Lesson 8: What do you see?

Starter: What do you see?
This activity is designed to develop your visual literacy skills by describing and drawing the subject and compositional elements of a photograph!

Lesson Aims: To continue creating a series of initial responses that explore and record new techniques in response to your chosen exam theme and artists.

Assessment Objectives: AO2 / AO3 / AO4

Lesson Objectives (During this lesson we will): 
1. Learn how to highlight the hidden elements in a photograph
2. Reflect on your descriptive words from the 'What do you see?' activity and embed within studies
3. Learn how to create experimental backgrounds and how to embed them within your work
4. Continue responding to your own imagery through a variety of chosen techniques and media.
Extension: Experiment with a min of 1 new technique: pinhole rubbing, PVA transfer, experimental backgrounds: coloured dye/salt, marbling, bubble printing.

Experimental Backgrounds:

marbling // bubble printing // salt & dye backgrounds

TASKS:

Artist Board: Remember! You are submitting your board for review at the end of this lesson!

Initial Responses:

Reflecting on your descriptive words and using your 'Responding to an Artist' sheet continue to create your own work inspired by your artist/s...

Example Boards:

Homework:

1. Continue mounting initial responses as per example boards above

2. Complete min of 3 initial responses - you should have 4-5 by now (including Reading Week!)

Deadline: First lesson w/c 29th February 2016!