Intro to AR Art with Adobe for Teen

Grades: 6-8

Length: 1 week

Accreditation: Fully WASC Accredited (The Gold Standard in K-12 Education)

Prerequisite: None

DESCRIPTION

Transform Static Images into Living Experiences! Teen Digital Artists will explore 2D design using professional tools like Adobe Photoshop. They will channel their creativity into designing unique 2D characters, anime-style backgrounds, and dynamic graphic novel scenes.

But the creativity doesn't stop at the canvas. With Holographic AR, students don't just look at their art—they step inside it. Imagine designing a 2D fantasy landscape or a comic book scene in Photoshop and then physically standing within the layers of your creation!

Using just a standard webcam, students teleport directly into their arts. They become part of the composition, interacting with their characters and controlling the visual effects with their body movements. No headsets or goggles needed! Along the way, students build essential digital literacy and artistic confidence as they turn their flat designs into immersive, interactive experiences.

Along the way, students build creativity, critical thinking, and persistence as they design and improve the arts they create.

No experience needed—everyone learns at their own pace, with extra challenges for students who are ready for more.

Experience the Magic of Holographic AR: We turn 2D digital art into a living experience.

• Step Inside Your Art: You don’t just design graphics; you become part of the composition! See yourself standing right inside your Photoshop creations, interacting with the digital layers you built.
• Your Art Reacts to You: Make your 2D characters and environments respond! If you wave, your character waves back. If you move, the background shifts. You control how your art behaves.
• Living Graphics: Experience the thrill of interacting with your digital drawings in the real world. You move freely while your 2D art surrounds you, creating a unique mixed-reality experience.

What You Will Do:

• Explore Adobe Photoshop: Learn the fundamentals of this professional software: layers, colors, and 2D digital composition.
• Create Digital Characters: Design your own unique 2D avatars, sprites, or comic heroes from scratch.
• Design with AR: Create interactive 2D art scenes where you teleport inside to become the protagonist and control the story.
• Create & Collaborate: Enjoy hands-on learning with fun indoor/outdoor camp activities and creative design challenges.

Students will learn the following:

• Introduction to Art Design Concepts (Teen Level)
• Introduction to Photoshop (Teen Level)
• Introductory Holographic AR Design (Teen Level)
• Introductory Digital Art Design for Holographic AR (Teen Level)
• Introductory visual communication (Teen Level)
• Interactive storytelling and Problem-solving (Teen Level)
• Computer, keyboard, mouse, and Internet skills (Teen Level)