Lesson 22 & 23: Initial Responses (Tone & Colour)

Starter: Blind Drawing
Choose a new image and using either a pen or pencil create a blind drawing - you may use your opposite hand if you wish!

Lesson Aims: To continue developing your ideas further using colour and a range of tonal techniques.

Assessment Objectives: AO1 / AO2 / AO3

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):

1. Complete targets for the week and receive 1-1 teacher feedback

2. Experiment with a range of tonal drawing techniques

3. Start exploring colour within drawing approaches

4. Reflect on work created so far through peer assessment.

Extension: Experiment with directional marks by creating an initial response in the style of Luke Dixon.

Tasks:

Independent Development / Experimentation:

Example Boards:

Plenary: Peer Assessment

Swop today's drawings with the person next to you and on a post-it note write one positive comment and one area for improvement. Once complete, swop work back and reflect on feedback given!

Homework:
1. To complete and refine all initial responses by the end of the week - expectation is a min of 6 confident studies.

Deadline: First lesson w/c 16th November 2015!

Lesson 20: Initial Responses (Creative Drawing & Ink / Bleach)

Starter: Pen Held Down
Choose a new primary image to work from and create a pen held down drawing in 10 minutes using a pen and tracing paper.

Lesson Aims: To continue responding from own imagery and developing your ideas further using a range of techniques and approaches.

Assessment Objectives: AO1 / AO2 / AO3

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):
1. Create a pen held down drawing working from your primary imagery and collage into a new image
2. Create an upside down drawing making connections to Picasso
3. Respond to your images with ink and bleach
4. Develop further independent experiments.
Extension: Create a cut-out using black sugar paper and a scalpel.

Tasks:

Upside down drawing:
Choose a primary image to work from and turn the image upside down. Using newspaper (with a light acrylic wash colour of your choice) draw your image upside down in pen. You may use directional marks and water to add in tone!

Ink / Bleach:

Experiment with ink and bleach - you may use coloured dyes if you want to and incorporate any other media into your study!

Example Boards:

Homework:

1. To buy 2 x A1 mount board / blu tac for artist research presentation

2. To continue experimenting with a broad range of materials / techniques in response to your own imagery. Use your artist research and be inspired by the use of their media and approach to painting/drawing. 

3. To complete and submit artist research board/s for diagnostic review.

Deadline: Friday 6th November 2:35pm!

Lesson 18: Artist Research & Reading Week Tasks

Starter: What theme / artists have you chosen?
One at a time say to the class (and me!) what theme / artists you have chosen and why. 

Lesson Aims: To begin working towards artist research by creating your own paintings/drawings/prints of your researched artist's work. 

Assessment Objectives: AO1 / AO2 / AO3

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):
1. State which theme and artist's you are exploring for Unit 1
2. Understand why you are undertaking artist research and how to write an Artist Review
3. Start responding to an artist's work through a variety of chosen techniques: 1 must be pen held down and 2 must be in colour using any media/materials.
Extension: Consider creating responses of artist work with other methods of creative line:

Tasks:

Artist Review:
For each artist you must write an in-depth review of their work - writing a min of 500 words, typed for each. Use the sheet below as guidance and reference the PPT shown in class and Google Drive!

Responding to an artist's work:
Your artist research contributes to all four assessment criteria which you are graded agains't so it is vital that it is completed to the best of your ability. Explore their style, embed your own style within it and pay careful attention to the way the artist represents their subject. 

You must research a min of 2 artists and complete a 

minimum of 3 responses to their work!

LOOK ON GOOGLE DRIVE FOR MORE ARTIST RESEARCH EXAMPLES!

Plenary: What makes a good photograph?
As a class we will discuss what makes a good photograph to create interesting and engaging subject matter.

Homework:
1. Complete 6-8 artist studies from a min of 2 different artist's related to your theme - vary the scale/material/technique and media!
2. Take 40 digital photographs related to your theme / artist's
3. Print out your images as a contact sheet (see here for how to do it - Mac / PC)
4. Highlight the strongest photos - circling around them and crossing out ones you don't want to use
5. Annotate around your contact images - e.g. Strong use of composition / interesting angle
6. Print out a min of 10 images to work from (at least postcard size)
Extension: Try combining elements from artist images together to create something new!

Deadline: 1st lesson back after Reading Week!