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Personalized Playing Cards

A person's hands are drawing a green frog-like character holding a flower on a piece of paper.
Chippewa

Sixth grade Chippewa Middle School students in Ms. Carli Kanter's art class had a chance to get creative designing their very own playing cards.

A young student in a wheelchair is intently focused on a tablet device while seated at a desk in a classroom setting with various educational materials and posters visible in the background.
The image shows a tablet device displaying two book covers - one titled "Attack on all fronts" and the other titled "Tahiti", both featuring stylized illustrations.
Two young boys, one wearing a black jacket and the other a yellow t-shirt, are sitting together and interacting with a tablet or electronic device in the foreground. The background features a colorful array of portraits or illustrations on the wall behind them.

With Ms. Kanter's dad, as their substitute teacher that day, the students first watched a video on graphic design and took a quiz on the material. 

Two young students sitting at a desk, focused on their electronic devices, with various school supplies and materials visible in the classroom setting behind them.
The image shows a person's hands holding a tablet device displaying an online form or survey on the screen.
A young child with dark hair is intently focused on writing or drawing with a pencil on a red surface, surrounded by a classroom environment.

Then it was time to create their own playing cards.

The image appears to be a comic strip or storyboard featuring colorful, cartoonish characters with large, expressive eyes. The characters are shown in various poses and expressions, suggesting a narrative or sequence of events. The background appears to be a simple, white surface, allowing the vibrant illustrations to take center stage.
Two young boys sitting at a desk, focused on their work, with a cluttered classroom environment visible in the background.
The image shows a person's hands filling out a form on a desk, with a pencil in hand.

The students decided on a design they wanted to create and then drew a mirror image of it to make it look like a playing card.

A young woman wearing a navy blue hijab is intently focused on something in front of her, surrounded by colorful and vibrant background elements.
The image depicts a hand-drawn illustration of two cartoon-style teddy bears floating in the sky, surrounded by clouds and stars.
The image shows a person's hands coloring a drawing of a butterfly on a piece of paper, with a laptop and other office supplies visible in the background.

They started by sketching their design out with a pencil and then using a black marker to trace it.

A person in a gray sweatshirt is intently focused on writing or drawing at a desk in a classroom setting, surrounded by various school supplies.
A person's hands are seen working on a colorful drawing or diagram on a table.

From there they worked on adding color to their designs with colored pencils.

Two students are intently focused on their work, surrounded by a colorful and vibrant classroom environment filled with artwork and educational materials.
A hand is holding a green marker and drawing a cartoon-like character with flowers on a piece of paper.
A hand-drawn sketch of a cartoon-like character with large eyes and a simple, expressive face is visible on a piece of paper.

Some of the unique playing card designs featured Snoopy, a heart, a bear and a frog! 

A young woman with long dark hair is sitting at a desk, writing in a notebook while using a laptop computer in what appears to be an office or classroom setting.
A colorful drawing depicting a red doghouse nestled in a mountainous landscape, with various animals and stars surrounding it.
The image depicts two green frog-like creatures with white flowers, holding what appears to be a pen or pencil in the center.

 

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