First Ideas - Class Task

Investigating using Photography

Investigating using Photography

Using your camera, go out and take pictures related to your theme.

Do either / both of these things

1. attempt to create a broad array of images that creatively investigates your theme.

2. choose one element of your brainstorm and take a set of images based upon this.
3. present your work in your sketchbooks and annotate.

Deadline Tues 21 Jan.

Collect artworks, illustrations, artefacts, related to your theme.

Task 1: Collect artworks, illustrations, artefacts, related to your theme.

Intention: This task should allow you to see the breadth of responses that have already been attempted by artists, illustrators and photographers.

Feel free to use Pinterest and THIS LIST to guide you.

Task 2:
Now that you have collected (approx 10) works that are related to your theme, you need to annotate and evidence your thoughts. Try answering these questions:

• What is your personal response? What exactly do you love about this work? Be positive and use arty describing words from THIS list.
• Note the methods that have been used by the artist. Have elements been edited? Is there anything interesting you can say about the method?
• Rendering approach (what is it made from?)
• Describe the feeling that the artefact is communicating? What is the audience immediately getting?
• Attempt to imagine using this style or subject matter in a graphic artefact?

Deadline: Mon 13th of Jan

Gathering Related Imagery

Using your brainstorm as a reference, you should now gather together related imagery. This can be anything related to your theme. Be clever, obvious, playful and creative with your choices
Include your own drawing. 
Create a clear title.

Remember! The more you can introduce your own drawing and creative making into your pages, the better result you will obtain!

Don't forget to annotate as you go along. What is your intention and what have you achieved at the end of the exercise. What interesting observations have you made along the way?

Deadline: Mon 13th of Jan

Brainstorming

 
Over a page or two of your sketchbook or presentation, brainstorm the starting point that you have chosen. Be creative with your ideas and DON"T refuse anything that you think of. 
Fill up your pages and annotate. What are you attempting to do and what are the outcomes.

Deadline: Monday 13th of Jan

Creative Statement for Component 1

Task:
You are to begin to write your Creative Statement for Component 1. 
This is what the moderator requires to help them understand your project.

Open the Creative Statement Template on Google Drive HERE. 

Remember to look at an example HERE

Presentation of Final Piece

Once you have completed your work, it is time for the presentation of your Final Piece. 
Consider places where you might see your artefact in the real world.

Screenshot from the web or use your own photos. Photoshop your work onto the screenshots.

Children's Picturebooks = ReadBrightly    Waterstones   TheGuardian   
Music = Spotify    Apple Music     Amazon
Magazines = Newsstand