Independent Themes: Observational Drawing
Students develop and enhance their observational drawing skills using gridding techniques in order to improve accuracy and independence; they develop their skills in tone, line, texture and form; whilst producing a series of drawings from students’ own photographs based on chosen themes to inform independent projects. Assessments are based on the development and refinement of drawing pages in the students’ portfolios and their independent application of the key skills taught.
Independent Themes: Cubism
Students study the work of Pablo Picasso and cubism; they learn how to critically analyse and evaluate works of art, develop and justify their opinions, and work in a cubist style to inspire their own creative ideas. Assessments are based on the development and refinement of artist research pages presented in students’ portfolios with a focus on their written research and analytical abilities alongside practical skills and their application of the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.
Independent Themes: Cubism – Experimentation and Design
Students learn how to manipulate a variety of mark making and mixed media techniques whilst exploring different forms of cubism in order to develop their own ideas, designs and compositions; they create links to their artist research and focus on shape, colour, composition and tone. Assessments will be based on the experimentation and design work presented in students’ portfolios with a focus on the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.
Independent Themes: Cubism – Final Piece
Students develop a personal outcome for their portfolios, consolidating the projects learning with the creation of a final cubist piece based on independent themes. Students will be assessed on the quality of their final piece and their application of the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.
Independent Themes: Records of Observation
Students further develop and enhance their observational drawing skills in order to support the development of their projects, improve accuracy and foster independence; they focus on enhancing their skills in tone, line, texture and form. Assessments are based on the development and refinement the drawings presented in students’ portfolios and their independent application of the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.
Independent Themes: Contextual Studies
Students choose and study the work of a painter; they learn how to independently analyse and evaluate works of art, develop and justify their opinions, and work in the Artist’s medium and style to inspire their own creative ideas. Assessments are based on the development and refinement of artist research pages presented in students’ portfolios with a focus on their written research and analytical abilities alongside practical skills and their application of the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.
Independent Themes: Painting – Experimentation and Design
Students learn how to mix and apply paint, in order to develop their own ideas, designs and compositions; they create links to their artist research and focus on colour theory, colour mixing and mark making in their own paintings. Assessments will be based on the experimentation and design work presented in students’ portfolios with a focus on the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.
Independent Themes: Painting – Final Piece
Students develop a personal outcome for their portfolios, consolidating the projects learning with the creation of a final painting based on independent themes. Students will be assessed on the quality of their final piece and their application of the key skills taught, with final assessments representing the accumulative development of students’ portfolios.