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 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!

Architecture (Abigail Reynolds)

Starter: Paper Pinwheels

Lesson Aims: To understand the work of artist Abigail Reynolds and extend your paper-cutting skills by creating a minimum of one inspired study of her work.

Assessment Objectives: AO2 / AO4

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):

1. Look at, discuss and make notes about the work of Abigail Reynolds 

2. Alter images by exploring shape and pattern to create your own Reynolds inspired imagery

3. Discuss strengths in final pieces through a group exhibition.
Extension: Experiment with shapes/letters to create folds at different scales.

Tasks:

Connection to the work of others:

Look at the work of Abigail Reynolds. In pairs discuss and make notes on her use of the following:

• Shape
• Imagery/Subject Matter
• Colour

Abigail Reynolds inspired work:
Over the next hour you will create your own Abigail Reynolds inspired work. You will create a minimum of one piece that incorporates triangular cuts and folds. 

DRAWING (30 MINUTES):
1. Select two images from the 'found' imagery and decide which image will be the top/bottom
2. Using tracing paper transfer your bottom image onto the paper using pen
3. Remember to incorporate everything you have learnt from your line/tone lessons!

TRIANGULAR CUTS/FOLDS (30 MINUTES):

1. Select your top image and glue a sheet of sugar paper to back of the top image.

2. Use a ruler to draw a grid over the top image. To save time measuring, draw along both sides of the ruler  (so the lines are 1 ruler width apart) then slide it across and draw the next line (1 ruler width apart). Repeat this across your image in both directions to create squares.

3. Use a scalpel to cut along 2 adjoining sides of each square but not quite into the corners! You could do this with the same sides of each square, or mix it up and select random 2 sides. Then fold back each flap.

4. Place the top image over the bottom image and glue around the edges to hold it in place.

Plenary: Group Exhibition

Display your final pieces on the table in front of you and join in the group discussion!

Homework:

1. Create 2 A4 framed boxes  

2. Research Sunga Park on Pinterest

3. One frame must be a Sunga Park copy using pen and watercolour

4. One frame must be a Maja Wronska copy using any medium that you like

5. Briefly annotate under each frame the technique and timescale.

Deadline: First lesson w/c 5th October 2015!

Remember to use the student examples on GoogleDrive here to help you!

Lesson 15 & 16: Presentation

Starter: Presentation of Mounting

Lesson Aims: To select strongest technique work and mount a minimum of one A1 board.

Assessment Objectives: AO3 / AO4

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):

1. Understand what good presentation looks like 

2. Select and mount strong technique work for submission last lesson of the week.

Tasks:

Mounting:

Remember to use the student examples on GoogleDrive here to help you!

Peer Feedback:
Walk around the room and view each others technique boards. Split into groups of 4 and highlight what is the strongest work and why. Place a post-it note on each strength with detailed feedback.

Homework:

1. Complete figurative overlay by next lesson

2. Buy mountboard / blu tack for next lesson in order to mount techniques

3. Complete the following written review:

It is important that you reflect on the journey you have been on over the past five weeks and you are required to complete a written review of your strongest techniques to show understanding and development of skills.

PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: (MIN 250 WORDS)

INTRODUCTION:
Reflect on the selection of techniques you have presented by discussing the different experiments/subject matters and why you have chosen these techniques! 

• Write an explanation of the techniques you have selected for your boards:
Does your board have a theme or do your studies have anything in common? If so, explain! Your technique board might be focused on colour or you might of learnt a new skill in being expressive. What techniques are you keen to continue developing throughout your work in Component 1?

ANALYSE THE TECHNIQUES:

This is your opportunity to go more in-depth about your selected techniques!

• Describe the use of materials and the use of formal elements (line, colour, tone, texture, shape, depth and rhythm!)

How have your techniques been drawn or painted? Describe the marks you see within certain studies! For example - what size are the marks, are they carefully applied, dripped, scratches, blended, dotted, etc. If you have paintings or prints describe the consistency of the medium - e.g. is it thin, thick, dry, oily, etc. Describe the use of colour, tone and overall composition of your studies.

• How have your skills changed over the course of the techniques?

Explain your initial techniques and how your skills have developed over time, making sure that you link back to any techniques that helped you develop other studies. For example, continuous line may have helped you map out more refined studies quicker and made tone more dominant in studies. Were any of your studies created in timed restraints? e.g. 10 minute study. Did you find this difficult at first or did it help you improve your overall drawing skills?

ARTIST INSPIRATION:

• Discuss how your ideas have been influenced by key artist/designers you have looked at...

Reflect on artists you have researched and learnt in class related to certain techniques - did they inspire the way you approached drawing/painting/printmaking at all? Did you find any artists that took your work on a totally different path? Which artist/technique are you keen to explore further in Component 1? Discuss these points!

CONCLUSION:

This is your opportunity to sum-up what techniques appeal to you and what you want to continue developing!

• Comment on your overall thoughts about the techniques...

Did you find the techniques easy/difficult? Which ones! Did you enjoy working on your techniques? Are you pleased with the quality of your studies? What is your next step? Will you continue to develop/combine certain techniques or do you want to test/research new materials?

Deadline: Last lesson w/c 12th October 2015!

You must submit your board/s last lesson of the week!

Lesson 10: Abstract Painting

Starter: I could do that!

Lesson Aims: To explore painted marks with a variety of paintbrushes and create a Patrick Heron/Vieira da Silva inspired abstract piece involving a range of layers, colour and shapes. 

Assessment Objectives: AO2 / AO3

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):

1. To understand and appreciate different approaches to art
2. Learn how to accurately create grey tones with acrylic paint - reflecting on line
3. Understand fractal expressionism and the terms 'uncertainty/pure randomness'
4. Experiment with abstraction techniques to create your own painting inspired by artists Patrick Heron and Vieira da Silva.
Extension: Experiment with a low relief abstract study inspired by artist Ben Nicholson...

Tasks:

How do you mix grey tones correctly?

Patrick Heron inspired abstract painting:

Step 1: Background Colour
Paint the base of your long and thin with a light wash of your chosen shade of grey.

Step 2: Mark Making

Using these Patrick Heron/Vieira Da Silva paintings as a basis, build up layers of marks and shapes, blocks and stripes on top of your tonal base. The layers you create should be a mix of thick and thin paint, building up transparent layers. 

Plenary: Review of abstraction techniques

How could you extend the abstraction techniques learned today further? 

Homework:

Complete either option 1 or 2 below:

OPTION 1:  Complete your 1 x copy of either Bee Bartlett or Kurt Jackson's work 

OPTION 2: Complete your 1 x copy of any abstract artist on the AS Techniques Board

2. Minimum size must be A4

3. You must ensure that you have used paint and mixed-media.

Deadline: First lesson w/c 12th October!

Remember to use the student examples on GoogleDrive here to help you!