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A Level Art Exam

A reminder to A Level students.

You final 10 hours of the art exam are this Thursday 25th and Friday 26th April.

All coursework will be due in on Friday at the end of your exam.

Good luck!

The Art Department

Welcome back

Welcome back to the summer term!

We hope you've had a lovely Easter break and are refreshed and ready for school.

This term the A level students will be completing their exam on the 25th and 26th of April.

All coursework for GCSE and A level students should be handed in on the 1st May.

Y9 GCSE will complete their second project and start a mock art exam (good luck)

Year 12 students will be going to London for insipration for their unit 3 project.

Key stage three students will be completing their personal projects and beginning a 2d relief project and some will be going to visit local people with our community arts project.

Lots of excting and creative things going on this term.

Let's keep up the good work!

The Art Department

Final 5 hours of GCSE art exam this week

A reminder to all art GCSE students...

Your final 5 hours of the art exam is this Thursday 28th March 

Please make sure you bring all of your coursework for this in too. We cannot take any coursework for this exam in after you have completed the final 5 hours.

Good luck!

A Level (AS and A2) Exam tomorrow

Reminder to A level students you exam is tomorrow Tuesday 26th March.

Good Luck!

Identity Artist Julian Opie

These skillful line drawings get all of the character across. We also like the use of colour as every colour has a meaning.

  

Identity Artist Chuck Close

One of the artists being studied by key stage 3 is Chuck Close. We are amazed by the detail and precision needed to produce work like this.

 

Photoshop Final Outcomes Key stage 3

Looking at the printmaking artist James Green, key stage 3 students have use hand rendered and computer rendered images to produce these final images.

Images are up in the art rooms but in case you don't make it, here are some wonderful examples.

 

 

First 5 hours art GCSE Exam this week

A reminder to all GCSE art students your exam is this week 

Thursday 21st March. Your second 5 hours will be Thursday March 28th. 8:30 start in the art department on both days.

Please see your class teacher for any further information

Assemblage final outcomes

Key stage 3 have made some wonderful assemblage boxes based on identity. They have been put up around the art rooms but we've added some to our blog so that you can see them in detail

Well done to all students on this project, they look fantastic! 

  

                   

Photoshop (printmaking) Artist James Green

Photshop is just another way of layering. Layering was orignally done in print. Here's the artist we have been using for our photoshop images.

GCSE Unit 1 Examples

Our hardworking GCSE students have produced some inspiring work based on their themes of natural forms, and independent study.

This work will be up for the exhibition at the end of the year but here's a sneak peek!

Year 9 GCSE Printmaking

Our Year 9 GCSE student have been developing their skills in printmaking over the past half term.

Their work will go on display for our end of year exhibition but here's a quick look at how they're getting on.

AS Unit 1 Examples

Some exciting artist responses to their independent unit 1 study. First year studying A Level, we think they've all worked really well.

The exhibition will be up at the end of the school year but for now here's a sneak peek.

Printmaking key stage 3

Looking at our artists  and seasons in key stage 3, some beautiful prints have been produced using Lino, polystyrene and block printing inks. 

Some have been put up for display in our art rooms but have a look below at some stunning examples.

Well done to years 7 and 8. 

 

 

Art Exam Released TODAY

Reminder to GCSE and A Level students...

Please come into Art and pick up your exam paper if you weren't in the lesson as soon as possible.

Exams are only 5 weeks away!

GCSE and A Level Exam Questions Released

Calling all GCSE and A Level art students...

You will be handed your exam questions THIS FRIDAY February 1st.

Please bring in all unit 1 work on this day.

Your class teacher will go through each question to help start you on your path.

Good luck!

Clayday Monday for Year 11

Thank you to our visiting artist who demonstrated some clay techniques and supported the Year 11's in producing some stunning clay pieces.

Year 11's Start thinking about how you could develop these ideas further and create a final outcome. 

A Level Homework

Whilst you're all off on study leave (and have exams) we'd like to make sure you're all ready to hand in unit 1 on February 1st.

By now you should have:-

AO1 - Artist

You should have a minimum of three. Copy their work to learn how they   do it AND then try it using your own images

AO3 - Recording

This can be done in a number of ways.
Draw from real life or secondary sources in pencil, charcoal, chalk, pastel pencil, inktense, fine liner, Biro, watercolour, acrylic, gouache...any media you can think of.

Don't forget to take your photographs using the correct camera setting, thinking about lighting and in focus!

AO2 - Media and idea testing

Plan at least 4 ideas you could do based on your recording and your artist.

Any questions please email or pop in to The Art Office.

Monday nights are clay nights

Calling all year 11 students...

We have an amazing opportunity to work with a clay artist on Monday evenings every Monday this term. 

You will be looking at sea life as part of your natural forms unit 1 work and producing a test pieces and a final 3D clay piece based on your ideas.

Please see your class teacher for more information.