Still Life Representation
Term: 3 Year: 2012
Shells
DESIGN BRIEF:
This unit of work will develop your artistic eye for Still Life representation and will allow you to experiment with watercolour and soft pastel techniques. In this activity, the starting point will be a collection of shells arranged with a light source. You will complete a series of exercises to develop your skills with tone and shading. You will then complete a series of design sketches of the shell objects, using both watercolour and black/white shading to depict the light. You will then complete 2 A4 artworks depicting the shell arrangement. One will be black and white soft pastel, the other will be water colour.
VISUAL ARTS DIARY REQUIREMENTS
- Heading STILL LIFE
- Design brief 2 pasted in
- Assessment Rubric
- Resource material
- Series of 4 design sketches
- Watercolour experimentation
- Black/white soft pastel experimentation
- Metacognition Exercise
- Self Evaluation Exercise
YEAR 8
ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
STILL LIFE SHELL STUDY IN WATER COLOUR AND SOFT PASTEL
PRESENTATION OF WORK REQUIREMENTS IN THE VISUAL ART DIARY
H M L
Little or no evidence of understanding of how work is to be mounted and presented.
Evidence of understanding of setting out each page with a Heading and completing each step required for assessment.
Evidence of neat and colourful presentation with Headings on each page, All worksheets pasted in, in sequential order, each step completed with care.
Evidence of detailed presentation, extremely neat, great care taken with every page, Headings, all completed to a very High standard. Evidence of sequential order.
Little or no evidence of a DESIGN PROCESS having been followed to develop your still life No Annotations
Some evidence of a design process starting an arrangement of shells as a starting point and moving to sketch,
to colour to shading and shadow exploration. Some annotations
Evidence of a careful design process starting an arrangement of shells as a starting point and moving to sketch,
to colour to shading and shadow exploration. Some annotations Colour and shading well explored. Detailed annotations
Evidence of skill in using the design process starting an arrangement of shells as a starting point and moving to sketch,
to colour to shading and shadow exploration. Colour and shading explored with success
Thoughtful and detailed annotations.
COMPLETED STILL LIFE IN THE SELECTED ART STYLE
/10
Little or no care taken in following the sequential steps needed to create a still life in the selected Art style using an arrangement of shells as a starting point.
Arrangement of still life objects
Experimentation with water colour shading
Experimentation with soft pastel
Evidence of some care taken in following the sequential steps needed to create a still life in the selected Art style using an arrangement of shells as a starting point.
Arrangement of still life objects
Experimentation with water colour shading
Experimentation with soft pastel
Evidence of great care taken in producing a quality artwork carefully adapted to the selected Art style .Still life shows perspectives , tone, shading and has been carefully finished off, cropped and mounted in a complementary manner. Sequential Process has been followed.
Arrangement of still life objects
Experimentation with water colour shading
Experimentation with soft pastel
Evidence of skill and workmanship in producing a quality still life, carefully adapted the selected Art style.. Still life shows perspectives, tone, colour, form, shading and has been carefully finished off, cropped and mounted in a complementary manner. Sequential Process has been followed.
Arrangement of still life objects
Experimentation with water colour shading
Experimentation with soft pastel
METACOGNITION SHEET
H M L
Does not show eight clear steps in this process
Eight steps clearly and neatly shown . No Illustrations
Eight steps clearly and neatly shown . Some Illustrations
Eight steps clearly and neatly shown . Each step illustrated and neatly coloured. Illustrations
SELF EVALUATION SHEET
H M L
Incomplete with some questions not answered
All questions answered but not enough detail evident
All questions answered in detail. Careful thought evident and well detailed.
All questions answered fully, neatly in detail. Evidence of careful thought and accurate self evaluation.
STEP 1
Show how you sketched from observation in one of your drafts
STEP 2
Show how you employed the grid to enlarge a black and white sketch of a shell to A4 size
STEP 3
Show how you experimented with watercolour paints in your diary
STEP 4
Show how you experimented with soft pastels in your visual art diary
STEP 5
Show how you painted the good copy of your watercolour shell representation
STEP 6
Show how you completed your soft pastel black and white shell artwork.
STEP 7
How did you mount and frame your best shell art work?
STEP 8
What was the most difficult part of this Unit of Work?
HOW I MADE MY FOLIO PIECE
My Name……………………………… Artwork:……………………………………
STEP 1
Show how you sketched from observation in one of your drafts
STEP 2
Show how you employed the grid to enlarge a black and white sketch of a shell to A4 size
STEP 3
Show how you experimented with watercolour paints in your diary
STEP 4
Show how you experimented with soft pastels in your visual art diary
STEP 5
Show how you painted the good copy of your watercolour shell representation
STEP 6
Show how you completed your soft pastel black and white shell artwork.
STEP 7
How did you mount and frame your best shell art work?
STEP 8
What was the most difficult part of this Unit of Work?
Haileybury College, Brighton
Suitable for Level 5