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> Unit 1: Base Line Drawing and Colour Theory
After this unit, you will know:
- The difference between a Primary and Secondary observational drawing.
- How to use a pencil to recreate the different values of shading.
- What the steps are to create a successful observational drawing of a shoe.
- How to identify the different groups of colour on the colour wheel?
- What the Primary colours are and where they derive from.
- What the secondary colours are and how to make them?
- What the tertiary colours are and how to make them.
- How to apply colour theory to create a piece of art.
You will need to remember:
- The formal elements of art
- Primary colours.
- Secondary colours and how to mix them.
- How to create tertiary colours.
- How to shade using a pencil
- The difference between a primary and secondary observation.
You will be able to do the following:
- Baseline assessment booklet.
- Create a formal element information sheet. (Homework)
- Create a primary observational drawing of a shoe.
- Create a colour wheel painting.
- A creative response to the colour wheel. (Homework)
> Unit 2: Colour Theory and Matt Moore Inspired Work.
After this unit, you will know:
- What a Graphic Designer does?
- Who the artist Matt Moore is.
- How to create different values of shading.
- How to use shape and colour to create a shoe design in the style of Matt Moore?
- How to create tints, tones and shades using paint.
- How to develop colour mixing to create a geometric painting in the style of Matt Moore.
- How to analyse the work of Matt Moore and evaluate their own work linking to the artist.
You will need to remember:
- What a Graphic Designer does and the key skills they use.
- Who the artist Matt Moore is and what campaigns he has worked on.
- How to add different values of colour using colour pencil.
- How to create a tint, tone and shade.
You will be able to do the following:
- Design a shoe drawing inspired by Matt Moore.
- Develop the Matt Moore inspired shoe drawing by adding colour and shading.
- Create a geometric painting using tints, tones and shade.
- Create an art analysis page on Matt Moore.
- End of unit knowledge assessment.
> Unit 3: Bird Art and Mark Making
After this unit, you will know:
- How to recognise mark making in art and how to apply it to their own work.
- How to use line to create different marks.
- What the grid technique in art is and how to use it.
- How to use black ink/paint and different drawing tools to create a range of different marks.
- Who the artist Abby Diamond is.
- How to use ink and mark making to create a bird in the style of Abby Diamond.
- How to create different marks using watercolour paint.
- How to combine black ink mark making and watercolour ink painting to develop a bird in the style of Abby Diamond.
- How to analyse the work of Abby Diamond and evaluate their own work linking to the artist.
You will need to remember:
- How to create different marks using different tools and materials.
- How to use the grid technique.
- How to use black ink successfully.
- How to create different effects using watercolour paint.
- How to recognise mixed media work.
You will be able to do the following:
- Create a grid drawing of a bird, adding shade, tone and texture.
- Create a page of mark making using black ink.
- Create a bird painting using black ink and a variety of marks.
- Create a page of mark making techniques using watercolour paint.
- Develop their black ink bird painting using watercolour paint.
- Create an art analysis page on Abby Diamond.
> Unit 4: Bird Art and Watercolour Paint Techniques.
After this unit, you will know:
- Who the artist Mark Hearld is.
- How to use watercolour paint and mark making to create a bird in the style of Mark Hearld.
- How to analyse the work of Mark Hearld and evaluate their own work linking to the artist.
- How to evaluate their own work.
You will need to remember:
- How to create different marks using watercolour paint.
- How to create a paper bird sculpture.
You will be able to do the following:
- Create a paper bird sculpture using watercolour paint and mark making skills.
- Create an art analysis page on Mark Hearld.
- End of unit evaluation of work.
- End of unit knowledge assessment.
> Unit 5: Culture Art.
After this unit, you will know:
- Students will know about the historical links between Liverpool and China.
- What a mood board is, why it is important in art and how to present one in their sketchbook.
- What a spider diagram is, why it is important in art and how to present one in their sketchbook.
- Students will know key facts about Chinese New Year.
- Students will know about the 2023/2024 Chinese zodiac animal and what it symbolises.
- Students will know what cherry blossom symbolises in Asian art.
- How to combine black ink and watercolour mark making to create a cherry blossom design.
- What the grid technique in art is and how to use it.
You will need to remember:
- The history of China and Liverpool.
- How to create a mood board.
- How to create a spider diagram.
- Some facts about Chinese New Year.
- How to use black ink.
- How to use watercolour paint
- How to create different marks.
- How their work links to the formal elements of art.
- How to use the grid technique.
You will be able to do the following:
- Create a Chinese mood board page.
- Create a Chinese inspired spider diagram of diagrams.
- Create a cherry blossom tree using black ink, pink watercolour paint and bubble wrap.
- Create a grid drawing of a dragon.
> Unit 6: Culture Art.
After this unit, you will know:
- About the Chinese Ming dynasty and it’s link to art.
- What the sgraffito technique is and how to use it.
- How to create different textures using oil pastels.
- Who the artist Aubrey Brown is.
- How to analyse the work of Aubrey Brown and evaluate their own work linking to the artist.
You will need to remember:
- How to recognise a piece of art work from the Ming dynasty including its key characteristics.
- How to use oil pastels successfully.
- How to use sgraffito to create mark making.
You will be able to do the following:
- Create an experimental page using the sgrafitto technique.
- Create a Ming vase developing the sgrafitto technique.
- Create an oil pastel technique page.
- Create an oil pastel dragon eye.
- Create an art analysis page on Aubrey Brown.
- End of unit evaluation of work.
- End of year knowledge assessment.
Assessments
For your mid-year assessment, you will need to know:
For your end of year assessment, you will need to know:
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