Year  7  

Superhero  Design  

TASK    Create  your  own  Superhero  using  your  own  sketches  and  Illustrator.    

 

RESEARCH    

Brainstorm  ideas  for  your  own  superhero     Collect  images  of  other  superheroes  that  you  are  inspired  by.  Annotate  these  images  -­‐  

what  is  it  about  these  characters  that  appeal  to  you?      IDEATION    

Begin  thumbnail  sketches  of  possible  designs  for  your  super  hero.  What  special  features  will  your  superhero  have?  Minimum  1  page.    

Log  on  to  Hero  Machine.  Experiment  with  different  shapes  to  create  a  practice  superhero.  You  may  get  some  ideas  about  shapes,  special  feature,  masks  etc.  Save  image  –  print  and  stick  in  sketchbook  

Finalise  your  design  in  sketchbook.  Scan  into  Illustrator.      FINAL  DESIGN      

Using  Illustrator  trace  over  your  image,  smooth  out  edges.  (Teacher  Demo)     Save  image  as  a  JPG  and  open  in  Photoshop   Use  Photoshop  to  colour  your  image.     Print  final  image  and  stick  in  sketchbook    

 EVALUATION    

Write  a  150  –  350  evaluation     Who  is  your  character?     What  makes  him/her  a  super  hero?     Explain  how  you  achieved  your  final  design  and  what  specific  choices  you  made  and  why.  

For  e.g  you  have  him  a  cape  as  this  will  help  him  fly  etc.      http://www.heromachine.com/heromachine-­‐2-­‐5-­‐character-­‐portrait-­‐creator/