Formal Elements Line Drawings

This resource is designed to teach students how to use LINE to produce creative drawings, as well as practise their observed drawing skills. This sheet mostly focuses on the Formal Elements LINE, SHAPE, SPACE and PATTERN in a series of experimental drawings. It can be used for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. On the sheet there is the learning objective, a description of what LINE is, and the task instructions. There is a LINE tone bar and LINE title starter task for students to practise using LINE and cross-hatching, before beginning the main tasks. The main tasks have reference pictures – LINE experiments/patterns and a skull LINE drawing, and space for students to draw them on to. This activity sheet is designed to engage students in ‘looking and seeing’, and in using the following Formal Elements of art:

• LINE
• SHAPE
• SPACE
• PATTERN

This resource is two PDF files; one with a ghost outline template to support the less able/less confident students, and one without for the more able/gifted and talented students. The main skull task has a less detailed template on the more able/gifted and talented sheet and the students then structure their own LINE work to develop the SHAPE of the skull.

This sheet has been designed to be used within a scheme of work, but is also suitable for a one off lesson (or couple of lessons), and/or cover session(s). It takes approximately two lessons to complete, if being produced to a high standard. I usually print this resource on A3 cartridge paper and my students work directly onto the sheet. Their sheets are then stored in an A3 portfolio with integrated clear wallets to record and store their project journey in a professional folder.

I have created other Formal Elements sheets and other drawing based resources of varying subject matter, which you may wish to look at in my shop.