Colour and Printing
This module consists of two blocks: the first investigating the skill of relief and screen printing through exploring the work of William Morris and Bridget Riley; the second understanding how photography and collage can help us to capture and interpret the world around us, by studying the photo collages of Sara Eisenlohr and David Hockney (Block 3)
Projects
Term 3: Colour and Printing (1)
William Morris
Researching William Morris, his background, influences, inspiration, techniques and designs. Investigate Morris' use of colour, revisiting our knowledge of complentary and contrasting colours.
Find repeating patterns in nature and make pencil drawings of a natural form, making definite lines.
Create a template for a repeating pattern, incorporating elements of a William Morris design.
Making colour choices that acknowledge the influences of William Morris' designs, but incorporate natural, complementary colours.
Transferring a simple design on to a styrofoam block.
Layering colour to create a print, with a repeating pattern.
Evaluating work to identify improvements
Term 4: Colour and Printing (2)
Bridget Riley
Researching Bridget Riley: from her journey from black and white to colour; from selection of colour and shape to create art-work.
Identifying contrasting colours and complementary colours in Riley's works, creating a line picture study using contrasting colours, inspired by ‘Late Morning’, Bridget Riley, 1967–8 | Tate.
Creating a silkscreen print and template, inspired by shapes from Riley's work.
Selecting contrasting colours and layer these, using acrylic paint and the silkscreen print.
Evaluating work to identify improvements.
Dali
Study Dali and the surrealism movement.
Focus on 'The persistence of memory' melting clock creation by Dali.
Create a drawn design of a clock in the 'melting style'
Create a 3D clay clock and paint it in a Dali style.
Vocabulary
Complementary colours
Contrasting colours
Hue
Tint
Shade
Depth
Perspective
Focal point
Complementary colours
Contrasting colours
Hue
Tint
Shade
Depth
Perspective
Focal point
Skills Progression
General Progression in Idea Development:
Selecting and recording from first hand observation, experience and imagination, and exploring ideas for different purposes.
Questioning and make thoughtful observations about starting points and select ideas and processes to use in their work.
Exploring the roles and purposes of artists, craftspeople and designers working in different times and cultures.
General Progression in Evaluation:
Compare ideas, methods and approaches in their own and others’ work and say what they think and feel about them.
Adapt work according to their views and describe how they might develop it further.
Annotate work in sketchbook.
Progression in Specific Techniques:
Drawing:
Use a variety of source materials.
Work in a sustained and independent way from observation, experience and imagination.
Use a sketchbook to develop ideas.
Explore the potential properties of the visual elements, line, tone, pattern, texture, colour and shape.
Painting:
Demonstrate a secure knowledge about primary and secondary, warm and cold, complementary and contrasting colours.
Work on preliminary studies to test media and materials.
Create imaginative work from a variety of sources.
Printing:
Research, create and refine a print using a variety of techniques.
Explain a few techniques, inc. the use of poly-blocks, relief, screen, mono and resist printing.
Build layers and colours/textures.
Organise their work in terms of pattern, repetition, symmetry or random printing styles.
Choose inks and overlay colours.
3D form:
Describe the different qualities involved in modelling, sculpture and construction.
Use recycled, natural and man- made materials to create sculpture.
Plan a sculpture through drawing and other preparatory work.
Collage
Add collage to painted, printed or drawn background
Use a range of media to create collages.
Use different techniques, colours and textures etc. when designing and making pieces of work.
Use collage as a means of extending work from initial ideas.
Technology– Photography/IT
Scan an image or take digital photographs and use software to alter them, adapt them and create work with meaning.
Compose a photo with thought for textural qualities, light and shade.
Use IT art programs on the chrome books or I pads to create an image showing skills of shading, tone and depth.