year 1

CURRENT WORK

Work Set : You should have already have drawn the eye and mouth on one page. On the next page in your sketchbook again the page split into four (but this time I suggest you use it in a portrait/upright format). This weeks work is to produce a highly detailed drawing of a nose (in front view) from a photograph and present these next to one another in your book. You may want to watch the Drawing Facial Features Demonstration video again from 9mins 30secs).

This is also a good link:

FOR THOSE BOYS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A PRINTER AT HOME

Please leave space for the pictures on your sketchbook page. Then at the same time as sending me a pictures of the nose drawing send me a picture of the nose photograph that you copied. I suggest you arrange the pictures on a PowerPoint. You can print the pictures when school resumes and stick them into your book.

Remember to work from high quality pictures and draw larger than life size so it becomes easier to add fine detail and blending.

Deadline : Monday 18th May

Previous Work

Work Set : You should have already have drawn the eye on the top have of the page split into four (as described in the video). This weeks work is to produce a highly detailed drawing of lips (I suggest you draw them with the mouth closed). You may want to watch the Drawing Facial Features Demonstration video again from 8mins 10secs).

This is also a good link:

FOR THOSE BOYS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A PRINTER AT HOME

Please leave space for the pictures on your sketchbook page. Then at the same time as sending me a pictures of the lips drawing send me a picture of the lips photograph that you copied. I suggest you arrange the pictures on a PowerPoint. You can print the pictures when school resumes and stick them into your book.

Remember to work from high quality pictures and draw larger than life size so it becomes easier to add fine detail and blending.

Deadline : Monday 11th May

Work Set : Watch the Drawing Facial Features Demonstration video. Split the next page in your sketchbook into four (as described in the video) and produce a highly detailed drawing of an eye. You are only drawing an eye this week.

FOR THOSE BOYS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A PRINTER AT HOME

Please leave space for the pictures on your sketchbook page. Then at the same time as sending me a pictures of the eye drawing send me a picture of the eye photograph that you copied. I suggest you arrange the pictures on a PowerPoint. You can print the pictures when school resumes and stick them into your book.

Remember to work from high quality pictures and draw larger than life size so it becomes easier to add fine detail and blending.

Deadline : Monday 4th May

Work Set : Watch the Portrait Proportions Worksheet Guidance video. Then produce a copy of the Portrait Proportions Worksheet. This will enable you to show an accurate understanding of the proportions of the human head and also show you can present the information in an accurate and precise way.

Remember the video demonstration shows that students do not need to copy the three skull drawings and skull written work.

The most common mistakes pupils make and loose marks are,
1. Not spending enough time doing an accurate heading and adding colour neatly
2. Not writing in pen and using guidelines
3. Getting the proportions of the head 'on the wrong lines'
4.Producing a sketch rather than an accurate 'line drawing'

Deadline : Monday 27th April

Work Set : Watch the Artists Colour Video, take notes for the bonus questions and revise for the Test

The opportunity to complete the Artists Colour Test has now expired

Deadline : Monday 20th April

Work Set : The next piece of work due for completion is the Teddy Bear Still Life Painting, and  this is due on the Monday after the Easter break.

You will need to email me two pictures to show that you that you have completed the work,
PICTURE 1 : Your final completed Teddy Bear Still Life Painting shown stuck into your sketchbook
PiCTURE 2 : Lay out all your evidence of practice paintings and take a picture.

(1A must also send a picture of their colour mixing and blending excise sheet.)

Deadline : Monday 13th April

year 2

CURRENT WORK

Work Set : On the A4 sheet of watercolour paper you were given, draw out 4 mountains and paint the clouds only. Watch the ‘Final Clouds Atmospheric Perspective Landscape Painting’ video careful. You may also want to practice clouds again on scrap paper before starting.

Common mistakes include not leaving about a third for the sky, drawing the mountain so they don’t look realistic and painting the clouds badly (remember to work very lightly to begin with; you only have one sheet of paper, so only one chance to get it right).

Deadline : Tuesday 19th May

Previous Work

Work Set : Read through the ‘Y2 Tree Painting Improvement’ pdf. Produce your second tree painting on the paper you were given before lockdown. Remember you are only using black paint and the tree does not have leaves.

Finally present this second tree painting on the same page as the first painting with a second written explanation as shown in the video. For this you need to describe the techniques used (also described in the video), how you improve the tree, as well as WWW and EBI comments.

Please send a picture of the page in your sketchbook (showing both tree paintings and written evaluation) for marking.

Work Set : Watch the Atmospheric Tree Painting Demonstration video below. Produce one tree paintings on the paper you were given before lockdown. Remember you are only using black paint and the tree does not have leaves.

Finally present this one tree painting on half a page in your sketchbook with written explanations as shown in the video. For this you need to describe the techniques used (also described in the video) as well as WWW and EBI comments.

Remember we are only producing one tree painting this week. I will then give you feedback on how to improve the tree and show progress in readiness for completing the the second tree next week.

NOTES : you may want to practice in the back of you sketchbook before using the paper you were given (if you didn’t pick up the paper you will have to use paper from the back of your sketchbook and cut it into strips four pieces - this is A6 size).

The most common mistakes pupils make and loose marks are,
1. Not using enough a fine enough brush or twisting the brush to a point. Not twisting the brush to a point

2. Not showing understanding of ‘bifurcation’ and the ways branches divide and grow

3. Not using the correct proportion of paint and water

4. Poor presentation - like not using guidelines for written work or messy ‘sticking -in’

Deadline : Monday 5th May

Work Set : Watch the Atmospheric Cloud Painting Demonstration video below. Produce two cloud paintings on the strips of watercolour paper you were given before lockdown. Remember you are only using water and a very small amount of black paint.

Finally present work with written explanations as shown in the video. For this you need to describe the techniques used (also described in the video) as well as WWW and EBI comments.

NOTES : you may want to practice in the back of you sketchbook before using the watercolour paper you were given (if you didn’t pick up the watercolour paper you will have to use paper from the back of your sketchbook and cut it into strips).

The most common mistakes pupils make and loose marks are,
1. Not using enough water - there is a high risk of this as you are using a smaller brush than in the video
2. Using too much black paint
3. Not leaving any white unpainted areas in the clouds
4. Poor presentation - like not using guidelines for written work or messy ‘sticking -in’

Deadline : Tuesday 28th April

Work Set : Watch the Atmospheric Perspective Overview video carefully. In this way you will gain an understanding of the work that will be set over the coming weeks.

Also collect 6 pictures of different types of clouds and neatly set out on a page in your sketchbook. You will also need to write a descriptive paragraph on each of the six pictures. Describe what ‘type’ of cloud they are and what are their characteristics.

Then collect 6 pictures of different types of tress and neatly set out on a second page in your sketchbook. These should be winter trees without leave. You do not have to write about the trees.

If you do not have a printer this can be completed on two PowerPoint slides.

You will need to email me two pictures to show that you that you have completed the work, or send me the PowerPoint.

Deadline : Tuesday 21st April

Work Set : The next piece of work due for completion is the double sketchbook page of Land Art Research, and this is set for the Tuesday after the Easter break.

You will need to email me two pictures to show that you that you have completed the work,
PICTURE 1 : Your double sketchbook page of Land Art research with FLAP-OUTS CLOSED
PiCTURE 2 : Your double sketchbook page of Land Art research with FLAP-OUTS OPEN

FOR THOSE BOYS WITHOUT ACCESS TO A PRINTER AT HOME

Please leave space for the pictures on the double sketchbook page (and any flap-outs). All other work must be completed. Then at the same time as sending me Pictures 1 and 2, also send me a Powerpoint of the missing pictures. Please number and correctly size the missing pictures in the Powerpoint. You can print the pictures when school resumes. By doing this you will not loose marks when the work is assessed.

ALSO - The make your own Land Art is now OPTIONAL now optional EASTER homework. Boys who feel they are unable to complete this work (reasons might include not having access to an outdoor space/garden) will be asked to complete the work over the Summer holidays and submit it at the beginning of Year 3.

For those pupils wishing to complete the work your final Land Art can either be presented in your sketchbook or in a PowerPoint. You should give your Land Art a title and write a paragraph under the following headings (see examples in the ‘Student Land Art Examples’ video on the Y2 sacart page),
1. Meaning (What makes it Land Art and what inspired you to come up with this idea)
2. Construction (How was the work made, size and materials used)
3. Evaluation (Why do you think it is successful, and how would you improve it if you did it again or had more time/materials)

Deadline : Tuesday 15th April

year 3

CURRENT WORK

Work Set : Fine Artists - This week you need to complete the third two pages of Artists Research. This includes a detailed analysis of a painting (remember how you were taught to do this when we did an analysis of Derain’s painting of ‘Big Ben’ in the Fauve Sea-Life Project).

Look back at your Fauve analysis work and all how other boys have done this in the example project on the main Y3 and GCSE section of sacart for ideas.

If any Fine Art student has not sent me their initial prep on a PowerPoint (for detail feedback), they must do so by the end of this weekend. - Deadline: Sunday 10th May

Photographers - The following two weeks are for improvement and catch up work. By the deadline you should have completed the first research stage of the project, plus 2 photo-shoots (Contact Prints, best images selected, Artists’ Research, and editing).

If any Photography student has not sent me their initial prep and photo-shoot 1 work (for detail feedback), they must do so by the end of this weekend.- Deadline: Sunday 10th May

NOTE : You will notice that I’ve set this deadline for two weeks, not one. This includes an additional improvement/ catch-up week.

Deadline: Wednesday 20th May

Previous Work

Work Set : Fine Artists - This week you need to complete the second two pages only of Artists Research. This is general information on the Artist’s technique and boys often copy one of the works they study (or copy a relevant section).

Remember quality and detail are every thing, especially as there is none of your actually artwork on these two pages, so spend time on presentation like heading and borders etc.

Also look again look at the example project on the main Y3 and GCSE section of sacart for ideas.

Photographers - Last week you should have started the PowerPoint slides for the ‘Second Photoshoot’ (Contact Prints, best images selected, Artists’ Research, and editing). Again there should be approx. 10 slides. This weeks deadline is to do the second half the work so either start with the photography work or the research work - whatever you didn’t do last week. Send me your PowerPoint work please.

NOTE : in 2 weeks we will have an improvement week when I will be rude about your work and then allow you to make the necessary changes.

Deadline: Wednesday 6th May

Work Set : Fine Artists - This week you need to complete the first two pages only of Artists Research. This is general information on the Artist’s life and work. Obviously some boys might be researching an individual artist and some boys might be looking at an art movement (like you did for the Fauves), so the approach is slightly different. Remember quality and detail are every thing, especially as there is none of your actually artwork on these two pages, so spend time on presentation like heading and borders etc.

Also look again look at the example project on the main Y3 and GCSE section of sacart for ideas.

Photographers - Start the PowerPoint slides for the ‘Second Photoshoot’ (Contact Prints, best images selected, Artists’ Research, and editing). Again there should be approx. 10 slides. This weeks deadline is to do half the work so either start with the photography work or the research work - it’s up to you. Send me your PowerPoint work please.

Deadline: Wednesday 29th April

Work Set : Fine Artists - Complete 3rd Initial Prep (MATERIAL OF YOUR OWN CHOICE) Double Sketchbook Page. Also complete the the work for the ‘Black Sheet’. Email photographs of the work please.

Photographers - Complete the PowerPoint slides for the ‘First Photoshoot’ (Contact Prints, best images selected, Artists’ Research, and editing) – approx. 10 slides. Send me your PowerPoint work please.

Deadline: Wednesday 22nd April

Work Set : Fine Artists - Complete 2nd Initial Prep (PAINTING) Double Sketchbook Page. Also complete the painting for the ‘Black Sheet’. Email photographs of the work please.

Photographers - Complete Initial Prep PowerPoint slides – approx.. 8 – 10 slides. Send me your PowerPoint work please.

Deadline: Wednesday 1st April