MODERN ART LESSONS · STUDENT WORKSHEET
Headphone Octopus: Faces with Feelings
Make an expression sheet featuring an octopus with tangled headphones. The character wants to listen to a song, but the cord tangles around several arms. One possible ending: it rests the headphones on a stand and untangles one loop at a time. Invent a different kind ending if you prefer.
Character reference shared across ten skill lessons—not a picture of the completed assignment. Study the example for possibilities, then close or cover it. Your work should make different choices.
Story starter and example
The character wants to listen to a song, but the cord tangles around several arms. One possible ending: it rests the headphones on a stand and untangles one loop at a time. Invent a different kind ending if you prefer. Face 1 shows hopeful anticipation; face 2 shows surprise or frustration; face 3 shows relief. The eyes and mouth change while the head stays recognizable.
What to do
- Your finished project is an expression sheet featuring an octopus with tangled headphones. Read the story seed: The character wants to listen to a song, but the cord tangles around several arms. One possible ending: it rests the headphones on a stand and untangles one loop at a time. Invent a different kind ending if you prefer.
- Start with round head and curved arms around a simple headphone band. These are helpful shapes, not a tracing template.
- Draw the same head shape three times before adding facial features.
- Show the feeling before the problem, during it, and after the solution. Change eyebrows, eyes, and mouth deliberately.
- Keep the head shape and identifying features consistent. Add a short feeling label only after a partner guesses.
- Cover feeling labels and ask a partner to name each emotion. Revise one unclear face. Use large, clear shapes and show one understandable change.
My project: an expression sheet featuring an octopus with tangled headphones. My chosen ending is…
Draw the same head three times.
Show BEFORE / PROBLEM / SOLUTION feelings.
Partner guesses… One feature I changed…
Story clue: How will I show that the character the cord tangles around several arms?
Before feedback, I wanted the reader to notice… The reader actually noticed…
Revision: I changed… because…
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