Fine Art
The curriculum will equip students with the ability to
Generate ideas: Pupils generate and develop their own original ideas. Pupils develop personal and creative responses through diverse opportunities to generate original ideas in a variety of ways and to use different media and processes.
Make: Pupils to make their own work and to use materials and techniques purposefully. Pupils respond thoughtfully and act with purpose to develop skills, selecting and controlling suitable tools and systems with increasing proficiency to achieve intended outcomes.
Evaluate: Pupils evaluate, understand and improve their work. Pupils review, think about and discuss their own work and the work of others, develop a critical and technical vocabulary relevant to art, craft and design.
Knowledge: Pupils acquire knowledge and understanding of the world of art, craft and design. Learn about, research and explore relevant and significant artists, craftspeople, architects and designers to inform their creative thinking and the development of their own creative practice, informing their outcomes and signposting to career and vocational paths.
TERM 1
Unit(s) Title: Formal Elements: Students will understand & be able to skilfully use, line, tone, shape & form.
Topics Include:
- Tonal Shapes
- Line
- Shape & Form
- Formal Elements – Artist Research
- Tim Christensen artist replica
- Refinement of presentation
TERM 2
Unit(s) Title: Formal Elements: Students will understand & be able to apply; tonal colour, texture & pattern.
Topics Include:
- Colour
- Mixing
- Warm and cool tones
- Texture & Pattern
TERM 3
Unit(s) Title: Perspective & 3D masks– Students will understand and demonstrate perspective drawing techniques & a range of 3D skills.
Topics Include:
- Perspective
- 3D Shapes
- Plan either a 2-point or 3-point perspective name
- Create perspective name using the formal elements
- 3D clay fish
TERM 1
Unit(s) Title: Formal Elements: Flowers
Topics Include:
- William De Morgan
- Tone
- Pencil, Biro & Fine liner
- Intro to art expectations - about me
- Perspective names
- Colour pencil blending
TERM 2
Unit(s) Title: Formal Elements: Flowers part 2
Topics Include:
- Printing
- Colour blending
- Poly printing
- Flower paintings
- Printing experiments
- Colour blending
TERM 3
Unit(s) Title: Flower Painting
Topics Include:
- William Morris
- Artist tonal study
- Torn paper collage
- Collage
- Artist research
TERM 1
Unit(s) Title: Portraits:
Topics Include:
- Identity
- Applying tone & tonal shading
- Grid technique
- Measuring techniques & draw in proportion
- 2D cardboard relief shoe
- Collage
- Drawing from first hand experience
TERM 2
Unit(s) Title: 3D Shoes Part 2
Topics Include:
- Still life
- Tonal colour
- Oil pastel transfer
- Biro & Ink
- Water colour
- Collage
- Drawing from objects
- Composition & layout
TERM 3
Unit(s) Title: Portraits
Topics Include:
- Henri Matisse
- How to draw facial features
- Watercolour experiments
- Artist research
- Collage interior space
- Tonal study
- Card relief
- Scale
- Modelling
TERM 1
Unit(s) Title: Skulls & Flowers- Workshop techniques
Topics Include:
- Skulls & Flowers
- Mind mapping
- Observational drawing
- Media experiments
- Chalk and Charcoal
- Biro
- Collage
- Artist research and analysis
- Artist studies
- Traditional & contemporary artists
TERM 2
Unit(s) Title: Personal Development
Topics Include:
- Observational drawing
- Media experiments
- Artist research and analysis
- Artist studies
- Plan composition
- Composition
- Planning
- Developing ideas
TERM 3
Unit(s) Title: Personal Development
Topics Include:
- Personal outcome
TERM 1
Unit(s) Title: Coursework Portfolio (developing ideas from own theme)
Topics Include:
- Continue to develop ideas
- Artist replicas
- Media experimentation
- Refining ideas
- Presentation techniques
TERM 2
Unit(s) Title: Exam Set Assignment
Topics Include:
- Introduce exam paper
- Select theme from exam paper
- Mindmap ideas
- Recording observations
- Media experiments
- Artist research and analysis
TERM 3
Unit(s) Title: Exam Set Assignment and Final Outcome
Topics Include:
- Refining skills
- Creating outcomes
- Selecting and refining work
- Presenting Portfolio for assessment and moderation
- Final Outcome
Course Title: Fine Art
Exam Board: Pearson
Examination Description: Non Exam Assessment. Component 1: Personal Portfolio Component 2: Set Task.
For more information please contact the head of department: Nicholas Massey
Email: nmassey@graceacademy.org.uk