adding notes, labels, or explanations to show your thinking, choices and ideas

Effective annotation: different ways to present ideas

Art and design

Identifying starting points

Resourcing ideas through personal reflections, narratives and objects

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

All artworks must use squares to feel balanced

Sharp, jagged shapes can create a feeling of tension or danger

Triangles always make an artwork feel romantic

How can different shapes affect the mood or feeling of an artwork?

A written list of materials used in the artwork

A story or sequence of events told through images or ideas

What does the word narrative mean in art?

By giving ideas about feelings, memories, or important events to express

By copying exactly what other artists have done previously

By avoiding any personal feelings or stories

How can personal experiences inspire an artist’s work?

Stories, memories and personal experiences

Which of the following can be considered resources derived from a narrative in art?

Personal {{}} used as inspiration in art may be positive or negative.

adding notes, labels, or explanations to show your thinking and ideas

Match the keywords with their definitions:

Starter Quiz

How can different shapes affect the mood or feeling of an artwork?