Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping, and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today about new Pop Art through sculpture and mixed media.

We're going to do lots of thinking, talking, and exploring together in this lesson.

So, shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to create a final Pop Art outcome that expresses your ideas using colour, composition, and mixed media.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson, so it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The keywords we'll be using today are outcome, media, refine.

I'm gonna say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Outcome.

Media.

Refine.

Good job.

Now let's think in more detail about what these keywords mean by taking a look at their definitions.

An outcome is the finished artwork created by an artist after planning and development.

Media refers to the materials or tools used to create a piece of art.

For example, paint, collage, or sculpture.

Refine means to improve or add detail to a piece of work by reviewing and adjusting.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords.

And when you're ready to continue, press play.

These are the learning cycles that we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

Developing a final outcome and refining and evaluating our final outcome.

In this first learning cycle, we are going to have a go at developing a final outcome.

When is an artwork considered finished? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? When is an artwork considered finished? Well, a final outcome is the completed artwork at the end of a project.

It should reflect your ideas, techniques, and creativity all in one piece.

For this project, it should show your personal response to Pop Art.

You can see this final outcome here of some light installations of different foods.

Remember, the process is just as important as the outcome.

Your sketchbooks, your trials, the planning.

There isn't just one right answer.

Two people can have very different final outcomes from the same starting point.

Final outcomes can take many forms. A drawing, painting, sculpture, digital artwork, an installation, or even a performance.

At this stage, you might find it helpful to review your ideas and plans.

Look through your sketchbook, revisit your thumbnail sketches, your media experiments, and any artist studies.

What idea stood out most and what do you want to develop further? See here a sketchbook here with lots of different ideas and themes.

I'm sure that's what your sketchbook looks like.

Pop Art uses bold colours, repetition, comic-style lines, and everyday images.

Pop artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein used style, humour, and popular culture to inspire their work.

Does your work reflect the Pop Art style? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? Does it look like this Pop Art inspired installation here? This image of this house.

Does your work reflect the Pop Art style of bold colours, repetition, those black, bold outlines and everyday objects? Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Which of the following would best describe a Pop Art style? Earthy tones and realistic shading.

Soft, gentle lines with pale colours.

Dark, moody, abstract shapes.

Bright colours, bold outlines, and repeated images.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about the answer to this question, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that Pop Art style can be described as bright colours, bold outlines, and repeated images, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

So use your sketchbook plan as a guide, but be flexible.

Artists often change things while making.

If your plan doesn't work as expected, you can always adapt your idea and try something new.

Be bold, be creative, and just have fun.

Look at this sketchbook plans for ice cream designs.

There's so many different versions, and we're not sure which one the artist will like the most and they'd like to take forward in their final piece.

Good composition helps lead the viewer's eye across your work.

For a 3D sculpture, this means considering the overall form.

Observe your piece from different angles to see if any areas need details or textures.

Can you see this ceramic skull sculpture here? We're quite drawn in by the glasses on its face.

Pop Art uses vibrant, flat colours.

Consider using contrast, and using colours to draw attention to key parts of your piece.

You might mix paint with collage or draw on top of packaging.

Try layering textures and media to create visual interest.

You can see here in this image the layered colourful hearts.

This artwork here.

How each lays on top of each other.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

If your plan doesn't work as expected, what should you do? Adapt your idea and try something new.

Stick exactly to the plan, no matter what.

Ask a friend to do it for you.

Or give up and stop.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with a partner about the answer to this question, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that if your plan doesn't work as expected, you should adapt your idea and try something new, you are absolutely right.

Remember, you don't have to stick exactly to the plan.

This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to develop your Pop Art final outcome.

Use your sketchbook plan to guide you, but feel free to adjust as you create.

Focus on the composition, the colour, and the bold expression.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a go at developing your Pop Art final outcome.

Remember, you can change as you go.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Did you make any changes as you went? And did you use your sketchbook plan to guide you? Well, let's take a look at an example here.

So, Aisha has developed her final Pop Art outcome even further by adding more textures and effects digitally.

She used repeated circles and squares in bold colours to achieve an expressive effect.

So we can see those squares have been added in, in those bold colours, the same colours as the circles.

So we've got a couple of different versions of that repetition there now.

I can see that texture in the bottom corner there that's being created digitally, and that portrait now is even more bold and interesting within this composition.

So well done for having a go at developing your final Pop Art outcome.

This brings us to the second part of our lesson.

We're going to be refining and evaluating your final outcome.

As you progress with your piece, pause and look from a distance.

What works well? What needs changing? And this is your chance to refine the artwork before you finish it.

If you're unsure how to progress the piece, ask yourself, what would a pop artist do? Would they make it bigger, brighter, bolder, or repeat an element? Use your artist influences to guide your next steps.

Small changes can create a big impact.

Focus on line quality to create bold outlines, use bright, bold colours, and layering to develop the work.

Take a look here at this Pop Art inspired shoe design.

What changes would you maybe make to this design? So if this is where the artwork started and then it was developed further to look like this.

This artwork has been refined by the artist.

What changes can you notice and what is the impact? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you notice? Well, refining means making improvements, adding details or adjustments to the shape, to the shape, colour, or layout.

So we can see from the first to the second, we've added some more of those repeated shapes.

So we've now got repeated squares in those bright, bold colours.

And we can also see that the digital aspect of texture has been added more.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What does it mean to refine your artwork? Start again from scratch.

Add colour randomly without considering details.

Improve your work by adjusting or adding details.

Trace over someone else's design to copy the details.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about the answer to this question, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that to refine your artwork means to improve your work by adjusting or adding details, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

Pop Art often says something about everyday life or culture.

Discuss with a partner the themes that your piece reflects.

Pause the video here to have that discussion, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you talk about? What was the theme that your piece reflects? Was it identity, climate, technology? It could be many different things.

Lucas says, "I made a burger sculpture, using papier mache and cardboard, to highlight how fast food is a part of popular culture." Aisha says, "My Pop Art piece explores identity in a digital world.

Social media is a big part of popular culture, and the portrait in my artwork is mixed together with the background." So maybe you've come up with a similar theme to Lucas or Aisha, or maybe yours is completely different.

Your final outcome might look similar to or quite different from your original plan.

Artists adapt ideas during making.

Their plan is just a starting point, not a rule.

Changing media or techniques during creation is part of the artistic process.

You can see an artwork here blending different styles and how they stand out.

Jean Jullien is a French artist who makes a range of graphic artworks, which lead into interactive installations in museums and galleries.

While outcomes appear in creative projects, they might not be final, and there is often the possibility to develop them further.

Ideas and sketches might become 2D artworks.

2D artworks could be developed into 3D sculptures, and 3D sculptures could become immersive installations.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Why is it important to step back and look at your artwork from a distance? To copy someone else's ideas.

To see the balance and overall impact of your piece.

To take a break and avoid finishing.

To see if your colours have dried.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about the answer to this question, and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said it's important to step back and look at your artwork from a distance to see the balance and overall impact of your piece, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

This now brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to refine your Pop Art final outcome.

You might add details, adjust the composition, or even enhance the colours.

After you've done that, I'd like you to evaluate your Pop Art final outcome.

You should explain your message for your artwork, your inspiration, and why you made particular creative choices.

And you may choose to respond by writing short sentences or maybe even create a voice recording.

So pause the video here to have a go at these two elements of this learning task, and press play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Were you able to adjust and refine your final piece, and then evaluate it? Well, let's take a look at an example here.

So, Lucas here has created this 3D sculpture of a burger.

He said, "I used coloured card and glue to assemble this Pop Art inspired burger sculpture.

I experimented with different fillings and toppings to create this final outcome." So hopefully, you were able to refine yours and you are happy with what you were able to create.

And then secondly, to evaluate, Lucas says, "I was inspired by the pop artist, Claes Oldenburg, who made giant sculptures of everyday objects.

The bold colours are striking and it definitely looks like a burger, so I'm pleased with the result." So hopefully, you were able to evaluate your piece and were happy with your Pop Art final outcome.

Well done.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about Pop Art through our final outcome.

Sketches, research, and planning aid the process of completing a final outcome, Artworks can be refined and evaluated throughout the making process.

And choosing appropriate media helps to reflect Pop Art themes and outcomes.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson.

I hope you enjoyed learning about new Pop Art through sculpture and mixed media.

I certainly did.

I hope to see you for another unit of learning soon.

See you then.