Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 11
Personal response: plan a response
I can create a compositional plan for a response that realises my artistic intentions.
- Year 11
Personal response: plan a response
I can create a compositional plan for a response that realises my artistic intentions.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Materials should be selected to align with an artist’s intention.
- Different mediums can enhance an artwork’s message.
- Experimenting with media can lead to new discoveries.
- Consider balance, focal points and flow to guide the viewer’s eye when arranging elements in a composition.
Keywords
Composition - how the elements of your artwork are arranged or put together
Balance - the distribution of visual weight in an artwork, making it appear stable and well-considered
Focal point - the main part of an artwork that draws the viewer’s attention first
Common misconception
Composition is more relevant to 2D work.
Composition is relevant to all areas of art practice as it's about deciding on the best arrangement for your work. It will be dictated by your intentions for the piece. In 3D, we consider the composition from all angles or in the round.
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To help you plan your year 11 art and design lesson on: Personal response: plan a response, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Equipment at this stage will be dictated by individual pupils and their specialism.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a personal response?
Q2.Match the term to it's definition.
How the elements of your artwork are arranged or put together.
How the visual weight is distributed in your artwork.
The main part of your artwork that draws the viewer’s attention first.