A-level Art 2022 - 2024
Look here at the student Art Guide
Look here at Poul Webb's Art Blog
Extended writing:
Human Form
Hw Wk 24:
Over Easter, finalise your sketchbook;
Make sure you have studies, sketches and plans for your final piece. You should have at least 16 sides.
See the Student Art Guide for ideas
Due to be handed in on Tuesday 16th April, the first day of the Timed Test. You cannot add to the book after that date.
All the best.
Hw Wk 22;
On page 11 continue developing your theme with a series of monochromtic studies that begin to suggest your final piece.
On page 12 continue developing your theme with a series of colour studies that continue to suggest your final piece
Hw Wk 22;
On page 11 continue developing your theme with a series of monochromtic studies that begin to suggest your final piece.
On page 12 continue developing your theme with a series of colour studies that continue to suggest your final piece
Hw Wk 18; Select your chosen starting point from the Externally Set Task paper.
On page 1 make a title page
On page 2 create a colour studies sheet.
On page 3 produce a greyscale mark-making sheet.
On page 4 make a sheet of collages.
On page 5 respond to the collages.
Hw Wk 16 and 17; 1, Refine your sketchbook. Improve, modify and enhance previous pages: Discuss specific tasks in your lessons this week. 2 look at the Student Art Guide for examples of sketchbooks
Hw Wk 15; 1, Complete up to p24 of your sketchbook. Improve, modify and refine previous pages: Discuss specific tasks in your lessons this week.
2 look at the Student Art Guide for examples of sketchbooks
Hw Wk 19;
On page 6 start developing your theme with monochromtic studies
On page 7 develop your theme with a series of colour studies
On page 8 make some studies that could be further developed in class on larger supports.
Hw Wk 23;
On page 13 continue developing sketches and studies that suggest your final piece. Utilise a range of materials
On page 14 continue developing your final piece idea further...
See the Student Art Guide for ideas
Hw Wk 12; Complete Page 19 of your sketchbook. This should be full of purposeful initial studies for your main piece in the current project.
Additionally, continue to work on your Personal Study: Deadline for this is Monday 27th Nov NOW OVERDUE.
Hw Wk 10; Complete Page 17 1nd 18 of your sketchbook. This should be full of purposeful initial studies of your main piece in the current project.
Additionally, continue to work on your Personal Study: Deadline for this is Monday 27th Nov.
Hw Wk 13; Christmas holiday tasks.
1, Complete Page up to at least p22 of your sketchbook. Improve, modify and refine previous pages: Discuss specific tasks in your lessons this week.
2, continue work on your Personal Study: Deadline for this is Mon 8th Jan
Hw Wk 9; Complete Page 16 of your sketchbook. This should be full of purposeful initial studies towards your main piece in the current project.
Additionally, work on your Personal Study: New deadline for this is Monday 27th Nov.
Hw Wk 7; Complete Page 14 of your sketchbook. this should have purposeful studies to help guide an extension study for your work in week 8
Hw Wk 8; Complete Page 15 of your sketchbook. this should have purposeful studies to help guide extension studies for your work in week 9
Hw Wk 6; Complete Page 12 and 13 of your sketchbook. On those pages the purposeful studies should help you build an extension study when you return after half term
Continue writing your Personal Study. Deadline for first draft is Tuesday 31st Oct
Hw Wk 5; Consolidation week: Make sure you have completed up to Page 11 of your sketchbook.
Start writing your Personal Study. Remember it is an illustrated essay so plan which images to include. Deadline for first draft is Tuesday 31st Oct
Hw Wk 3; On Page 8 & 9 of your Personal Investigation sketchbook, make some studies for work you will make in class during week 4. Experiment, use backgrounds, use a variety of materials
Finalise a plan for your Personal Study.
Hw Wk 4; On Page 10 & 11 of your Personal Investigation sketchbook, make some studies for work you will make in class during week 5. Experiment, use backgrounds, focus on black and white materials
Start writing your Personal Study. Remember it is an illustrated essay so plan which images to include
Hw Wk 1;
On Page 6 of your Personal Investigation sketchbook, make some studies for work you will make in class during week 2.
Draft a plan for your Personal Study.
Hw Wk 2;
On Page 7 of your Personal Investigation sketchbook, make some studies for work you will make in class during week 3.
Experiment, use backgrounds, use a variety of materials
Draft a plan for your Personal Study.
Hw Wk 34; Summer Holiday Tasks.
Select a topic for your Personal Investigation. Plan your first steps using a mind map. Add page numbers through your new sketchbook. Make an initial front page on P1. Fill P2, 3 and 4 with mark-making and colour and tonal exercises. Make an Artist Study on Page 5.
Introduction to A level Art:
Watch the videos here;
Then have a look at the Challonerart Pinterest site
Obtain an A3 sketchbook and start making some sketches and drawings Aim to fill 3 pages
Look at this brilliant website about school student work
Look here for some details about how to tackle the personal study
Homework 2022/23
Hw Wk 33; Select a topic for your Personal Investigation. Plan your first steps using a mind map
Negotiate specific tasks with Mr Coultart
Hw Wk 31; Produce 2 further pages of studies in your sketchbook that develop your Main Piece idea in the project, "Tree". Carefully study the examples in the student Art Guide, here:
Negotiate specific tasks with Mr Coultart
Hw Wk 29; Produce 3 further pages of studies in your sketchbook that develop your project, "Tree". Carefully study the examples in the student Art Guide, here:
specific tasks with Mr Coultart
Homework Wk 28; Produce a third page page of studies in your sketchbook that develop your project, "Tree". Negotiate specific tasks in class with Mr Coultart
Homework Wk 27; Produce a second page of studies in your sketchbook that develop your project. Negotiate specific tasks in class with Mr Coultart
Homework Wk 26 Produce a page of studies in your sketchbook that develop your project. Negotiate specific tasks in class with Mr Coultart
Homework Wk 24
Produce 3 - 4 sides of developments in your sketchbook. These should explore some of the ideas investigated so far and introduce others from the TREE mind-map.
They should guide classwork when we return after Easter.
Homework Wk 23 "Tree Line" Use a wide format composition to explore the phrase above. Use the Adrian Berg images and/or other sources Consider the format Use one page.
Homework Wk 21
Make studies of tree trunks and bark. Focus on shape and texture. Use one page.
Homework Wk 22
Make studies of Birch trees. Focus on shape and texture and colour: Consider the format Use one page.
Homework Wk 20
Make some studies Pine Cones. Use two pages. Look HERE for ideas.
Homework Wk 19
Make some studies 0f leaves, blossom, acorns, horse chestnuts, pine-cones and other products of the tree. Use two pages.
Homework Wk 18
Make a front page for the "Tree" project.
Make some studies of trees from the following board. Use two pages.
Homework Wk 17
Task A: Continue further sketchbook studies for your Main Piece in the Human Form project. Work out composition or practice techniques.
Task B: On page 7 of your sketchbook make a series of studies of small objects.
Homework Wk 16
Task A: Continue further sketchbook studies for your Main Piece in the Human Form project. Work out composition or practice techniques.
Task B: On page 6 of your sketchbook, complete 12 X 3-D shapes .
Homework Wk 15
Task A: Continue further sketchbook studies for your Main Piece in the Human Form project. Work out composition or practice techniques.
Task B: Page 4 of your sketchbook. complete 12 blocks of tonal experiments. 6 in black and white, 6 in colour . On Page 5 complete a page of colour mixing experiments.
Week 14
Task A: Continue further sketchbook studies for your Main Piece in the Human Form project. Work out composition or practice techniques.
Task B: Page 2 of your sketchbook. complete 12 surface pattern design blocks using black and white materials. On Page 3 complete 12 surface pattern design blocks in colour
Homework Wk 13
Make some work in response to the paintings of Caravaggio. Investigate the artist and make notes about him. Read the following article and undertake your own research
Homework Wk 13
Focus on your Extended Writing. Respond to the feedback you receive this week and produce any additional drawings you plan to make
Read the articles relating to the artist you choose.
Hand in a final assignment, essay plus drawings on Friday 6th Jan 2023
Homework Wk 12
Focus on your Extended Writing
Choose an image from the list here:
And make an accurate copy of it on A4 scale. Read the articles relating to the artist you choose.
Hand in a draft by Monday 12th December
Homework Wk 11
Continue with your Extended Writing
Choose an image from the list here:
And make an accurate copy of it on A4 scale. Read the articles relating to the artist you choose.
Hand in a draft by Monday 12th December
Homework Wk 10
Choose an image from the list here:
And make an accurate copy of it on A4 scale. Read the articles relating to the artist you choose
Homework Wk9
Produce 2 pages of studies that develop your ideas for the Main Piece in the Human Form Project
Be experimental with materials and concentrate on a fluent composition of your sketchbook page.
Look at Lucian Freud figure paintings:
Homework Wk8
Produce 2 pages of studies that outline your ideas for the Main Piece in the Human Form Project
Be experimental with materials.:
Look here and the student Art Guide
Homework Wk7
Produce 2 pages of studies that suggest the next steps in this project
Be experimental with materials.
Look at Lucian Freud figure paintings:
Homework Wk6
Produce 2 - 3 pages of studies of the hand/hands
Be experimental with materials. Start thinking about the next steps in this project
Homework Wk5
Make some sketches and drawings of the studies of the body by Kenturah Davis, transcribing some of the images on this page.
Homework Week 4
Make some sketches and drawings of the studies of the body by Alison Lambert, transcribing some of the images on this page.
Homework Week 3
Make some sketches and drawings of the studies of the body by Leonardo Da Vinci, transcribing some of the images on this page.
Homework Week 2
Make some sketches and drawings of the Human shape by transcribing some of the images on this page.Note the name of the artists
Homework Week 1
Make some sketches and drawings of the Human shape by transcribing some of the images on this page.
Note the name of the artists
Introduction to A level Art:
Watch the three videos here;
Our theme for the first project is "Human Form"
Then have a look at the Challonerart Pinterest site for any boards in the Y12/13 Human Form project.
Make a front page with the title "Human Form"
Start making some sketches and drawings of the Human shape.