This Cubist still life unit of work asks students to research Cubism and create a sketchbook page, create a collage (of pots, jars mugs etc) with the collage pieces included in this download, and draw their collage. The good example included, uses pencil, charcoal and pen. This download includes: The 12 slide presentation pictured above. […]
Odd One Out is a starter activity where students have to guess which artwork on each slide is the odd one out. This may be because of media, content, process or colour. There is a script within the presentation so no preparation is required to use this resource. If you are looking for a short […]
How to write a dadaist poem is a creative cross-curricular task (Art and English) that uses Dadaist poet Tristan Tzara’s famous instructions. Students learn about the Dada art movement and create a non-sensical poem out of newspaper text. This download includes: A worksheet with instructions. A lesson plan. After this lesson, you could choose to […]
‘Learning About Typefaces’ teaches students to name the different parts of a letter. For example ascender, defender, counter, crossbar and many more. This is ideal if you want to introduce a graphics element into your curriculum or as a precursor to a graphics project. This download includes: An 11 slide PowerPoint (Pictured above) that includes […]
This unit of work introduces your students to line drawing and marking with animals as a theme. I would do this in Year 7 where students are aged 11/12. Students complete the following tasks: Creating a title using weight of line. Creating snail line drawings. Researching mark making artists and creating a research page. Drawing, […]
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