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Y9 Dog Sculpture Project 2012. Lesson Plans « postmodernartlearningexperiences. Art Studio Chalkboard. How to make your Art Project exciting: Inventive use of mediaamiria [blog] Sometimes even highly able Painting students feel stuck in a rut.

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If your IGCSE or A Level Art Coursework project feels stagnant, repetitive, or downright boring, you may benefit from increased experimentation with media, techniques and processes (the ideas listed below are also perfect for using in an A Level or GCSE Art sketchbook). While it is important to remember that art-making mediums should be used in a way that supports your ideas, there are times when a dash of unpredictability and thinking-outside-the-box can help. Time and time again I see students who paint or draw on white cartridge paper and nothing else. There is nothing wrong with cartridge paper. Some cartridge papers – especially thick, gutsy, wetstrength ones – are beautiful.

Juan Gris teacups: a mixed media painting upon a collage of coloured papers. Draw on coloured paper The first thing you can do is embrace papers of other colours. Black and white painting on textured paper. Embrace textured paper. Limited Edition Homewares. Lessons. Drawspace Pro Lessons are designed for artists of all levels and educators, and are logically organized into resources and activities.

Eventually, all lessons and E-books authored by Brenda Hoddinott will be available here: four to eight brand new lessons and newly-revised older lessons are being added every month! Upgrade Now: Download all 310 lessons and 4 e-books! Try for Free: Download lessons marked as "Free"! 1.1.R1 Glossary Of Art Terms Definitions of art-related terms used in the resources and activities of Drawspace Curriculum (updated February 2013) $3.99or Upgradeto access all files 1.1.R2 Travelling Back in Time with Graphite A few fun tidbits of information about the history of graphite $0.99or Upgradeto access all files 1.1.R3 Examining Graphite and Grades Understanding the differences between H and B grades of graphite $0.99or Upgradeto access all files 1.1.R4 Seeing Grades in Drawings. ComplexColorWheel. Complex Color Wheels A part of a unit on Color Theory, students were challenged to create a color wheel in which their design, color mixing ability and craftsmanship were all important aspects of the piece.

They could use only the primary colors (red, yellow and blue), along with white and black. They were required to include primary, secondary and tertiary colors, as well as tints. (Students could include shades in previous years, but I've found that this tends to dull their otherwise "jewel-like" paintings.) Most students opted to do some sort of radial design, using a protractor to divide a circle into 30- or 60-degree segments.