A worksheet demonstrating how to achieve a pin hole light illustration in the style of photographer Daniele Buetti.
Originally set as an online, distance learning task, it may easily be adapted into a one off cover lesson.
Photography summer booklet. Prompts encouraging students to take an image each day of their summer holidays.
Print the sheet to A3 size and fold using the instructions within the document. Creates a small A6 booklet for students to take away.
You may also print double sided and include the inspiration poster as further prompts.
Cover lesson activity designed for art or graphics lessons. Students to use inspiration from the MTV logo and various formats to create their own version using various stimulus.
The download includes a worksheet with examples and inspiration as well as two printable documents - one with a large, faded MTV logo and another with 12 MTV logos, for students to create multiple designs.
Presentation to introduce Hokusai’s The Great Wave and inspire students to work together to create a recycled version of the piece.
Includes an example from a Year 6 group, as well as 4 other famous paintings completed by previous groups.
Creating patterned cultural tiles in the style of Jill Ricci.
2 x worksheets for students to create patterned tiles based on a chosen country. One sheet offers a shape for students to complete work in, cut around and place together as a class whilst the other can be extended into a Photoshop piece.
GCSE Photography digital sketchbook exploring portraiture. The sketchbook has 4 photoshoot suggestions and one in depth digital tutorial.
Used during online learning, all tasks are designed to be completed with limited resources and mobile phones.
2 x Greek Mythology grid drawing worksheets.
A photograph of a statue of Medusa and one of Athena. Students are asked to copy the grid lines onto their A4 piece of paper and copy box for box from the sheet.
A good activity for scaling images and building confidence with portrait drawing, which can be used as a starting point for further exploration into Greek Mythology.
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.
Digital tutorial to create a Magdiel Lopez piece of Graphic Design. Layout in a sketchbook format, students make their own copy and track their progress through the easy to use tutorial.
Used for AS Level Graphic Design but suitable for GCSE, BTEC or KS3.
Can be used during online learning by using Photopea instead of Photoshop.
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’
Set of resources challenging students to design their own coffee cup sleeve in the style of artist Lei Xue. Xue mixes traditional Chinese Willow patterns with contemporary, pop art references. Students are asked to create their own take on this design.
The set of sheets include instructions, examples and references for Lei Xue’s work. A Y7 example of the task and the coffee sleeve template.
This task can be extended to develop the design and printed to actually create coffee cup wraps or reusable cups.
Please note, this is a worksheet and template pack only. No presentation is included.
Presentation guiding students through a digital drawing of Frida Kahlo and subsequent inspirational poster design. The project celebrates Frida and her iconic style, rather than her paintings, but does offer some narrative and video links to her personal story and background.
Although a digital project, this could be adapted to traditional drawings.
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.
A Powerpoint exploring the theme of jungle through typography and illustration.
The slides begin with a step by step guide to creating a leafy letter using Photopea. Students then develop an illustrated book cover for the Jungle Book using Henri Rousseau’s paintings as inspiration.
Originally used during online learning, there are differentiated tasks to consider resources found at home and online accessibilty.
Digital GCSE Photography digital sketchbook exploring long and short exposure through the use of shutter speed.
Guides students through a full unit of work and 5 photoshoots, explaining how to analyse and document shoots as they progress.
A unit of work centered around the British Pop artist, Peter Blake. The slides introduce students to the Pop Art movement before directing a self portrait in the style of the iconic artist.
Students will also consider collage and modern popular culture whilst creating their own ‘Sources for Pop Art’.
The final task is a cross curricular challenge to produce a collaged vinyl record design, in the style of Blake’s ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’, depicting 10 key events in History.
A set of 3 worksheets suitable for Art & Design cover lessons. Students are asked to alter a famous painting in the style of grime artist Richie Velazquez.
The worksheets use the paintings:
Girl with a Pearl Earing
Mona Lisa
Frida Kahlo
You can always replace the paintings on the sheet, or use student photographs instead!
A simple sheeting allowing students to apply pre taught shading and tonal techniques to 3D shapes.
Used as a practice builder into more substantial 3D still life drawings.
Short document which helps students to discuss the work of Sophie Calle and encourage a series of images in her style.
Originally used last year during lockdown, it can be adapted as an ongoing homework task to photograph home life over a period of time.
An easy to use document which helps students consider the links between their artist research and analysis.
Originally designed for EAL students, the easy questions help students to structure their annotation and analysis. Before beginning their next set of artist responses, they are to consider what techniques and styles to develop and use from their original starting point.