastic 妙 miào

destiny 命 mìng

tranquillity 安 ān

peace 和 hé  

sunshine 光 guān

cherish 惜xī

hope 望wàng

twinkle  and  shinning 閃shǎn

bless 佑 yòu

cozy 舒 shū

aqua water 水shuǐ

sentiment, soft heart 柔 róu