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Geometric Animal
Geometric Animal
You will use AI to discover a Florida native species that matches your personality, then recreate it as a geometric drawing in Google Drawing. Using the polygon tool, you will trace over a reference photo with straight-edged closed and open shapes, add your name and species title in cursive, and submit a square PDF to Canvas.
Grading Rubric
2pts Document Setup - Work is submitted as a .pdf and square.
4pts Drawing - A Florida fish, plant, insect, or animal is drawn and reconizable.
2pts Script - The name of the fish, plant, insect, or animal is written in script on the artwork.
2pts Name & Year - Students last name and current year are written in a corner of the artwork.
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10pts Total
2. Google
2. Google
Open your google drive.
3. New
3. New
Click on the "New" document button.
4. Drawing
4. Drawing
Go to "More" then "Google Drawing."
5. Name
5. Name
Rename your file with...
firstName lastName geometric drawing
e.g. daniel aktas geometric drawing
6. Page Setup
6. Page Setup
A. Click "File"
B. Click "Page setup"
7. Page Size
7. Page Size
A. Select "Custom" from the drop down.
B. Set your document to 8 x 8 inches
8. Copilot
8. Copilot
Go to copilot:
9. Ask It...
9. Ask It...
Ask copilot the following prompt and answer the questions:
Ask me 10 questions and pick a Florida native bird, animal, insect, fish, and plant that matches my personality.
10. Image
10. Image
Pick one of the Florida native species and find an image to draw from google images.
11. Copy
11. Copy
Find a good picture of your animal and take a screenshot. Make sure the pose (body posture and facial features) is what you want.
A. Right-click the image.
B. Select "Copy image."
12. Format
12. Format
A. Select the image (should be outlined in blue).
B. Click "Format Options."
13. Opacity
13. Opacity
A. Open the "Adjustments" options.
B. Set the opacity to 40%.
C. Close the inspector window.
14. Scribble
14. Scribble
A. Click the carrot dropdown.
B. Select "Scribble."
15. Drawing Tablet
15. Drawing Tablet
You will need a drawing tablet for the next step.
Remember that the cord NEEDS TO BE ON THE LEFT SIDE for the tablet to work correctly!
16. Title, Name, & Year
16. Title, Name, & Year
In CURSIVE, write the name of the species. Then write your last name and the current year. Write it BIG and we will resize it later.
17. Resize
17. Resize
A. Use the selection tool.
B. Resize the text.
*You can place it anywhere you like on the page. The checkerboard pattern represents the page.
18. Navigation
18. Navigation
Use the following combinations of keyboard and mouse to NAVIGATE.
We will have to change the fill color each time for closed shapes. It is a quark of the program unfortunately.
19. Closed Shapes
19. Closed Shapes
A. Select the polygon tool
B. Create a shape and click on the beginning of the line to CLOSE the shape.
C. Click the paint bucket while the object is still selected
D. Select transparent fill
20. Open Shapes
20. Open Shapes
A. Select the polygon tool.
B. Click a SECOND TIME in the same location to END the line.
21. Draw
21. Draw
Finish drawing. Remember to add more line to areas with more detail!
22. Delete
22. Delete
Delete the reference image.
23. Download
23. Download
A. Click "File."
B. Click "Download."
C. Click "PDF..."
24. Submit
24. Submit
Submit your work to canvas!
Optional
Optional
You can have your work laser etched into wood coasters. See instructor!
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