Essential drawing skills for all
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Why this why now
Pupils have made progress in developing their creative practice, learning about their strengths. This unit which breaks up the two independent units with a more teacher led one, deepens the pupils skills within their endorsements. Through a series of short workshop activities, students explore further with a range of materials and techniques. They see how the different endorsements can use drawing for purpose in addition to their own specialist skills.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils should already have a basic understanding of the focus of their chosen endorsement
- Pupils should know the key characteristics and expectations of their endorsement
- Pupils should already have hands-on experience with a variety of art materials and processes
- Pupils should have a working knowledge of the formal elements of art
- Pupils should already have engaged in self-reflection and evaluation of their strengths and areas for development
- Basic skills in researching and referencing artists, designers, and craftspeople relevant to their endorsement.
- Pupils should have developed some degree of independent working habits
Threads
Why this why now
Pupils have made progress in developing their creative practice, learning about their strengths. This unit which breaks up the two independent units with a more teacher led one, deepens the pupils skills within their endorsements. Through a series of short workshop activities, students explore further with a range of materials and techniques. They see how the different endorsements can use drawing for purpose in addition to their own specialist skills.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils should already have a basic understanding of the focus of their chosen endorsement
- Pupils should know the key characteristics and expectations of their endorsement
- Pupils should already have hands-on experience with a variety of art materials and processes
- Pupils should have a working knowledge of the formal elements of art
- Pupils should already have engaged in self-reflection and evaluation of their strengths and areas for development
- Basic skills in researching and referencing artists, designers, and craftspeople relevant to their endorsement.
- Pupils should have developed some degree of independent working habits
Essential drawing skills for all
This teacher-led unit deepens pupils' skills within endorsements. Through short workshop activities, pupils further explore a range of materials and techniques. They develop studies focused on the elements and principles of art in practice.
10 lessons in unit
- 1
Drawing across disciplines
Coming soon - 2
Drawing skills: key concepts techniques and exercises
Coming soon - 3
Drawing skills: experimental mark-making and breaking the rules
Coming soon - 4
Drawing skills: materials equipment and surfaces
Coming soon - 5
Drawing skills: observational line and tone
Coming soon - 6
Drawing skills: freehand and visual thinking
Coming soon - 7
Drawing skills: space layering and composition
Coming soon
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