Govett-Brewster �Art Gallery/�Len Lye Centre
Tamariki and whānau
It’s time to switch on your imagination and create …
Len Lye style flip books
Len Lye style flip book
Len Lye was crazy about movement, energy and colour.
We’ll use some of his ‘direct film’ stencil techniques to make a flip book.
You can watch Len Lye’s film A Colour Box (next page) as inspiration for your flip book. Len Lye made this film in 1935 when sound and colour film technology were only a few years old.
What shapes do you recognise?
How does the movie make you feel?
You will need
Image one
Image two
Choose one simple movement
bounce
turn
go sideways
grow
You’ll draw the same shape many times to trick people that it’s moving - that’s the trick called animation.
Image one
Use a stencil to draw your shape on the first page of the notepad.
On the second page of the notepad, draw the same shape but slightly moved down or to one side or turned or made bigger.
Continue to draw your shape on each individual page of the notepad. Each time slightly move the stencil.
Image one
After about 20 pages, flip through the notepad to test your drawing sequence.
Any improvements?
Keep drawing. Change stencils and colours. Overlap new shapes that move differently.
Finished!
Now practise flipping your pages to get smooth movement and watch your drawing come to life.
Turn your flip book over and flick in the opposite direction – what changes?
What sound could you add with your voice?
Thanks for having a go. Show us what you created. Take photos or videos and share it on instagram #gbfamilyart
or by email gbeducation@govettbrewster.com
Teachers, please only send us photos/videos of identifiable children who have/parent permission.
What was fun?
What was hard?
What will you try next?
Have you ever visited the Art Gallery?
Go to https://govettbrewster.com/visit to see what’s happening.
Please contact the Govett-Brewster Education team for further information about school programmes.
Meet our Govett-Brewster Education team:
Chris Barry, Rebecca Fawkner and Jess Marshall
06 759 0858
gbeducation@govettbrewster.com