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- Year 11
Thematic development: designing cohesive and expressive textile art
I can develop a textile artwork that is both cohesive and expressive by exploring a theme and combining techniques thoughtfully.
- Year 11
Thematic development: designing cohesive and expressive textile art
I can develop a textile artwork that is both cohesive and expressive by exploring a theme and combining techniques thoughtfully.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists use themes to guide and connect their textile designs.
- Cohesion comes from repeating motifs, colours and materials in a deliberate way.
- Expressive qualities emerge through choices in texture, colour and composition.
Keywords
Thematic - relating to a unifying idea or subject
Cohesion - how well the elements of a design link together
Expressive - showing feelings, identity, or ideas through design.
Common misconception
Thematic development means I have to use as many different ideas as possible to make my work interesting.
Actually, thematic development is about refining ideas so your motifs and techniques feel connected. Too many unrelated ideas can make a design look chaotic — repeating and varying motifs from one clear theme helps create cohesion.
To help you plan your year 11 art and design lesson on: Thematic development: designing cohesive and expressive textile art, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 11 art and design lesson on: Thematic development: designing cohesive and expressive textile art, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment
Paper, pencils, varied textiles materials for students to experiment with.
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