Presentation to introduce Hokusai’s The Great Wave and inspire students to work together to create a recycled version of the piece.
Includes an example from a Year 6 group, as well as 4 other famous paintings completed by previous groups.
Part of a formal elements scheme, helping students combine colour theory, line drawings and composition knowledge.
Presentation takes students through each development stage and includes primary images of sea life to draw from.
Creating patterned cultural tiles in the style of Jill Ricci.
2 x worksheets for students to create patterned tiles based on a chosen country. One sheet offers a shape for students to complete work in, cut around and place together as a class whilst the other can be extended into a Photoshop piece.
A series of activities leading students through a mixed media architecture project. Suitable for GCSE or Y12 study, the scheme explores:
2 point perspective technical drawing
Location photography
Urban sketching (artist Lyndon Hayes)
Monoprinting and collage
Mixed media (artist Daniela Gullotta)
Final outcome planning
GCSE Digital Sketchbook introducing the camera basics through a series of photoshoots and tasks.
Students learn basics such as leading lines, aperture, frames and the formal elements.
Students make their own copy of the presentation and then edit and add their images and research.
Art & Design and Graphic Design cover lesson worksheet. Students to create their own 3D typography drawing in the style of Pop Artist Ed Ruscha.
Also suitable for extension tasks to practice tonal shading in KS3 and develop 3D drawing techniques.
A presentation with outlines of tasks introducing students to a Vanitas themed coursework project. The project challenges students to:
Analyse a traditional Dutch Vanitas painting
Record with experimental techniques
Complete a photoshoot
Complete a still life drawing
Experiment in the style of Andy Warhol
Develop ideas for their own independent ideas to the theme of ‘life luxuries’
A poster outlining the characteristics of the 4 Art and Design Assessment Objectives.
The design covers key words and phrases for each of the Develop, Refine, Record and Present assessment areas.
The design is presented in the style of an eye catching festival poster, drawing attention and creating discussion from students.
A .JPG and .PDF file are included for easy printing, either as A4 / 3 displays or for a large scale poster print.
4 x Christmas activities, suitable for KS3 and above.
1 x Victorian Christmas Cards
1 x Christmas Architecture
4 x Christmas Grid Drawing Competitions
1 x Large Scale Group Drawing
Worksheet introducing the art work of artist Edward Bawden. Students are to design a traditional London townhouse, with Christmas decoration onto a brown paper bag.
Bags can then be presented outside or around school with appropriate tea lights to light up and luminate the illustrations.
A cover lesson activity sheet suitable for KS3 classes. Exploring the work and style of popular contemporary illustrator, Charly Clements. The task and success criteria challenge students to select an inspirational woman and illustrator her in Clements’ style. The task could be adapted to produce a self portrait or other portrait figure.
A unit of work centered around the British Pop artist, Peter Blake. The slides introduce students to the Pop Art movement before directing a self portrait in the style of the iconic artist.
Students will also consider collage and modern popular culture whilst creating their own ‘Sources for Pop Art’.
The final task is a cross curricular challenge to produce a collaged vinyl record design, in the style of Blake’s ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band’, depicting 10 key events in History.
Worksheet designed to aid students with written analysis for Art & Design.
Space is left in the middle of the sheet to include a chosen piece of the artist’s work before discussing their thoughts and opinions towards the pieces.
Space is also left for students to complete the artist’s name as a title in the style which matches the genre of work the artist worked in.
A selection of slides guiding students through a repeat pattern process on Photoshop or Photopea.
The design requires students to experiment with marbling techniques before following the slides to repeat and manipulate their pattern on Photoshop.
Suitable for Art & Design, Photography, Graphic Design and Textiles Design for GCSE and A Level.
A small presentation designed to get pre GCSE Photography students thinking more creatively about the images they take in their own time.
The slides suggest possible starting points all linked to the theme of Reflections.
There are no technical guides or analytical points, just suggested photographers and potential shoots to try.
Has also been set as an online learning project for KS3 students to encourage time away from their screens, whilst still encouraging creativity.
Presentation introducing students to creating zines as a way of presenting projects. The slides take you through a brief history and holds videos of mini documentaries and how to begin your own outcome.
The presentation can be adapted to reflect any completed project or used as a starting point to collect visual ideas and recordings.
Excellent stimulus to encourage wider thinking on complex issues within society and how to visually represent them.
2 x Greek Mythology grid drawing worksheets.
A photograph of a statue of Medusa and one of Athena. Students are asked to copy the grid lines onto their A4 piece of paper and copy box for box from the sheet.
A good activity for scaling images and building confidence with portrait drawing, which can be used as a starting point for further exploration into Greek Mythology.
A selection of slides which directs students through a double exposure tutorial using the online website, Photopea.
The slides link closely to the work of Nevess and encourage students to combine their own portrait and architecture photography.
As an extension, students can then develop a more mixed media, graphic style of working. There are further tutorials and analysis guides for the artist Januz Miralles.
Worksheet or starter activity slide encouraging discussion and analysis of Jonathan Yeo’s King Charles portrait.
Lots of potential questions for students to consider, or a good research activity to discover existing opinion on the piece.
Students may answer all or some of the work, and could represent their findings in a more visually engaging format.
A simple sheeting allowing students to apply pre taught shading and tonal techniques to 3D shapes.
Used as a practice builder into more substantial 3D still life drawings.