A lesson introducing students to the theme of Day of the Dead in Art & Design. Students are given background information about the festival, including traditions, symbols and meanings.
The task allows students to work collaboratively to create a joint papal picado bunting. There are excellent Maths links throughout the lesson, as well as literacy opportunities.
Day of the Dead outcomes can then be developed in following lessons.
A comprehensive collection of slides which introduce the basic facial proportions of portrait drawing. Students are lead through front and side sketches in the style of Efran Malo before completing a cross hatching self portrait.
The slides also cover dry point etching and printing using cereal boxes. These are linked to the work of Andy Warhol and colourful collage backgrounds. Lots of student examples are provided to aid this stage of the project. A digital Photopea tutorial is also provided for those learning from home or in need of extension work.
Finally, a home task in the style of Vik Muniz allows students to think about meaning and concept within portraiture.
A Powerpoint used for Years 5 and 6 Art & Design but suitable as a DT project also. The slides give visual stimulus for students to create scale models of their classroom or school.
Completed as an online distance task with great success.
Photography summer booklet. Prompts encouraging students to take an image each day of their summer holidays.
Print the sheet to A3 size and fold using the instructions within the document. Creates a small A6 booklet for students to take away.
You may also print double sided and include the inspiration poster as further prompts.
Visual stimulus for one of art lesson based on Shadowology. These slides introduce the work of illustrator Vincent Bal and encourages students to work creatively in making their own designs.
Originally used during distance online learning, students enjoyed working away for the screens and challenging their creative minds. It also acts as great stimulus into creative writing from the characters and senarios created.
Presentation giving instruction to a group Christmas drawing challenge. Each student is allocated one of 20 squares to complete using tonal shading. Once complete, the squares place together to create a large scale drawing of The Grinch.
This was originally carried out as a remote, online task and images pasted together digitally. It may adapted easily for in class purposes.
4 x presentations of a chopped up Christmas characters:
The Grinch
Home Alone
Miracle on 34th Street
Elf
Students copy their allocated square from the grid and use shading and tones to complete their part. Once complete, place the squares together and see the large scale, class drawing!
Perfect for group activities whilst developing drawing skills.
Each character has 12 squares per image. Can be printed or presented digitally.
A vocabulary poster with numerous descriptive words to describe texture in Art & Design. The poster covers to sheets of paper and can be printed either A4 or A3 in size. Once joined together on the wall, an easy to access guide to describing work, and specifically line, is displayed in the classroom.
A vocabulary poster to aid students in expanding their vocabulary when describing texture in Art & Design. The poster is a 2 part piece, which can printed to A4 or A3 size. Once joined together, the poster displays a number of descriptive words for students to use when discussing texture within their art work.
Worksheet introducing papal picado - traditional Mexican bunting.
The activity asks students to design half of a papal picado design before folding and cutting out the shapes. Each student in the group should then have a finished paper cut piece to contribute to a larger class bunting.
Perfect one off activity or introduction to Mexican culture. Excellent way to include symmetry and maths into design work.
Printing the sheet on different coloured papers will help to create a more vibrant group piece.
KS3 Formal Elements introduction sheets. This sheets helps students to practice the tonal shading grid before applying their technique to an outline of a scrunched bank note.
Outline provided helps students to focus on the shading technique, rather than worry about the outline.
A Powerpoint guide to creating a stop motion animation using iPads and the free Stop Motion Studio app.
The download also includes a cut out sheet of props to help create the suggested collage in the style of designer Eleanor Woods.
Originally designed to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee, the package can be used as a celebration of British history.
Set of 9 vocabulary prompts to broaden use of language in Art & Design. Each poster is a key term with an example of how it can replace basic language in art annotations.
Can be printed to A4 or A3 size.
Series of 6 posters outlining the Edexcel Art & Design specification. The posters come as lists for each marking category and describes in student friendly vocab the assessment criteria for each marking level.
Each marking band is spread over 2 sheets, usually printed to A4 size and joined together.
A perfect visual aid for students to understand how to achieve work in higher levels.
Powerpoint and PDF of a step by step guide to create a 3D hollow head effect, which is popular in current design trends.
The presentation requires some Photoshop knowledge to complete and can be offered as a good extension task in lessons to more able students.
A tutorial guiding students through the creation of a digital illustration collage in the style of designer Tristan Eaton.
The project was originally carried out in celebration of the Queen’s Jubilee but can be adapted to suit any portrait and subject matter.
Digital tutorial to create a Magdiel Lopez piece of Graphic Design. Layout in a sketchbook format, students make their own copy and track their progress through the easy to use tutorial.
Used for AS Level Graphic Design but suitable for GCSE, BTEC or KS3.
Can be used during online learning by using Photopea instead of Photoshop.
Step by step guide for students to create hands on and digital responses to the designer Sven Pfrommer.
Students begin by drawing citiscapes in an illustrative manner using fineliners and tipex. Abstract acrylic backgrounds are created before the two are imposed on each other.
The slides include very basic written instructions of how to complete the piece using Photopea, but can be adapted to Photoshop.
An introduction presentation for school trips to the Warner Bros Harry Potter studios. The slides give instruction for finding and discussing potential creative careers whilst at the studio.
The presentation also has a fun character creation task, using the AI Dall-E website to generate a new character using student discriptions. This can be completed prior to the trip, after or on the way.
Easy to follow instructions for students to recap and learn the very basic Photoshop functions to move work within a file. Sheet covers:
moving objects.
making objects bigger / smaller.
rotate an object.
Simple shape placement tasks can be carried out from these basic instructions.