A4 Formal Element Vocabulary checklist to help with words to describe Art and Design. Could be used as a Knowledge Organiser, literacy mat or reference to help with analysis. KS3, KS4 and KS5 Black and white.

A3 Worksheet based on contemporary British artist Grayson Perry. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter, challenge and extension task provided. Reference made to formal element components including shape and colour. Perry’s use of materials and processes are mentioned including ceramics, textiles and printmaking. Tasks include automatic drawing to develop a narrative, achitectural drawing and development of textile graphic collage/ quilt. Materials required pencils, rubbers and coloured pencils.

A3 Worksheet based on The Principles of Sculpture. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design, 3D design or Technology lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter provided. Reference made to casting, carving and constuction as methods of creating 3D form. Would be good as an introduction into 3D sculpture or Design Technolgy making. Tasks include use of negative space, assemblage with line drawing and visualising 3D form when pouring a mould. Could use the cover sheet as development for GCSE or A Level book work. Materials required pencils, rubbers and coloured pencils.

A3 Worksheet based on British sculptor Barbara Hepworth. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter, challenge and extension task provided. Reference made to formal elements including shape, form, texture and pattern. Hepworth’s use of materials and processes are mentioned as well as inspiration from natural forms and figures. Tasks include use of line, form, tone, silhouette and negative space. Materials required pencils, rubbers and coloured pencils.

A3 Worksheet based on Matisse’s cut outs. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson surface decoration. Could also be a good intro to the subject of paper cutting and the artists latter work. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter and extension task provided. Reference made to positive and negative space, subject matter, simplification to abstraction, colour, line and layering to indicate depth. Work does not suggest use of scissors as it is for cover but this would be the logical progression.

A3 Worksheet based on William Morris. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter and extension task provided. Reference made to design, history of art and design, design movements, formal elements through colour and made relevant with links to products from home.

A3 Worksheet based on Blobism design movement. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter and extension task provided. Reference made to design, texture as formal element, history of art and design, design movements, variety of applications such as achitecture, product design and made relevant with links to products from home (car design). Architects: Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, Kunsthaus Graz (Austria), Sage (Gateshead), Selfridges (London). Product designers: Eva and Peter Moritz for IKEA.

A3 worksheet useful for cover lesson or introduction to project looking at insects. Range of tasks with opportunity to challenge creatively. Starter included. Tasks include blending with coloured pencils, use of grid to support drawing and pattern development from zentangles. Page also includes facts about insects to inspire discussion.

A3 Worksheet based on Pop Art movement with a focus on colour. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Drawing tasks develop colour shading and lead to independent decision making. Starter and challenge task provided. Reference made to artists (Peter Blake, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein), colour theory (saturation), art movement, Ben Day dots and collage.

A3 Worksheet based on Art Deco design movement. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design or 3D design lesson. Range of tasks increases in difficulty. Starter and extension task provided. Reference made to design, history of art and design, design movements, variety of applications such as achitecture, interiors, product design and made relevant with links to products from home.

A3 Worksheet based on British portrait artist Julian Opie. Resource is useful for cover lesson in Art and Design. Range of tasks increases in difficulty and scaffolds learning. Starter and challenge task provided. Reference made to key terminology in generic portrait drawing. Starter gives opportunity for analysis, looking at key features of Opie’s portraits. Knoweldge recall quiz asks questions about facial proportions (answers below). Skin tone coloured pencil blending is highlighted using limited coloured pencils often available in schools. Symmetry is mentioned in reference to placement of facial features. Use of line, colour and tone used within resource. Materials required pencils, rubbers and coloured pencils. Answers to Prior Knowledge Portrait Quiz: halfway down head Oval or egg 5 bottom third the distance between the pupils top half symmetry and proportion between eye line and mouth line