0:00:02 > 0:00:05GONG RINGS
0:00:05 > 0:00:07Time to get my ninja on...
0:00:07 > 0:00:08and my clothes.
0:00:25 > 0:00:28To move that fast, an art ninja needs plenty of fuel.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Can't wait to tuck into these doughnuts.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Hi, Ricky.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Word's got around you need some help eating some doughnuts.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39You don't even like doughnuts.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41I don't...
0:00:41 > 0:00:44But Michelle, Matt and Rich do.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46You don't mind that I take some for them, do you?
0:00:46 > 0:00:48But now there's none left for me.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49Probably for the best.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Less a six-pack, more a family pack.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57I need to get fit.
0:00:57 > 0:01:00I wonder if there's something healthier in the fridge.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08WOOF! WOOF!
0:01:08 > 0:01:10ROAR!
0:01:12 > 0:01:13Don't worry, mate.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14It's just an animation!
0:01:14 > 0:01:17And I alpha-BET you want to know how to do this one.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20So you can make this cool little animation with...
0:01:20 > 0:01:22some magnetic letters,
0:01:22 > 0:01:25a fridge, or magnetic surface,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27and a tablet with animation app.
0:01:27 > 0:01:31And you can put it together in just three ninja moves.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Ninja move number one.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35So, you need to decide what you want to do.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37Now, with my letters, I want to make
0:01:37 > 0:01:39a monster out of the word monster.
0:01:39 > 0:01:44So, I'm going to use an M, an O, an N, an S, a T, an E and an R.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Well, I could use the...
0:01:46 > 0:01:47The two round ones as, like, eyes.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52And then, maybe the M and the N
0:01:52 > 0:01:55because they've got, like, bits like this, like teeth.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57They could join together and make the mouth.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01I'm going to use the R to become, like, a little nose.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03And then these bits will kind of, I don't know,
0:02:03 > 0:02:06they'll kind of just be extra bits on the top,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08maybe like little antlers for the monster.
0:02:08 > 0:02:10So, you need to work out what you want to do and then
0:02:10 > 0:02:14experiment using different letters to make different facial features.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Ninja move number two.
0:02:16 > 0:02:17Start shooting.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21This is a really quick animation to do, so start with the word
0:02:21 > 0:02:24and then transform it into the monster or creature you've designed.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26In order to make the mouth look bigger,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28I'm using multiples of the same letter.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31I'm using Ms, Ws, Ns, Hs
0:02:31 > 0:02:34and a couple of Ls for fangs.
0:02:34 > 0:02:36And finally, ninja move number three.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Right, here's a really fun trick.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40I want to give this more impact
0:02:40 > 0:02:42and I'm going to use a technique called screen shake.
0:02:42 > 0:02:46So, I'm going to move the tablet each time, just a little bit...
0:02:46 > 0:02:48..like this, around, and maybe angle it up and down slightly,
0:02:48 > 0:02:51around the actual face, and it will make it look like
0:02:51 > 0:02:55the roar is so loud it's making the room shake like an earthquake...
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Hopefully.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Hey, dude. I've sliced and diced the animation.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- I've added the extra clips of you, thank you very much.- No worries.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16I think it's time to take a look at our mini masterpiece.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23GROWLING
0:03:23 > 0:03:24WOOF! WOOF!
0:03:24 > 0:03:28ROAR!
0:03:30 > 0:03:31HE GROWLS
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Wow! Those fridge magnets were magic,
0:03:40 > 0:03:42a bit like my local takeaway.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49It's a menu for a Chinese takeaway called the Magic Dragon.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51It's making me hungry.
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Hi, the Magic Dragon?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Yeah, can I get a number three, a number seven
0:03:55 > 0:03:57and two portions of 48?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Yeah, and why are you called the Magic Dragon?
0:04:02 > 0:04:03Ah...
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Your delivery's magic.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Well, should be quick then.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08KNOCK ON DOOR
0:04:12 > 0:04:13That was magic.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Now, time for some art that's food for thought.
0:04:17 > 0:04:21Maybe eating more healthily is the key, like this salad.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24CRUNCH Mmm...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29I think I can make this even better with a face.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33If I may be so bold as to make a suggestion.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Who are you?
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I am Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41I was an artist in Italy in the 16th century.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Yeah, but why are you on a lettuce leaf?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47Well, if you'd just lettuce explain.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51I am most famous for creating realistic portraits out of food -
0:04:51 > 0:04:55fruits, vegetables and fish, and flowers, too.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Here's an example of my work now.
0:04:59 > 0:05:00Right...
0:05:00 > 0:05:05So, I could make a salad face place mat inspired by you, Arcimboldo!
0:05:05 > 0:05:06But...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Why do I have to use lettuce?
0:05:08 > 0:05:09Just cos.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12Ha-ha! Just cos! Good lettuce joke.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14I'm...green with envy.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18Not as green as this. Ha-ha-ha!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21I'm going to start making my salad face
0:05:21 > 0:05:24and I'm going to make a self-portrait.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26I going to start with some mushrooms -
0:05:26 > 0:05:27these are going to be my eyes.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29And I've sliced the tops off, so they're flat.
0:05:31 > 0:05:32These bits of cucumber
0:05:32 > 0:05:34will be my...
0:05:34 > 0:05:36my irises.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Mmm, relaxing.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Pop them on.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41And then, some black olives...
0:05:43 > 0:05:45..halved, will be the pupils.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Boop, boop.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48This carved piece of cucumber will be my nose.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Just in there.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52And I've hollowed out a tomato to be my mouth.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I'm going to make some eyelids -
0:05:56 > 0:05:59these are from little shavings of cucumber.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03You can make these with a vegetable peeler.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07Going to put a little...
0:06:07 > 0:06:08olive in there,
0:06:08 > 0:06:10so it's like I'm going...
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Now going to tear up some cauliflower
0:06:14 > 0:06:16and that's going to become the skin on my face.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Tearing and twisting the cauliflower
0:06:25 > 0:06:27breaks it up into nice tiny bits.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I think I'll do the ears next
0:06:36 > 0:06:39and I'm going to use a mushroom. Pull out the stalk...
0:06:39 > 0:06:40and I'm going to tear it in half.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45And each side is going to become an ear.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48I'm going to do my ninja headband
0:06:48 > 0:06:50with some halves of strawberry.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00And now some hair.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05I'm going to use some yellow pepper.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13Now, just to give the chin a little bit more definition,
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I'm going to tear up some little strips of lettuce.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Now it's time for my trademark...
0:07:27 > 0:07:28glasses.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30For that, I'm going to use a red onion.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Cut it open. All these lovely rings, they're going to be my lenses,
0:07:34 > 0:07:36so they should pop out of the middle.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42One lens.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I can use one of these larger rings from the onion to do
0:07:44 > 0:07:46the rest of the glasses frames.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48There we go.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51I'm finishing off my place mat with a knife and fork.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Yup, it looks just like me.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57That's the first stage, now I need to take a photo.
0:07:59 > 0:08:00I'll just print that out.
0:08:02 > 0:08:03Ninja skills!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05But to make it more like a place mat,
0:08:05 > 0:08:07it's going to need a plastic coating.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11I'm putting sticky back plastic on,
0:08:11 > 0:08:15so, if I drop food on the place mat, I can just wipe it off.
0:08:15 > 0:08:17And you need to take your time when you're sticking this on
0:08:17 > 0:08:19because it can be quite tricky,
0:08:19 > 0:08:22but I don't need to do that because I'm a ninja.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23Check that out.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28There you go. The Arcimboldo salad face place mat.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31And you can make other place mats with similar bite.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33So, how about this one,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36with some nice carrot eyelids and sweetcorn teeth?
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Or an entire carrot face,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42with a long carrot nose and green lettuce hair?
0:08:42 > 0:08:44Or this one, with a carrot-top beard?
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Not only does this salad face look good,
0:08:49 > 0:08:50but you can eat it, too.
0:08:52 > 0:08:53I'm still a bit peckish...
0:08:59 > 0:09:01Now go to the website and get your ninja on.
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Art ninja!