GCSE

A look inside some GCSE SKETCHBOOKS:

Fantastic & Strange:

Food:

Structures:

Adam

Niall

Tahir

Keil

Year 10 Trip

The Year 10 students went on a graphics trip to the Royal College of Art to learn more about improving ideas and developing from them. They also acquired the skill of getting ideas from secondary sources and using them to improve their own work. They had to go around the exhibition at the college and collect ideas from whatever was on display. The images show what the boys did.

Sketchbooks!

Here are some example of students sketchbooks to aid you in the creation of your own.

NATURAL FORMS

Direct observation pages

Multiple images on a page to investigate different forms and objects.

Beginning to experiment with different media while continuing to work from direct observation.

Artist Analysis

Analyse your chosen artists; why are they relevant? How can they influence the creation of your own work? Here copies have been made using two different types of medium; collage and painting. They are beginning to actively experiment while considering the artists work.

Experimentation

Painting on canvas, Batik

Poly-block print on tissue, and Batik on opposite page.

2 experiments with Poly-block printing on differing background compositions; testing out colour combinations.

Sewing into painted images and works on fabric, sown and painted into

Experimenting with composition and forms taken from his observation drawings.

Remember to Analyse everything you do, and annotate these thoughts!

Analysis of final piece

IDENTITY

Direct observation/Artist Analysis pages

Detailed artist research carried out. Their work is analysed and considered in response to the idea of identity. Also used for inspiration on media experimentation; Boldini and Trojnarski could inspire sewing into an image.

Artists styles are used when producing direct observational drawings, in this case a self portrait.

Beginning to look at media experimentation. An artist style is considered both through paint and a pen drawing.

Experimentation

Experimenting with different media; above is a monoprint on tissue paper relating to an artists work.

Mixed Media: Using paint and collage to create exciting results

The student here has sewn into an image of himself. On the left hand page is a collage where photography and drawing are fused.

Beginning to come up with designs for the final piece, still very much experimenting with media.

Analysis of final piece

A final Piece is taken apart and analysed to see how successful it has been.

Natural Forms Project

Brain-Storming

Primary Studies

Artist Research

Experimentation

Various techniques were explored. Wax resist, Polyblock printing, mono printing etc

Sewing was used to highlight details, and draw designs on to existing images. The contrast in techniques and surface provides interest in the piece.

Design Development

Ideas are worked through. Throughout the design process, the students are constantly experimenting, changing ideas and the methods used to produce various results.

Ideas are honed down.

Final ideas are constructed ready to begin the creation of the final piece.

Looking through Yr 10 sketchbooks!

Preliminary Work

The students begin by throwing out ideas, one leading to the other, assessing what the project could offer, and what avenues could be explored.

Observational Drawings, and Studies

Artists Research

Experimentation/Design Development

Experimenting and Design go hand in hand, all that has been learned by this point through the observational drawings, secondary studies and artist research is being used. Added to this the student begins experimenting with different mediums, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each exploration against his fledgling ideas.