congratulations on getting a place on our new 3 year gcse art course. this year will provide the...
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Congratulations on getting a place on our new 3 year
GCSE Art course.
This year will provide the solid practical and thinking skills
you will require to succeed. We are not looking for fully
formed artists, and we do not expect you to achieve a
perfect result every time: what we look for are earnest
students who want to learn and improve their skills to
GCSE standard and beyond!
Let us make it all about you (well, mostly)- The most
successful Art students find ways to use their personalities
and interests in their artwork.
This is the real thing- No messing about here, from the
first lesson forward you have started gaining vital
experience for the course. Make the most of it from day
one.
No half measures. We commit to giving you a
professional program with highly skilled
practitioners and you commit to taking part,
getting involved and trusting in our advice and
tutoring. With application and practice
you will succeed here.
There are no limitations here, only
minimum expectations: accept the challenge
of GCSE Art.
Do not underestimate the power of good
research, you have two really good web reference
here; you should at the very least spend a good
amount of time exploring them both.
Don’t forget to have fun with the tasks-
We are artists this is the sort of stuff we do
best.
YR9 GCSE ART
Welcome to ADT and your skill building year…
A4 Sketch book recommended: available from the Art department for a small cost before
the end of term, whilst stocks last.
Otherwise a reasonable paper quality sketchbook can be purchased from stationers / art
shops like hobby craft for around £6, alternatively the first result for “A4 sketchbook” on
amazon is an £5.55 150gsm book which would also be suitable.
http://www.tate.org.uk/
RESEARCHSurrealismCOLLECT
Save and present chocolate and
sweet wrappers in a full page collage.
WRITEUse the
How/What/Why guide sheet to
analyse a
Picasso painting.
MAKEA Landscape
painting or a city scape pen drawing, observe from real
life and take a photo of what you
draw
“DRAW” I.S TERMS 1+2All drawing tasks should follow the “draw a still Life”
Guide provided with this sheet and available on the schools
website in PDF and Power point format.
‘DRAW’ Independent studies will be handed in once
every week for the first ten weeks of the
course (all of term 1 and into term 2)
All drawings should take at least 40mins of focused
work.,.
A PDF of example drawing tasks can be found on the
school website.
All tasks will be talked through before being set, with
examples shown.
Unless otherwise stated in the task description below all
drawings should be pencil drawn AND shading attempted
Objects for the drawing tasks are available in
school if you don’t have them to hand at home.
1. Your pencil case, with its contents spilling out onto a
surface.
2. A stack of DVDs/books/magazines.
3. A collection of at least 4 bathroom objects.
4. A collection of at least 3 Bottles and cans (any
combination).
5. An opened chocolate bar with a bite taken out.
6. A small plastic toy.
7. A set of keys.
8. Two remote controls of any variety (TV, Hi-Fi,
gamepad).
9. Three items of jewellery.
10. A Pair of shoes.
“CHOOSE” I.S TERMS 3+4The rules:1. There are 12 tasks: you can choose any 6 to complete.2. ‘CHOOSE’ Independent studies will be handed in once every two weeks for terms 3 + 4, YOU
choose the I.S task you complete for each hand in.
3. ALL work must be documented in a sketch book or on A4 paper in your folder, even if the end product exists outside it. For ideas on presentation, Check out: http://www.studentartguide.com/articles/sketchbook-ideas-and-portfolio-presentation
4. Each task should use at least one full page of your sketchbook.5. YOU MAY NOT CHOOSE MORE THAN 2 TASKS IN EACH CATEGORY.6. YOU MUST CHOOSE AT LEAST 1 TASK FROM EACH CATEGORY.
RESEARCHGuernica
COLLECTCreate a mood
board to express yourself with images from
magazines and the internet (see art
staff if you require materials/printing).
WRITEUse the
How/What/Why guide sheet to analyse a
Monet painting.
MAKE
A model of something,
out of anything you like.
DOCUMENT IT.
RESEARCHPop art.COLLECT
Collect leaflets fliers and newspapers
and create a motto for life from words and letters you cut
out.
WRITEUse the
How/What/Why guide sheet to analyse a
John Piper painting.
MAKECarve a
geometric design into a potato and
print it in paint.
“PERSONAL PROJECT” I.S TERMS 5+6During term 5 you will begin a personal project, your teacher will set you individual tasks to progress this project which can be spread over class time and I.S as you wish. Book / Folder reviews will take place once a week.