Art & Design cover lesson - introducing students to the work of illustrator Sandra Chevrier, who creates portraits with Marvel character masks covering the face.
This worksheet has examples of Chevrier’s work and instructs students to complete their own design over the blank portrait to the left of the page.
Please note that this is a worksheet only, not a full lesson or presentation.
Cover lesson work sheet guiding students to create a replica of an Angela Hao Asian architecture street sketch.
Also attached is an easy to print inspiration sheet to accompany and support the task.
A step by step guide taking students through a layered portrait Photoshop tutorial. The slides have easy to follow Photoshop instructions, with examples and screenshots to suit most learning styles.
The end product should be achievable within an hour lesson, provided students have a prior knowledge of Photoshop.
The slides can be sent to each student to make a copy and attach screenshots, final outcome and written analysis, too.
Worksheet introducing students to the work of Lucy Stephen, who creates city themed designs inside a typography letter shape.
The resource also includes an A-Z sheet. Simply crop the letter you wish students to complete and print out A5 for the class to complete.
Example also attached using this method with B for Birmingham!
A selection of 5 GCSE Photography digital sketchbooks guiding students through the camera basics, shutter speed, aperture and portraiture.
Enough content to cover a full Year 10 course, before student pick independent projects in Y11.
Highly successful outcomes from each project in past teaching, with analysis and development help and prompts too.
Perfect set for anyone new to teaching GCSE Photography
A cover lesson worksheet which challenges students to take a section of Kate Brinkworth’s coke bottle paintings and replicate them using pencil colours.
The task is designed to allow students to practice their use of ellipses whilst drawing, before applying colour knowledge and shading to complete the piece.
This is a stand alone worksheet with instructions and success criteria.
A worksheet guiding students through an observational drawing of an art room object or equipment before applying the style of designer Evan Weselmann to create a retro inspired Art Dept. character.
A full GCSE Graphic Communication project, guiding students through the creation of a retro mascot character using food and drink as a starting point.
The project then has the choice of 5 briefs which students may select to build their project in a more personal manner.
The scheme covers drawing and photography but does rely on access to Photoshop to complete most tasks.
A set of 3 worksheets suitable for Art & Design cover lessons. Students are asked to alter a famous painting in the style of grime artist Richie Velazquez.
The worksheets use the paintings:
Girl with a Pearl Earing
Mona Lisa
Frida Kahlo
You can always replace the paintings on the sheet, or use student photographs instead!
Brief scheme of work aimed at a Y12 induction to Graphic Design. The scheme of work begins with students studying Rauschenberg’s collage screenprints and interprets them into modern collage pieces.
Eventually, students are lead to create a social media ident which introduces them to basic After Effects functions.
The slides are lesson overviews, not tutorials for Photoshop and After Effects.
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.
Photography analysis guide with directed questions to help students consider concept and meaning behind the work of Matt Wisniewski and his digital overlays.
A selection of slides to introduce students to the portrait paintings of Lucian Freud.
The first task is a digital based tutorial which walks students through a low poly tutorial to create a geometric self portrait. This allows students to consider the face in a 3D format and appreciate the full range of skin tones within any face.
Students then move on to applying these various tones by mixing colours and painting over their digital piece.
Finally, students are encouraged to work in the style of Lucian Freud to complete their own expressive self portrait. They should be able to apply the skin tones and contour directions from tasks one and two to complete their piece.
A step by step guide for students to create posters in the style of Zeka Designs. The content helps in creating work based on European architecture but can be adapted to suit a portrait project.
Written instructions for Photopea included, as well as analysis prompts to break down the contextual sources.
Originally completed with Year 9 as an online project but also suitable for GCSE Photography and Graphic Design.
A one off Art & Design cover lesson challenging students to create an illustration for a skateboard deck. The sheet explains the task and success criteria, as well as offering visual examples for inspiration.
Students are to select one of the eight starting points provided and complete their illustration in the skateboard template, also on the sheet.
This task may be extended to allow students to complete their designs digitally, adding colour and texture through Photoshop or Photopea.
Cover lesson for KS3 exploring the stippling drawing technique. The worksheets instructs students to complete the drawings of 3 mini beasts, as well as a practice grid.
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
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.
Full introductory GCSE Art & Design presentation taking students through various digital and hands on tasks. All tasks link to the theme of Metamorphosis and includes workshop ideas, analysis tasks and development help towards an outcome.
Originally used during online distance learning last year, each student makes a copy of the presentation and adds work week by week to show development.
This was used for a pre GCSE Year 9 group to give a flavour of work which may be covered but could easily be used to begin a GCSE course or encourage online participation. Lots of media exploration and experimentation is encouraged, with consideration of equipment. Some tasks cover both digital and hands on art, focused on giving a taster of both GCSE Art and Photography course content.
Techniques covered:
Insect drawing
Projection Photography
Shutter speed photography
Still life photography and drawing
Illustration
Dry point printing
Digital illustration
Moodboard research and presentation
Compositional development
Outcome development and documentation
Final Outcome evaluation
Exhibition Poster extension task.