I am working on a project with KS4 Art & Design pupils with the intention of creating an abstract landscape based on childhood memories. So far we have explored some mark-making techniques in watercolour and ink: Dashes (creating tone) Pointillism (blending colours into one another) Dashes and daubs (creating movement) Ink (using tools such as […]
Read more "KS4 ART & DESIGN: MARK MAKING [LESSON 5]"Following on from our previous lesson in mark making, which focussed on using the paintbrush in a new way and trying different pointillist techniques, this lesson is aimed at developing those skills. On the board I showed some work by Van Gogh and questioned the group about how the painting made them feel, how the […]
Read more "KS4 Art & Design: Mark Making [Lesson 4]"I was looking for a modern pointillist artist to use with my KS4 group project in exploring mark making. Although we are working on landscapes, the techniques are still relevant. It was good to be able to discuss the differences in Wilkerson’s work and a more traditional artist such as Georges Seurat.
Read more "Jerry Wilkerson"After our introduction to mark-making using watercolours, we moved on to looking at Pointillism as a technique. I introduced new artists to look at, then set out the objectives. I chose three artists as a reference and included some keywords for pupils to focus on when choosing images to print out, asking pupils to print […]
Read more "KS4 Art & Design: Mark Making [Lesson 3]"KS4. Second lesson in mark-making and painting using watercolours.
Read more "KS4 Art & Design: Mark Making [Lesson 2]"I used Cy Twombly as an artist link in my first lesson on exploring mark-making with my Year 10 Art & Design class.
Read more "Cy Twombly"KS4. First lesson in a new painting project exploring mark-making.
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