ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
Why do people create graffiti?
How are font and mood/meaning related?
How is color used to create emphasis?

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Students will create a graffiti artwork using colored pencils. Your word or phrase must be related to you or things you like. 

REQUIREMENTS
Prep:
  1. Word Choice: Your word or phrase must relate to you or things you like.
  2. Practice: You must practice your lettering until it is the best it can be. 
  3. Resources: You must be drawing from resources at all times. Yes, you can make up a font, but always has a resource near you as a back-up. 
  4. Worksheet: Complete the attached color blending worksheet. 

Drawing:
  1. Sharpie: You must outline everything you drew in pencil in sharpie. 
  2. Color: You must blend between three colors inside of each letter.
  3. Background Shape: Your background must have some kind of shape. Try to make the shape relate somehow to your word. You must cut out your shape/word.
  4. Background color: Your background must feature a color that makes your word "pop," and must blend from dark to light. 
  5. Craftsmanship: Your final product must neat and clean with no color ledges.