Homework set Tuesday 27th September.

This week (week commencing the 26th September), you will be completing your observational studies of natural forms in dry materials (pencil, charcoal, pen, pencil crayon, oil pastel). In preparation for week commencing the 3rd October, you will be producing an Artist's Analysis, for homework, you need to look at artists who work in monochrome (black and white / shades of one colour). 
Task :

1. Look at pages 1 to 15 of Powerpoint.
2. Select an artist whose work you admire. (Karl Blossfeldt, Edward Weston or Ernst Haeckel OR an artist you find yourself)
3. Print off a good reproduction of one example of their work no bigger than A5. You will be writing in depth about it so must like it!!
4. Print off information about your chosen image and artist.
5. Bring print outs to college on Monday 3rd October if you are in 10W, Tuesday 4th October if you are in 10Y.

Observational drawings with "dry materials".

Our new focus for the next few weeks is observational drawings and experimenting with materials and techniques! Check out this Powerpoint to give you some ideas!

Dont forget your A3 sketchbook, pencils, putty rubber, fineliner pen, pencil crayons (charcoal pencil and oil pastels if you purchased them!).

KS 4 Art Club is starting Wednesday 14th September!

Homework, set Tuesday 6th September

Homework will be set every week on a Tuesday and you will be expected to spend approx. 1 hour per week on your GCSE Fine Art homework. 

The first task is creating surfaces to work on when we begin observational studies of Natural Forms week commencing 12th September. Here is more detailed information and some examples to guide you (look at the backgrounds, not the subject matter of the observational studies!!!): 

MindMapping!!

We spent our first lesson recording (in rough) ideas on a MindMap. The portfolio of work which is Component 1 of GCSE Fine Art is based on the theme of FORMS. There is information in your Student Handbook to help you with this but if you need more information, here is the powerpoint on MindMapping.

Introduction to Natural Forms

Our focus for the Autumn  Term is Natural Forms. We will be concentrating on key skills, materials, techniques and artist analysis as well as developing our annotation skills. To help you with your mindmap, here is a link to the powerpoint which introduced you to what natural forms are!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4kxspttAfeWUGpzNHhGNkgxSVU/view?usp=sharing

Introduction to GCSE Fine Art

Well, we've started the year as we mean to go on! Remember that every lesson you will need to bring : 

• your A3 sketchbook and 
• your Student Handbook
• Basic equipment from your Art packs (pencil set, putty rubber, fineliner) (charcoal pencil if you purchased one)

Deadline for the holiday homework task is Tuesday 6th September!!