GCSE Art Scheme of work - landscape and mark-making project

The aim of this project was for students to explore a range of mark making techniques, then choose the most suitable for their landscape ideas.

The outcomes were painted (and printed) landscapes, focusing on movement, atmosphere and texture. The brief was:

Many artists are inspired by landscapes. Some draw or paint from direct observation, others create pieces from memory. Research relevant artists, looking at how they create movement and different atmospheres in their work. Develop mark-making techniques then produce a final outcome based on a landscape you have happy memories of.

Students started by looking at artists such as Van Gogh and Georges Seurat.

This project includes all of the lessons I used, including starter activities, plenaries, assessments etc. It includes over 40 slides.

It has a range of artist research starting points and teaches a large range of techniques including, pointillism, dry brush, monoprinting, collage, painting with glue, impasto, textures etc.