DRAWING

​•This is your opportunity to select a particular approach to your drawing and develop your own personal response.
•You will choose appropriate materials and techniques that show your strengths and understanding.
•You have a choice to develop either OBSERVATIONAL, IMAGINATIVE, EXPRESSIVE, ILLUSTRATIVE or DESIGN drawing skills.

1: OBSERVATION

Description:
Are you interested in developing your observational skills? Do you want to improve your hand eye coordination? This project is about looking and creating your own drawing language through observation.
•Objective:
You will produce a personal portrait of someone you know, reflecting their personality and your relationship with them.
•Evidence Needed:
Preparatory drawings/sketches (2 pages); photographs (2 pages); artist research & analysis (1 page); evidence of using different materials (2 pages); composition ideas (1 page); personal reflections (T/O); final drawing (A3)
•Artists:
Alberto Giacometti; Gemma Anderson; Frank Auerbach; Charles Avery; Gerard Sekoto; Michael Landy
STEP 1: Artist Research & Analysis (A01)
  • Write a paragraph outlining why you have chosen this project. Refer to skills you want to develop and ideas you are interested in.​
  • Follow the links above and use the USEFUL LINKS page to find portrait artists that inspire you. 
  • Make a mind map of ideas about who you want to draw, where and how you will do this.
  • Make a mood board of images that inspire you.
  • ​Complete the Power of 5 worksheet for your favourite artist.
STEP 2: Making (A02)
  • Make a copy of your favourite portrait
  • Take some photographs of your chosen subject
  • Make a series of drawing studies from your photos and from life using a variety of media eg pencil, pen, pastels, ink etc.
STEP 3: Reviewing
  • Annotate your drawings so far indicating materials, processes and compositions that you want to develop.
STEP 4: Final Piece
  • ​Make some rough composition studies considering different ways to present your final drawing and present on A3 paper.

2: IMAGINATION 

Description:
Our imagination is a place of limitless inspiration but how do we bring our ideas into the real world? This project is about finding ways of translating our imaginative world through drawing.
•Objective:
You will explore your imagination to create other worldly spaces (micro/mega) using appropriate materials. Your work should evoke an imaginative world shown through your use of marks, pattern, colour and tone.
•Evidence Needed:
Mind map/mood board showing a range of resources (2 pages); initial drawings (2-4 pages); photography (macro) (1-2 pages); variety of materials/processes (2-4 pages); personal reflections (T/O); composition ideas (1-2 pages); final piece (A3)
•Artists:
Yayoi Kusama; Julie Mehretu; Paul Noble; Paul Klee; Hunderwasser; Eunice Kim; Sadamasa Motonaga
•Useful Links
Macro Photography
Growth & Evolution
STEP 1: Artist Research & Analysis (A01)
  • Write a paragraph outlining why you have chosen this project. Refer to skills you want to develop and ideas you are interested in.​
  • Follow the links above and use the USEFUL LINKS page to find artists that inspire you. 
  • Make a mind map of ideas about what you want to draw and how you will do this.
  • Make a mood board of images that inspire you. Your inspiration could come from science, photography, science fiction!
  • ​Complete the Power of 5 worksheet for your favourite artist.
STEP 2: Making (A02)
  • Make a copy of your favourite drawing and annotate.
  • Find images that inspire your imagination and make some drawings using appropriate materials.
  • Make some drawings straight from your imagination!
  • Use different drawing materials and techniques.
STEP 3: Reviewing
  • Annotate your drawings so far indicating materials, processes and compositions that you want to develop.
  • Are certain things emerging from your doodles? How can you develop them?
STEP 4: Final Piece
  • ​Make some rough composition studies considering different ways to present your final drawing.
  • Present your final drawing on A3 paper or equivalent. 

3: EXPRESSION (4 SEASONS)

•Description: 
​Artists in the 20th Century began to move away from realistic drawing in favour of expressing their feelings. Powerful emotions can be evoked with abstract arrangements of marks and colours. In this project you will learn how to communicate real feelings with a non-figurative approach.
Objective:
You will explore how to use marks, layers and colour to express abstract feelings.  Your work should show an in depth understanding of how your techniques and processes relate to a concept.
•Evidence Needed:
Artist research and transcriptions; initial drawings; photography (abstract); variety of materials/processes; personal reflections; composition ideas; final piece
•Artists:
Joan mitchell; Cy Twombly; Despina Stokou; Willem DeKooning; Mark Rothko
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STEP 1: Artist Research & Analysis (A01)
  • Write a paragraph outlining why you have chosen this project. Refer to skills you want to develop and ideas you are interested in.​
  • Follow the links above and use the USEFUL LINKS page to find artists that inspire you. 
  • Make a mind map of ideas about what you want to draw and how you will do this.
  • Make a mood board of images that inspire you.
  • ​Complete the Power of 5 worksheet for your favourite artist.
STEP 2: Making (A02)
  • Make a copy of your favourite drawing
  • Make a series of studies about different emotions eg anger, ecstasy 
  • Experiment with different media and techniques to refine your ideas.
  • Try working on different papers.
STEP 3: Reviewing
  • Annotate your drawings so far indicating materials, processes and compositions that you want to develop.
STEP 4: Final Piece
  • ​Make some rough composition studies considering different ways to present your final drawing.
4: ILLUSTRATION
Description:
Illustration is the visualisation of an idea. Illustrators use their drawing skills to communicate a concept. This project aims to develop your ability to tell a story with drawing.
•Objective:
You will produce a set of illustrations that remind the viewer about the incomprehensible vastness of space and the ultimate futility of life. But make sure you don’t make them miserable!
•Evidence Needed:
Mood boards/mind maps; drawings; artist research; storyboards; final design (book
•Artists:
David Shrigley; John Kenn; Serge Seidlitz; Mina Braun; 
Yoshitomo Nara
Resources:
Childrens book Illustrations​
STEP 1: Artist Research & Analysis (A01)
  • Write a paragraph outlining why you have chosen this project. Refer to skills you want to develop and ideas you are interested in.​
  • Follow the links above and use the USEFUL LINKS page to find artists that inspire you. 
  • Make a mind map of ideas about what you want to draw and how you will do this.
  • Make a mood board of images that inspire you.
  • ​Complete the Power of 5 worksheet for your favourite artist.
STEP 2: Making (A02)
  • Make a copy of your favourite drawing
  • Make a series of illustrations that show your ideas.
  • Experiment with different media and techniques to refine your ideas eg pen, pencil, Photoshop.
STEP 3: Reviewing
  • Annotate your drawings so far indicating materials, processes and compositions that you want to develop.
STEP 4: Final Piece
  • ​Make some rough composition studies considering different ways to present your final drawing.
  • You might consider making a small book or comic strip.
5: DESIGN
Description:
This project is about the design process. Design is about working with set of requirements and creating something of use.
•Objective:
You will develop ideas for a playground situated structure that inspires play.  Your idea should be entertaining and practical, while appealing to a wide audience. You will consider structural as well as aesthetical factors.
•Evidence Needed:
Photographs; drawings; designer research; final design
•Artists:
Morag Myerscough; Andrei (Zoster) Răducanu; Richard Meier; Norman Foster
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STEP 1: Artist Research & Analysis (A01)
  • Write a paragraph outlining why you have chosen this project. Refer to skills you want to develop and ideas you are interested in.​
  • Follow the links above and use the USEFUL LINKS page to find artists that inspire you. 
  • Make a mind map of ideas about what you want to draw and how you will do this.
  • Make a mood board of images that inspire you.
  • ​Complete the Power of 5 worksheet for your favourite artist.
STEP 2: Making (A02)
  • Make a copy of your favourite drawing
  • Make a series of design drawings that show your ideas.
  • Experiment with different media and techniques to refine your ideas eg pen, pencil, ICT.
STEP 3: Reviewing
  • Annotate your drawings so far indicating materials, processes and compositions that you want to develop.
STEP 4: Final Piece
  • ​Make some rough composition studies considering different ways to present your final drawing..