If you are looking for a new and experimental way of exciting your students about photography, photographing through oil and water is definitely an option to consider. I learnt about this from art teacher Mark Wheatley who posted about it on Facebook. The idea is to place an existing photograph beneath a glass or pyrex […]
If you are looking for art exams to use at KS3 or middle school or junior high, you’ve come to just the right place. Below are three art exams. A drawing art exam, a colour theory art exam and an art analysis art exam. Each has versions for the UK and US with different, appropriate […]
For those of you who regularly read my blog, you’ll know I’m taking part in sketchbook circle this year. You can see my first post about this here and read more about what Sketchbook Circle is at the bottom of this post. One of the lovely aspects of taking part in an initiative like this […]
Managing art group work can be a challenge and seem like more trouble than it’s worth. How can you assess a single student when it’s group work? What are you assessing them on? What do you do if someone is not contributing? Despite these worries, I am in favour of group art projects. Of course, […]
I have been lucky enough to be sent a copy of the photography book ‘Open Aperture. The Evolution of Photography in an Abstract World’ by its author Paul Matte. I’m really pleased that it has been brought to my attention as the more I’ve looked at it, the more I’ve realised that it is pure […]
What is Cyanotype? Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. The basic premise involves coating a surface with a 1:1 solution of Potassium Ferricyanide and Ammonium Ferric (III) Citrate. This surface must dry in a dark place. Prints can be made using negatives or placing everyday objects on the surface to […]
