Lab Time
 LAB TIME
 Once in the lab quickly look for some images you might want
to draw.
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They need to be images from real life! No cartoons please!
Print off some things that interest you.
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You can print more than one in case you change your mind back in
the classroom.
Grid Drawings
REVIEW
Grid Drawings
 A grid drawing is when you draw a grid (using a
ruler) on top of an image to accurately reproduce it.
Tip
 Which image is easier to draw? Why?
Dali
DISTORTION, METAMORPHOSIS AND
TRANSFORMATIONS.
Salvador Dali (1904 – 1989)
 Surrealist
artist known
for distorting
images.
 Surrealism
 Dream-like
 Unconscious
mind
 Liberated
imagination
‘Dali’ Grid Drawings
HOW TO DISTORT IMAGES.
Once you have your first Grid drawn, you can do
anything to it! Try the Handout!
Regular Grid
Anamorphic Grid
an·a·mor·pho·sis
 a drawing presenting a distorted image that appears in
natural form under certain conditions, as when viewed in
the right way.
Can’t remember “anamorphic’? Did you ever read the Animorphs? 
What is the purpose of
Hans Holbein’s painting The Ambassadors (1533)?
Anamorphic
View from straight on
View slightly from the side
View from the intended side angle (sitting on a bench)
Anamorphic drawings can be used to make
things look real! Which one is real?
How do you think this
would look from the
wrong angle?
his has not been altered!
Stretched
 A stretched image does not work the same as
an anamorphic one. It will not look normal
from any angle.
 Anamorphic distortions use perspective to
create their grid (this is more difficult).
 Transformation
Student work
 These grids were
transformed by
making wavy lines
instead of the usual
straight lines.
Instructions
 Draw your first grid on top of your printed image.
 Use a ruler please.
 Decide how you would like to transform your drawn
copy. (The difficulty of your original image might help you decide on an option).
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Transformation [Squiggly lines]? (Easiest)
Stretch? (Medium)
Anamorphic? (Hardest)
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I will do a mini workshop for students choosing the anamorphic
option.
Objectives… Students will,
 analyse and use a variety of image development
techniques (e.g. distortion, metamorphosis,
fragmentation)
 demonstrate increasing complexity in art skills and
techniques
 analyse why images were created by artists