Year 7 Projects
Fruit Mixed Media Drawing:
Pop Art 3D Box:
Aboriginal Artefact:
These outcomes of each project address a wide range of skills involving an introduction to mark making, using flat colour tones and consistent pattern control. Year 7 gives a taster to some of the formal elements in art.
Year 8 Projects
Nature versus Man-made Mixed Media Drawing:
Figure Sculpture:
Celtic Merchandise:
Students become ambitious with contrasting and comparing shapes. Mark making is purposeful with tone and shadow and patterns are used with creative typography designs.
Year 9 Projects
Envelope illustration:
Natural Form Mixed Media Artwork:
Students mimic the course of a GCSE project by establishing the key assessment objectives. Pupils develop ideas, explore a range of media, refine artwork, and present their work creatively. These are skills that involve a challenge balancing all the drawing, painting and annotating skills from previous years.
Year 10
-Japanese Edo Art Paintings of Figures, Animals and Landscapes
-Natural Forms GCSE Artwork
All pupils explore different approaches to Japanese Art. They develop skills and knowledge of Japanese design and research how their art style has developed from the East and West. Students produce a series of paintings influenced by Japanese Edo Kite designs. This challenged their KS4 knowledge and students then develop their observational drawing skills from secondary and primary sources. Students explore media and materials whilst learning about colour, texture, composition, and scale.
Year 11
-Portrait Project
-Self Directed Brief
Throughout history artists have been intrigued by the human form and have attempted to capture images and likenesses of their subjects and themselves. In this project, pupils expect to study a famous artists known for their portraits and try to imitate their style. All students produce their own self portrait in their chosen artist’s style. Followed by a project set by the exam board AQA. Students construct a portfolio based on a chosen theme from the exam paper. Students explore their own chosen artists and produce an outcome based on their project research in a 10-hour exam.
Year 12
-Architecture
-Illustration
Students observe artists and craftspeople that have looked at the effects of time, season, light, shadow, texture, and mood to influence their work. Students use familiar landscapes to produce paintings, relief pieces and sculptures. Modern Illustration can be found in many areas of consumer promotion and packaging. Boutique shops use quirky carrier bags designs; phone companies use product packaging and even Art galleries use promotional materials from posters, books, bags, or fliers to promote specific exhibitions. Students respond to a brief to create their own illustrative project.
Year 13
-Self Directed Brief
-Exam Project
This project is designed to be a personal investigation of a theme that is chosen by students. This is to show that students have developed on an intellectual, analytical as well as artistic level. In this project, students are encouraged to make direct connections with the work of artist’s, craftspeople, designers, an art movement, or a culture whilst producing an independent art portfolio. Following this advanced course is an exam project set by AQA. Students construct an advanced portfolio based on a chosen theme from the exam paper. Students explore their own chosen artists and produce an outcome based on their project research.