1. Mural Design - Key Concepts

2. Presentation Objectives
Introduction of Our New project
Understand Key Concepts of Mural Design
Understand the Project Criteria
Understand Expected Outcomes
Understand the Rubric and Reflection

3. Mural Web Quest Inquiry
(small group 10 minutes)
What is a Mural?
Define the term…
Why do people make murals?
List 3 purposes…
Where are murals found?
List 3 places…

4. Mural Web Quest Inquiry (small group 15 minutes)
Find an example of a Mural that your group finds
interesting. Copy it to a flash drive for projection
Be prepared to comment on: (Large group 10 minutes)
Title, artist name, year, place?
Theme of the mural?
Describe the style of this mural?
Why your group finds this mural interesting?
Art Elements and Principles most important?

5. What is a Mural?
One of the world’s oldest forms of art applied
directly onto walls, ceilings, and other large spaces.

6. Cultural Purposes of Murals?
To tell a story in order to learn from the past
To express an idea or make a social statement
To beautify a large space or environment

7. Where are Murals Found?
building walls
government buildings
large malls
urban areas
schools

8. Caves at Lascaux
One of the Oldest Murals

9. Ancient Egyptian Murals

10. Sistine Chapel Rome

11. Diego Rivera
Painted for the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1940
City College of San Francisco

12. Northern Ireland Political Mural

13. Contemporary Murals

14. James “Dalek” Marshall
2013

15. Dalek’s New Mural
Dalek Mural Movie

16. Design Considerations
Theme
Style
Interesting
Art Elements and Principles
Purpose

17. Music Wing Make Over
Mural Design Project

18. Mr. Brendan Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman Movie

19. AHS Music Wing Makeover Project
Mr. Hoffman has challenged our Graphic Arts class to
design murals for the Music Wing of Albany High
School.
Our objective is to create mural designs for this
environment that will be appropriate for a high school
music wing, visually appealing to the eye and reflective
of the excitement of our music program.
The designs will be juried and selected by the Music
Department.

20. AHS Music Wing Makeover Project
Design Considerations
Colorful
Contemporary style
Graphic 2 or 3 dimensional look
Music oriented in concept
Little or no text
Abstract or symbolic imagery
Original copy right free imagery

21. Read and Be Familiar With
Project Letter
Design Brief
Project Products
Rubric
Reflection
Ask Questions

22. What Next?
Discuss your ideas with a friend
Read over the Project Design Brief & Rubric
Ask questions
Do some research
look at Graphic Art on the web
gather visual ideas
Make an optional “thumbnail sketch”
Create your design