I am the head of a busy and successful Art and Design department with over 10 years of experience. The resources I provide are the ones we use in our department to engage with our brilliant young people and develop their Art and design skills toward excellence.
I am the head of a busy and successful Art and Design department with over 10 years of experience. The resources I provide are the ones we use in our department to engage with our brilliant young people and develop their Art and design skills toward excellence.
An Art project based on the artist Keith Haring aimed at KS3 or KS4 students. The project will last between 10 and 15 hours and includes aspects of figure drawing using correct proportions, research on the artist Keith Haring, a short section on Henri Matisse and his figure cut out pieces of Art. Students will end the project with a final piece of Art based on a theme taken from one of Keith Haring’s pieces. The project includes quality worksheets for drawing figures in correct proportions and a quality biography of Keith Haring.
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A painting and collage project based on the artist Loui Jover’s work where students create a mixed media piece based on an observational drawing of an eye. The painting involves dripping and splattering brightly coloured paint over a monochromatic eye. ** If you found this resource useful, please leave a positive review :) Thanks**
A mini project based on the surreal artist Rene Magritte.
It includes a biography and quiz, then a short written piece about one of his artworks. Students will then work through a series of activities to promote imagination based on a series of Rene Magritte’s paintings based on apples culminating in a final outcome that could be developed further for GCSE coursework.
Work through the resources as follows:
Read biography
Go through the powerpoint
Optional task of an observational drawing from life of an apple
Work through the worksheet activities
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Three homework projects on the Artists Picasso, Matisse, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein. In each project students will copy a piece of the artist’s work and analyse it. These projects would be ideal for distance-learning and for students to continue to develop their Art skills and knowledge at home
A frame for creating a written piece of work critically analysing a work of Art. Aimed at KS4 and KS5 students. The resource features in depth questions to answer and sentence starters as well as ideas to extend the content and subject specific vocabulary.
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A frame for creating a written piece of work critically analysing a work of Art. Aimed at KS3 and KS4 students. The resource features questions to answer and sentence starters as well as ideas to extend the content and subject specific vocabulary.
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Two graphic design projects aimed at KS3 students which would be perfect for distance learning. Each project has plenty of visual resources and very detailed guidance and step by step instructions. The projects should take about 6-10 hours to complete each and focus on developing graphic design skills and imaginative approaches.
Two Art projects aimed at KS3, each one would take students about 4-5 hours. detailed step by step guidance and instructions are included as part of the projects along with a vast array of visual resources. Students could easily undertake these projects form a distance with limited teacher input.
Powerpoints containing 104 slides covering 41 artists and graphic designers (the majority are contemporary) collected and categorised ready to use. The slides contain high quality images for each artist covering a broad spectrum of their work. They can be used for stimulus for a project or to support a student’s coursework on a particular theme.
I have collected and used these over the past 15 years with GCSE and A level Art and Design students to provide them with appropriate artists for their coursework and exam projects in order to cover their critical and contextual reference.
The categories covered are:
Abstract Artists – powerpoint with 43 slides covering 13 artists
Typographers and Graphic designers – powerpoint with 61 slides covering 28 artists
A very thorough bank of comments covering almost every detail of Art and Design lessons to be used in end of year reports. Comments are sorted into him/he and she/her and are sorted according to task/Art media. For each activity/type of media, there are comments for what has gone well and what needs improving with the skill, along with general comments on the progress and comments for attitude and behaviour. The activities covered by these comments are: drawing, pencil colour work, painting, developing imaginative ideas, analysis and research, ceramics, printmaking, and understanding of art concepts and the formal elements. It could be used for any year of secondary Art and Design. It is a 12 ½ page document which includes over 7500 words. If you find this resource useful, please leave a positive review, thanks :)
Mini project including three tasks based on mark making and Henry Moore’s sheep drawings using fineliner pen or biro.
Task one is to try some mark making techniques using pen, task two is to copy a section of one of Henry Moore’s pieces, and task three is to draw a sheep from a photograph using similar mark making to Henry Moore.
The project could be undertaken by KS3 or KS4.
There are two versions, each with different images for students to choose from.
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A six week project in which students design a personal coat of arms including instructions on drawing a shield, drawing a banner, including symbolism and adding a motto.
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A project for students to complete at home based on four surreal artists, two contemporary (Leszek Kostuj and Lora Zombie) and two from Art History (Salvador Dali and Rene Magritte).
The project involves writing about a piece of Art and copying sections from each artist.
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A small project based on the artist Frida Kahlo that could be delivered by non specialists or to a greater depth by a specialist teacher. The powerpoint and resource sheet work together to direct student to learn about Frida Kahlo’s life , to analyse one of her paintings, and to create a personal response to her work. This could form teh beginning of a whole scheme of work based on her life and art. The resource contains a student friendly biography and a quiz based on her life.
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Stand alone project that is simple enough for non specialists or could be taken to greater depths with a specialist teacher. Plenty of images from Andy Warhol in a wide variety of subjects and styles. Also includes a student friendly biography of his life. and questions based on his art and life.
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A project based on the artist and architect Hundertwasser including a student friendly biography and quiz about his life. This project could be delivered by a non specialist or to a greater depth by a specialist teacher of Art and Design. It could form the start of a whole scheme of work based on the artist and architect Hundertwasser.
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Loads of templates and resources to assist you in running a successful Art and Design department. 12 resources worth over £33 if bought separately.
Resources to cut time, visual resources for the department, resources to show off what you do in detail for OFSTED.
QUALITY resources to guide students in writing about pieces of Artwork for GCSE and A Level. Creating in depth essays covering comparisons, time-lines of the artist, content, form, mood, processes and much more. Essays written using these resources have been praised by examiners every year at moderation.
Extensive homework projects for KS3 and GCSE, each one guiding students through research and copying famous artists’ works and then creating their own pastiche
17 outstanding outstanding Art and Design projects and lessons for years 7 -13, entire library for busy and successful Art department, £78.50 when bought separately!
These projects help to teach imaginative approaches and Art skills, as well as to enable students to learn about the lives of famous artists and their approaches. They include a huge range of visual resources to guide students through each task
A range of projects to teach imaginative approaches and Art skills, as well as to enable students to learn about the lives of famous artists and their approaches. These projects are perfect for distance learning and include all a huge range of visual resources to guide students through each task
