Make your own emoji

Question 1

0. Equipment and Prep

Answer 1

• iPad Forum devices for participants
• Apple Pencils for participants
• Procreate app
• ArtLab_Kids_Emoji_In-Session_Keynote
• Blank Emoji Template in Procreate

Question 2

1. Introduction

Answer 2

1. Ask each participant what their favorite emoji is and if they have ever used Procreate before.
2. By the end of the session they should (1) know how to use Procreate to draw, (2) understand emoji as a form of communication, and (3) take home a sketch of an emoji they made in the session.
3. Mention that emoji are an amazing way to communicate. Today we use emoji in many different ways — to share our mood, express what we like, or to explain where we are or what we are doing, without using words.How do we access emoji on the iphone??
4. Connect the iPad to the Video Wall or Forum Display and swipe through the library of emoji within the keyboard to show the vast options of emoji.
5. Say, “Emoji have made the way we communicate with each other fun and creative — and sometimes they can mean different things to each of us. Let’s test this out before we start drawing.”

Question 3

2. Emoji Meanings

Answer 3

1. Cue the ArtLab_Kids_Emoji_In-Session_Keynote
2. Tell the group, “I’m not going to look at the screen, but I will put a random emoji on the display. I want everyone to tell me what the emoji means or represents.”
3. Play Slide 1, blank black slide, and turn your back to the group.
4. Ask, What does this emoji mean?
5. Tap for 😎 Slide 2: Cool, Chill, Ready for the Beach — listen and acknowledge the responses as they are said, agreeing with their interpretation to validate different opinions of the meaning.
6. Say, “Wait so we have different responses?”
7. Before turning around, ask: “Which emoji are we looking at?” Wait for their responses then turn and say the emoji is the face with sunglasses.
8. Say, “Okay. Let’s do this again.”
9. Play Slide 3, blank black slide, and turn your back to the group.
10. Ask, What does this emoji mean?
11. Tap for ⭐️ Slide 4: Star, Special, Good — listen for and acknowledge the responses as they are said, agreeing with their interpretation to validate different opinions of the meaning.
12. Say, “Wait, so we have different responses, again?
13. Before turning around, ask: “Which emoji are we looking at?” Wait for their responses then turn and state the emoji is the white medium star.
14. Say, “OK, let’s try this one last time — maybe this time we will all have the same response? But I couldn’t hear you all very well last time, so I need everyone to be louder.”
15. Play Slide 5, blank black slide, and turn your back to the group.
16. Ask, What does this emoji mean?
17. Tap for 👁 Slide 6: Look, Watching, See, or maybe “I“ — acknowledge the responses as they are said, agreeing with their interpretation to validate different opinions of the meaning.
18. Ask, “Which emoji are we looking at?” Turn and acknowledge this is the eye emoji.
19. Mention, “This is amazing! We just learned that emoji can mean or say different things. This also shows us how creative we are with how we communicate.”
20. Ask, “So, who wants to draw their own emoji?”
21. Ask the group, “By a show of hands, does anyone know how to draw?” This question will continue the participation of your audience.
22. Say, “Great! Whether we know how to draw or not, I would love to show you all how the Procreate app is used for drawing on iPad.”

Issue an iPad and Apple Pencil to each of the participants.

Question 4

3. Procreate Demo

Answer 4

1. Open gallery and select blank Emoji template
2. Showcase these tools: Brushes, Eraser, Layers, Color
3. The main tools we are going to use to draw an emoji are the Airbrush tools, the Script brush and the mono line brush
4. Have audience select script brush or mono line from calligraphy
5. Show how to adjust brush size and pinch to zoom
6. ”We’re going to getting comfortable with procreate by drawing some simple emoji that represent emotions and feelings.

Question 5

4. Emoji as Emotion (10)

Answer 5

1. Instruct your group to tap Gallery in the top left. Have everyone choose the Blank Emoji template.
2. Cue Slide 7: Blank Emoji
3. Say, “To help everyone get started we created a blank emoji to draw on. We’re gonna draw a happy face”
4. Ask, “Can anyone show me what happy looks like?” Ask the audience to “make a face” or express a happy emotion.
5. Say, “Great! Freeze! Now let’s draw happy on our blank emoji.” Ask the group to pause or freeze to stay still and observe what happy looks like on their fellow participants.
6. Let everyone know, “We have a couple minutes to draw what happy looks like on our emoji, and…go.”
7. Walk around and support the audience in choosing tools or techniques.
8. Let everyone know when there is 1 minute left to draw.
9. Tap the layer with your drawing and uncheck the small box to hide the first drawing.
10. Tap the plus symbol in the top right to add another layer on top, then make sure this layer is selected.
11. Say, “Great, let’s do this one more time. Can anyone show me what mad looks like?”
12. Tell your group, “Perfect, freeze! Now lets draw a mad face emoji. You have a couple minutes…go!”
13. Let everyone know when there is 1 minute left to draw.
14. Say to everyone, “Everyone is doing great, these emoji looked amazing!”
15. Mention, “A great way to understand drawing emotions is to look at the angle of the lines on the face. If the lines point down, the face can look mad or angry; if they angle up, it can look happy or excited.”

Question 6

5. Emoji Message (10)

Answer 6

1. Say, “Now, let’s use emoji to say something or communicate a message.”
2. Ask, “What does this say?” and cue Slide 8.
3. ❤️ + 🎨 = Love Art
4. Mention, “You will need two emoji to tell everyone something about yourself.”
5. Say, “Feel free to look at all of the emoji that exist, which you can see in the keyboard of the Notes app.”
6. Tell everyone, “Once you find two emoji that tell us something about you, draw those two emoji in your canvas.”
7. Mention, “We have 10 minutes to draw the emojis that will tell us about you.”
8. Let your audience know when they have 1 minute left to draw.
9. When completed, ask if anyone would like to share what they made. To save time, select one or two people to share their drawing.
10. Ask the artist to give their name before they present their emoji message.
11. Thank participants for sharing their message.

Question 7

6. Drawing your own Emoji (15)

Answer 7

1. Cue Slide 9, showing many emoji.
2. Say, “So now that we have drawn emoji expressing emotion and we’ve drawn emoji to communicate a message, now let’s draw our own emoji.”
3. Tell the group, “Let’s make it a unique emoji you’ve never seen before. Like a new animal or a part of nature, or your favorite food or drink. Maybe your emoji is an activity you love, a place to travel, or any object that represents or means something special to you.”
4. Mention, “If you need inspiration, feel free to look at any of the emoji on the display.”
5. Tell the group, “You’ll have plenty of time to create your unique emoji, 15 minutes, and I’ll be sure to give you an update before we wrap up.”
6. Let everyone know, “I’ll also be walking around to help everyone, assisting you with finding tools or using the right technique.”
7. Let everyone know when there are 2 minutes left for drawing their custom emoji.

Question 8

7. Celebration and Wrap-up (5)

Answer 8

1. Who would like to share?
2. demonstrate how to export and share
3. Who is the artist? What does the emoji mean?
4. Thank your for sharing
5. please share on social media #todayatapple
6. Come to more sessions