to show or illustrate through practical application or examples e.g. through sketchbook work

the final stage or result of a process e.g. a final piece

occurring repeatedly e.g. themes of interest or preferred techniques and materials

Planning a final piece

Art and design

The artistic voice

Refining your artistic voice by experimenting with techniques and skills

The role of the sketchbook in developing your artistic voice

Responding to a theme

Creating and presenting an artist research page

Developing a distinctive idea

This unit introduces pupils to developing their own voice. They will learn about key components in shaping their artistic voice, including research, reflection and refining ideas. The unit takes them on a journey of discovery leading to planning a final piece.

Finding your artistic voice: an introduction to the creative process

materials, age, country of birth and subjects.

techniques, materials, subjects and themes.

techniques, height, materials and subjects.

The artistic voice can effect an artist's choices of...

An artistic voice stays the same for the whole of the artist’s lifetime.

The artistic voice is not fixed. It can change, as we do.

An artistic voice is copied from another artist.

making art with someone else’s idea of your outcome.

using materials with no clear idea of your outcome.

using materials with a clear idea of your outcome.

Which of these is most likely to be found in an artist’s sketchbook?

Consider which ideas will be the most popular with others.

Consider which ideas feel the most personal or meaningful to you.

Consider which ideas make little or no sense to you right now.

Which considerations are not a good way to choose an aspect of a theme to develop?

Which of these are ways to record an artist’s work?

Starter Quiz