This Cogs Sketchbook Pages task was designed to build confidence and manual dexterity in lower-ability students, and also teach that sketchbooks can be experimental and playful. During this task, students tear sketchbook pages to create a layered space to work in, add stencil drawings and cut out and collage images. This project would be easy […]
20 Surrealism-inspired drawing prompts. Each drawing prompt also has a ‘Further Learning’ research task. There are two tasks on a page – see the example above. Drawing prompts include everyday objects, strange animals, melting and floating, dreams and landscapes. Some further learning tasks link generally to Surrealism, others to specific artists such as Rene Magritte, […]
Succulents and Surfaces! This beautiful project asks students to create a textured surface using instant coffee and turmeric and then create a pen and watercolour artwork of succulents. Students will learn: This download includes: The written unit of work also includes a link to a blog post that details artists who have used gradation in […]
This Photopea Pop Art Coke Can task teaches your students some of the fundamental skills in Photopea whilst making connections to Pop Art and particularly Roy Lichtenstein. Photopea is a free website that lets you edit pictures and is a good, inclusive alternative to Adobe Photoshop. You need no knowledge of Photopea or Photoshop as […]
I Wonder… Creative Art Prompts for Imaginative Writing They say a picture speaks a thousand words, and this painting certainly does. Narrative art at its best, this painting, ‘The Last of England’, reveals a complete story. Rather than formally analysing ‘The Last of England’ by Ford Madox Brown, this handout asks for a creative response. […]
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