Art at Launceston College
Welcome to the Art department at Launceston College
Year 7
| Introduction | About Me Lettering Basic Block Letters IT Lettering Illuminated Letters |
| Colour Wheel | Primary, secondary and tertiary colour Hot and cold Complimentary colour Shades and tone Line and shape – Kandinsky Expressive colour – Munch |
| 3D Project | Clay fish – fish drawing research Thumb pots – coils, slip, kilns, bisque, glazes |
| Cultural Project | Aboriginal – research, painting, dreamtime, storytelling, maps, traditional colour Egyptian – research, painting, plaster casts, relief and texture |
| Skills Project | Drawing skills, mark making, shading, observation, tone Japanese illustration Portraits, preparation, shading techniques |
Year 8
| Drawing | Negative Space Drawing negative using plants Bikes and machinery negatives in conjunction with Futurists and Vorticist artists Cabbage drawing – sections leading to scale, abstraction and collage |
| Perspective | One point – Viaduct, Objects – Lettering, Rooms Two point – Shapes, Lettering, Rooms Three point – Extension work, Cityscapes, Colour fade with perspective |
| 3D Project | African Art Research mid African masks and pots Traditional coil techniques Masks and Nigerian textiles as extension work |
| Art History | Rousseau Research into artist life and work Painting in style of Rousseau Use of watercolours Cezanne Research into artist’s life and work Painting in style of Cezanne |
Year 9
| Art History | Op Art – Victor Vasarely, Riley Words Interlinked pattern paintings Pop Art – Lichtenstein, Warhol, Painting in the style of, Research ideas Street Art – Banksy/Robbo, Research, Image in style of |
| 3D Project | 3rd day technique Slab pots Pop Art extension into 3D Slab images created, curves, plaques etc Boats, ships, harbours, resources for slab images, drawing etc |
| Graphics Project | Photo montage Poster art/Russian propaganda Own poster/CD cover Photoshop ICT extension work |
| Skills Project | Observational drawing Objects of interest Ink/wax Monoprints Collage prints |
Key Stage 4
| Portraits | Eye Black and white, chalk, oil, pastel Colour chalk, oil, pastel Mono print A1 celeb drawing |
| Pop Art | Warhol |
| Street Art | Banksy, King Robbo Monoprint Painting Stencil |
| Day of Dead | Skull chalk, oil, pastel, drawing D.o.D mask design D.o.D mask |
| Surrealists | Dali Georgio De Chirico Magritte Object drawing Yr 10/Yr 11 mock Portrait painting Surreal mixed media/3D 3D pot design sheet 3D pot large scale Mixed media self portrait |
| Year 11 Exam Prep | Drawing Artist research Painting Final piece |
Key Stage 5
Programme of Study