Paint+the+World+with+Light

= Reveal the Magic Where You Live! =

= = = [|Paint the World with Light] =

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= __Big Idea__ = Creativity

=__Essential Question__= How can you reveal the magic of where you live?

= __The Challenge__ = Paint your community with light

__Guiding Questions__

 * 1) What significant locations are available in your community?
 * 2) What is your community famous for?
 * 3) What is your community //infamous// for?
 * 4) What are the myths or urban legends of your community?
 * 5) How can community members be involved in your project?
 * 6) Who will be on your 'Painting' team?
 * 7) What lighting resources can you use to create light paintings?
 * 8) What is the difference between light painting and light drawing?
 * 9) What professional examples do you find inspiring?
 * 10) What camera settings are needed to accomplish your task?
 * 11) What DIY techniques can you develop to build new tools?
 * 12) How is light similar to paint //(or pigment)//?

=__Guiding Activities and Resources__=
 * 1) View the **[|Paint the World with Light]** website
 * 2) Create a team of painters to work with in your community
 * 3) View **[|web resources and professional examples]**
 * 4) Collect and post your own web resources for your team or school using **Web 2.0 tools**
 * 5) Practice painting with light before heading to your selected community location(s)
 * //Understand how to set and operate the camera using Bulb//
 * //Understand the effects of various light sources//
 * 1) As a group, determine your community-based project
 * //**What** will be 'painted' to emphasize the community location?//
 * //**Where** is a significant place in your community to create the work?//
 * //**How** will you orchestrate your ideas?//
 * //**Why** are your ideas important to the rest of the world?//
 * //**When**? At night!//

=__Solutions__=
 * Post your work to the **[|Paint the World with Light gallery]**
 * //Re-purpose the media into your own blogs, websites, and social nets!//
 * Selected images will be published in // **The Student Creative**, volume 1 //
 * Proceeds will go to help start a computer lab at the **[|Jacarnda School for AIDS orphans in Malawi, South Africa]**
 * //Be prepared, if asked, to supply full resolution images and description of work for publication!//

= Make sure to join us in the [|LIGHT PAINTERS GROUP] on the [|Art Ed 2.0 Ning]! =



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