Some people say that those who are skilled with their right brain have a rich imagination. Those who are skilled with their left brain usually don't have any imagination. But, is that really true?
Everyone has imaginative experiences, or you could say we fantasize every day, fantasizing about what tomorrow will be like, whether the food later will be delicious, how the work situation today will be, and so on.
Today, I'm sharing the process of a new home-based learning course for students (Imagery Makeup Styling). We'll learn how to deeply explore personal feelings about assigned homework, and then engage in fantasy and imagination. I'll guide students step-by-step to understand their feelings, emotions, and changes regarding a particular subject. Finally, they'll draw these feelings and imaginations.
Before class, students might feel it's difficult to imagine based on a picture, and many even say they don't feel anything. However, after guided imagination exercises and development, by the end of the first class, students gradually realize that imagination isn't that hard.
In the second lesson's homework, students clearly made significant improvements in technique, thinking, ideas, and tool application.
After reviewing the first assignment, students paid attention to small details like facial contours and pupils. This shows that there are no right or wrong answers in creativity; it's all about one's own feelings and ideas about the image.
After two assignments, students all exclaim that imagining is easy, but bringing those imaginations to life on paper is the hardest part, as their brains and hands are not in sync. After submitting their work, they will also have to share their creations with their classmates in the next lesson, explaining the meaning and thought process behind their creativity.
This is the message we want to convey and teach. From this course, students will understand that there's no instant success; you won't get it right the first time. Only through diligent practice and reflection can one achieve mastery in skills and ideas. Combined with presentations during homework discussions, students can also further improve their communication abilities.
This period of remote learning has truly given students a lot of space and time to think. With their active imaginations consistently engaged, I believe that by the time school reopens, students will not be in a daze, nor will their skills have become rusty!
With these courses and the homework given, is there any imagination? It's all about how much space you have at the time to think deeply and fantasize about something. Homework done with care will definitely not disappoint you.
Let's look forward to the students' increasingly sophisticated creative works!
