0:00:05 > 0:00:07Time to get my Ninja on.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08And my clothes.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26- Yo, Ricky.- Who are you?
0:00:26 > 0:00:30I'm the famous artist Maurits Cornelius Escher,
0:00:30 > 0:00:31but you can call me MC.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34When it comes to rapping, I have the key.
0:00:34 > 0:00:36It's not just rapping, dancing and bopping.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40I also like to make art that's interlocking.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44Here's one of Escher's famous interlocking tessellations.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Tessellation is an interlocking pattern.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50I'm going to make some using a little piece of card here.
0:00:50 > 0:00:52I'm going to start drawing my ghostly shapes on it.
0:00:52 > 0:00:55I need to make sure the shapes link up perfectly
0:00:55 > 0:00:57with three of the corners.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59That's three of the corners.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I need to cut those shapes out.
0:01:02 > 0:01:05I need to be careful now because these shapes need to interlock.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Also, I need to be careful because these scissors are quite sharp.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15So, here, all these shapes perfectly fit together.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17I'm going to take this one over to the other side.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20When that happens you start to create the shape of the ghost.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22His head is here, here is his other arm coming out.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25Then, this one here is going to come down to the bottom.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27But then we're going to flip it.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30This means that our first set of ghosts are going to be facing
0:01:30 > 0:01:32one way and, in our next layer down,
0:01:32 > 0:01:35those ghosts will be facing the other way.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It makes your picture more dynamic.
0:01:37 > 0:01:38Using some sticky tape,
0:01:38 > 0:01:41make sure your pieces join up in the right places.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Now we've got our first ghost template shape.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51We can now get a big piece of paper.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54We start drawing around the shape.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Thankfully, there is a nice big line running down the side
0:01:56 > 0:01:58of our ghost. We can use it as a guide
0:01:58 > 0:02:00to line him up with the paper.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01Just for the first one.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Whoa!
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Perfectly interlocked, that's a good sign.
0:02:13 > 0:02:18You'll notice here that it also interlocks here, too.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23Now I'm going to come down and do the second line.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25You can see here it doesn't fit in, and that's
0:02:25 > 0:02:28because we turned the bottom round, that's just so we can make
0:02:28 > 0:02:32a more interesting picture here. So, look, we can have these ghosts
0:02:32 > 0:02:35facing that way, and those ones facing that way.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37You don't have to do ghost.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39You can try any shape or anything you think of.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41It's best to keep the shape quite simple
0:02:41 > 0:02:45because otherwise the interlocking can get a bit tricky.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47I'm just finishing up the bottom here,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50to make sure the pattern continues off the page.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Using a thick black pen, I'm drawing just inside the pencil
0:02:53 > 0:02:55on some of them.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56You'll see why later.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59I miss this one out here,
0:02:59 > 0:03:01and jump onto the one afterwards and do the same.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04I'm also adding facial expressions to them.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10I'll draw the faces in of the other ghosts.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I'm not going to fill in the mouth on this one,
0:03:12 > 0:03:14because I'm going to paint this guy black.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20You may not be able to see the tessellation yet
0:03:20 > 0:03:24but, when I start painting, it will reveal itself.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26As some of them are white and some of them are black,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28I'm only going to paint every other one,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31the ones that I haven't done an outline for.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33OK, I've marked each one that I need to paint
0:03:33 > 0:03:36by throwing a big bit of black paint in the middle.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39I need to be careful and only paint up to the pencil lines.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52Obviously, when you're doing yours at home, put some paper down.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56This black and white effect, this kind of chequerboarding,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00really helps to emphasise the tessellation effect.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01My last ghost.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06Right, if you do one of these, you have to wait for it to dry.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08But I'm going to use my Ninja skills.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I'm going to add the same lines as I've done on the white ghosts
0:04:13 > 0:04:15onto the black ghosts with a white pencil.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22I think I'm done.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25What do you think of my tessellation picture then, MC Escher?
0:04:25 > 0:04:27A few more pictures just like that,
0:04:27 > 0:04:30you'll have new wallpaper for your flat.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34That tessellated wallpaper made my eyes go funny.
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Hey, you there.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40Argh! This guy is such a chancer!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43The future is so bright I have to wear shades.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47- "Why?" I heard you ask. - I didn't say anything.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Ever been in class but can't keep your eyes open?
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Ever made a spectacle of yourself.
0:04:54 > 0:05:00Now, you can disguise your eyes with brand-new go to sleep shades.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Here's how you make them.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08You need some black card and a white pencil.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Use it to draw around the front of your glasses onto the card.
0:05:13 > 0:05:16Turn your glasses so you can draw around the arms.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Now, draw some lenses inside the frames you've already drawn.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27Next, get some scissors. Snippy, snippy.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30And, with care, cut out the glasses from the card.
0:05:30 > 0:05:35Please get rid of your excess card - ahem! - responsibly.
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You need a small piece of modelling clay
0:05:37 > 0:05:41and your pencil to safely poke holes in the lenses.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Use these holes to help you cut out the lenses with your scissors.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48It's not over yet.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53You'll need to make another pair in much the same way as demonstrated.
0:05:53 > 0:05:54Aye, aye!
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Now, using a camera or smartphone, take a couple of selfies.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03One with your eyes open and one with your eyes closed.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08A very good likeness.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Next, send these pictures to print.
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Wait.
0:06:14 > 0:06:19Who's this guy? I don't remember taking those. Oh, well, they'll do.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Now using a pencil draw around the eyes of your printed selfies
0:06:25 > 0:06:29using the outline of your cardboard glasses like this.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30Cut out both sets of eyes.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Those eyes really suit me, don't they?
0:06:39 > 0:06:43With a glue stick, attach the open eyes to one pair of glasses...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50..and attach the closed eyes to the other pair.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57You must stick both frames together back-to-back,
0:06:57 > 0:07:01with both sets of eyes facing outwards.
0:07:01 > 0:07:02Classy.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08Finally, make a fold in the arms of your glasses
0:07:08 > 0:07:11so that you can wear them.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15Go to sleep shades...
0:07:15 > 0:07:19buy them now because I can see these flying off the shelves.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Well, I could, if I had my eyes...
0:07:23 > 0:07:24..open!
0:07:24 > 0:07:28Those eyes are massive. But let's keep things in proportion.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31So, I'm going to show you how to proportion a cartoon body.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34So, start by drawing four lines equal distance apart.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38These are going to be guides.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Just done them in pencil.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Grab a pen. In the top one I'm going to draw the head.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Cartoon characters have big heads.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47This means you can draw the body
0:07:47 > 0:07:49and the leg section the same size as the head.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52So, in total, your character will be three heads high.
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Just draw some glasses on him.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02In the second area, I'm going to draw the body.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I'm going to make sure the arms are roughly the same length as the body.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Now, the legs.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22And then I'm going to draw the knees,
0:08:22 > 0:08:24halfway between the feet and the hips.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29In a few simple steps, my cartoon character is in proportion.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30There's a quick art tip.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Why don't you add this to your body of work?
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Now go to the website and get your Ninja on.
0:08:47 > 0:08:48Art Ninja!