Our district is embarking on a ONE BOOK ONE SCHOOL event where every student reads (or is read to) the story, A Nest for Celeste by Henry Cole. Here are some ideas I thought of for connecting with the story through art, animation, and character counts.
Draw Celeste
Below is a handout I created to help students see the shapes in Celeste's form to help you draw. The original illustration by Henry Cole is a value drawing. The pencil strokes become the texture of the fur. He shows highlights and shadows by adding more or less graphite from the pencil. This technique looks more 3-D than just filling in the drawing.
Fly with Lafayette the Osprey
Lafayette and Celeste's Basket
1. Fly using green screen video masked into a still image over a video of clouds
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2. Digitally layer in a still photo into the basket and create an animation path in Do Ink.
Illustration by Henry Cole
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Redrawn in Do Ink Animation App
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Be as kind-hearted as an osprey
As Small as a Mouse
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Use Brushes Redux to draw over a photo of a small space in the room. Then enter the space with the Do Ink green screen app. Play with relative size by becoming as small as a mouse (framed mice portraits optional).
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When you draw this little space you need to take a close up photo. You can change details and simplify the picture if you want. I made the background a flat wall and pretended the items on the table cast a shadow on the wall. I also made the wood grain very simple to help keep the space from becoming complicated.
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Resources
Henry Cole wrote and illustrated A Nest for Celeste. He was able to tell us with words and pictures about the characters, setting, and all the elements of the story. See this Fugleflick about the importance of Illustrations.
Allow us to Illustrate from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.
Click the image to view the book trailer for A Nest for Celeste
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