Full scheme of work supporting students to explore the portrait work of artist Ritchie Oliviera.
Students then given starting points to independently explore the theme of freedom through various art forms.
Worksheet introducing students to the work of Lucy Stephen, who creates city themed designs inside a typography letter shape.
The resource also includes an A-Z sheet. Simply crop the letter you wish students to complete and print out A5 for the class to complete.
Example also attached using this method with B for Birmingham!
A series of activities leading students through a mixed media architecture project. Suitable for GCSE or Y12 study, the scheme explores:
2 point perspective technical drawing
Location photography
Urban sketching (artist Lyndon Hayes)
Monoprinting and collage
Mixed media (artist Daniela Gullotta)
Final outcome planning
Full introductory GCSE Art & Design presentation taking students through various digital and hands on tasks. All tasks link to the theme of Metamorphosis and includes workshop ideas, analysis tasks and development help towards an outcome.
Originally used during online distance learning last year, each student makes a copy of the presentation and adds work week by week to show development.
This was used for a pre GCSE Year 9 group to give a flavour of work which may be covered but could easily be used to begin a GCSE course or encourage online participation. Lots of media exploration and experimentation is encouraged, with consideration of equipment. Some tasks cover both digital and hands on art, focused on giving a taster of both GCSE Art and Photography course content.
Techniques covered:
Insect drawing
Projection Photography
Shutter speed photography
Still life photography and drawing
Illustration
Dry point printing
Digital illustration
Moodboard research and presentation
Compositional development
Outcome development and documentation
Final Outcome evaluation
Exhibition Poster extension task.
Presentation exploring the popular Asian shop house architecture of Singapore.
Students are introduced to the style of architecture, consider why they are built in that way and what the various carvings may mean for the owner.
Each student produces a sketched design of their own shop house using set criteria. They then simplify their design and produce their own lino cut print.
Extension tasks allow students to explore graffiti in Hong Kong whilst adding backgrounds, or explore more collaborative pieces, as a class.
A presentation with outlines of tasks introducing students to a Vanitas themed coursework project. The project challenges students to:
Analyse a traditional Dutch Vanitas painting
Record with experimental techniques
Complete a photoshoot
Complete a still life drawing
Experiment in the style of Andy Warhol
Develop ideas for their own independent ideas to the theme of ‘life luxuries’
A selection of slides guiding students through a repeat pattern process on Photoshop or Photopea.
The design requires students to experiment with marbling techniques before following the slides to repeat and manipulate their pattern on Photoshop.
Suitable for Art & Design, Photography, Graphic Design and Textiles Design for GCSE and A Level.
KS3 Michael Craig Martin still life lesson plan and accompanying presentation. Lesson guides students through tasks for both hand made and digital outcomes.
The presentation also instructs on future steps for development, creating a digital repeat 90s pattern.
An overview of basic Photoshop techinques to enhance the use of typography in GCSE and A Level design.
The PDF offers instruction, hints and tips to help add to images.
A presentation guiding students through the creation of a digital culture poster.
Students are asked to select a country before creating a tile which is repeated to create the background. Students then draw their own national animal of their chosen country and layer the two stages together.
Suitable for KS3 or KS4 and can be followed using Photoshop or Photopea.
4 x presentations of a chopped up Christmas characters:
The Grinch
Home Alone
Miracle on 34th Street
Elf
Students copy their allocated square from the grid and use shading and tones to complete their part. Once complete, place the squares together and see the large scale, class drawing!
Perfect for group activities whilst developing drawing skills.
Each character has 12 squares per image. Can be printed or presented digitally.
Word Document guiding students through their Written Study for A Level Art & Design. The document was originally used for the Edexcel spec but can be adapted to any exam board.
The style of writing encourages students to write as a commentary, rather than a traditional essay.
Can be delivered at the end or in sections through the Y13 course.
A poster outlining the characteristics of the 4 Art and Design Assessment Objectives.
The design covers key words and phrases for each of the Develop, Refine, Record and Present assessment areas.
The design is presented in the style of an eye catching festival poster, drawing attention and creating discussion from students.
A .JPG and .PDF file are included for easy printing, either as A4 / 3 displays or for a large scale poster print.
GCSE Art & Design project overview for a project based around architecture. Using locks as the initial starting point, students move into architectural forms through the work of Ian Murphy and Daniela Gullotta.
Later slides offer inspiration for independent development and creating work in different media.
4 x Christmas activities, suitable for KS3 and above.
1 x Victorian Christmas Cards
1 x Christmas Architecture
4 x Christmas Grid Drawing Competitions
1 x Large Scale Group Drawing
KS3 Art & Design lesson plan and presentation for the illustrator Ben Brown. Full lesson plan tasks students to create their own Day of the Dead, Brown inspired skull observation.
Introduction to oil painting pack. Including lesson plan, cut out card activity and template for applying skin tones to a portrait.
Used for Y12 but may be adapted to suit acrylic paint.
A collection of 5 architecture resources and projects. Content covers mixed media architecture, Photoshop manipulation, illustration and Lino Cutting project.
Could all be used at GCSE level, or adapted to suit different key stages.