Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects

Art and design

Identifying starting points

Effective annotation: different ways to present ideas

Analysing the work of artists and designers: materials and techniques

The work of artists and designers: elements of art

The work of artists and designers: principles of art

Connecting and combining: trials and experiments with materials

First-hand primary resourcing

Photographing for resources: what makes a good photograph

Personal response: appropriate resources and creating artwork

Creating a surface, armature, background: preparing your personal response

Personal response: layers and processes in different endorsements

Personal response: how to judge quality and refining work

Personal response: finishing an artwork

Presenting a portfolio: creating pages of documentation

Curating the artwork: selecting and arranging key pieces

Evaluate the use of materials and techniques

Self assessment techniques: evaluating your own work

This is an independent, pupil-led unit where pupils develop their own creative process. Having learned the key components of shaping an artistic voice, they will now make choices about themes, techniques, and processes, articulating and evaluating their artistic journey.

First sustained project: working from a theme

artists always make art inspired by their emotions

artists never make art inspired by their emotions

Which of the following statements is true?

What is meant by a starting point when referring to an art project?

they always create cheerful art to distract from pain

they often use art as a way to process, or heal emotional struggles

Which of the following best describes how negative life experiences often influence an artist’s work?

It expands your creative thinking and shows different approaches to expression

It makes you feel like your ideas aren't original

How can studying the work of other artists inspire new concepts?

Starter Quiz