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Xmas task – part 1
The hero and the beast
Stories of humans and beasts have been around for thousands of years. The oldest surviving story in English (Beowulf) tells the tale of a warrior king who slays beasts only to find himself worrying about his own future. Xmas task – part 2 Stories about heroes and the hero kills the foe beasts are usually really the foe kills the hero about accepting our fears the hero tames the foe of the unknown. the hero and foe become friends. 1. Think of a fear that can be or some other idea of your illustrated with a hero and a own. beast. Eg fear of the dark, fear of You can choose a real story, an being alone, fear of dying and fear imagined story or even a story of of yourself or others. your own. 2. Choose a story of a hero and You must choose one with a an animal foe where one of the human and animal – real or following things happen: imaginary. Xmas task – part 3 4. Decide the most 6. Decide who will be important scene in the your beast and their story – you will plan and pose. Eg your pet cat, draw this. frog, stick insect, your 5. Decide who will be brother/sister. the model for your hero 7. Now plan your and what body pose they drawing across a need. Eg Mum, brother, double page of your friend etc. sketchbook to include , both hero and beast in their best poses to describe the most impost scene of the story. Xmas task – part 4 8. Research images for a suitable 10. What colours best describe background. the hero, beats and the background? 9. Answer these questions: Will it be dark or light. Country or city? 11. Draw your scene in your own Inside or outside? personal drawing style but: Daytime of nighttime? Create your drawing of the hero from observation of a real person What objects are in the and then transform them into a background? Trees, cars? Grass? hero. People? Etc. Create your beats either form observation of a real pet or from images and transform them into a beast. Create you background from observation or a real place or from images. Starting points for your ideas Starting points for your ideas