Week 2 – w/c 26th Jan

Welcome back to 2D everyone! We hope you are all starting to feel a little more settled into college life and are enjoying your time on the course.

This week with Janna you will start with a short recap quiz on visual elements in which you will test your knowledge and see how much you remember about the visual elements in Art & Design! You will then carry out some further research into our artist from last week, Gustav Klimt. Here you will create your own visual mood board and find out more about his work.

This week with Anita you will start your first practical 2D piece of work of the course. You will be working in pairs to plan and create a painting inspired by Gustav Klimt. For this task you will be working in complete collaboration with your partner to create a cohesive painting inspired by Klimt’s use of patterns, and you will consider the visual elements colour, shape and line in your artwork.

In Lesson Tasks – Janna

Visual Elements Kahoot Re-cap Quiz

https://create.kahoot.it/share/l2-visual-elements-quiz/bab26fcb-4487-4ca9-a844-c1576b1d9961

Klimt Visual Mood Board Task

Extension task – Choose your favourite painting by Klimt, draw a section of it – work on A4 paper. Add colour and explore mixed media using pencils, pastels, oil pastels and college materials.

In Lesson Tasks – Anita

Gustav Klimt Kahoot Re-cap Quiz

Practical Task – Visual Elements Pair Painting Inspired by Gustav Klimt

Instructions

• Working in your pairs plan what type of patterns/ symbols/ imagery/ people/animals you will be including in your painting. Look at Klimt’s artwork together. Decide on the colours you will be using too and who will be doing what – will you be working together on all parts? Plan this using pencil and a small piece of paper.
• Start drawing your design onto your A1 cartridge paper – this will be on a much larger scale compared to your plan!
• Then, using acrylic paint, start painting your piece.
• Ensure your piece looks cohesive and that you are working as part of a team.
• Remember to include the visual elements of colour, shape and line and lots of patterns.
• Remember to also take lots of progress photographs of your painting and you working on it from the beginning, the middle and at the end, to upload to your blog.

Painting Tips

• Roll your sleeves up and wear an apron to avoid paint staining your clothes.
• Squeeze only a small amount of paint out of its tube – a little goes a long way!
• Add a little water to your paint for a more translucent & smooth look. You may want to paint a wash first (a background).
• Mix primary paint colours (red, yellow, blue) together to create secondary colours (green, purple, orange).
• Add white to create lighter tones & highlights, and black for darker tones & shades.
• You don’t only need to use a brush to paint with – try other tools such as a sponge, spoon, side of piece of card, or even a stick! Experiment with different types of mark making too.

Examples of Student’s Work inspired by Gustav Klimt

Week 1 – w/c 19^th Jan

Hi everyone and welcome to 2D (which stands for two dimensional) as part of your 10 week Art course at West Thames College!

We are going start with your course induction presentation, which will give you lots of information about the college, your course and the structure of your 10 week course. We will then do some ice breakers so we can all start to get to know each other. You might be feeling a little nervous, but please don’t worry you will soon feel settled at college. Your teachers are here to help if you need anything!

You will be based in studio B535 for all your 2D sessions on a Friday afternoon. Take a look around for all the exciting work you will be doing in here from painting & drawing to printing, to mixed media & collage!

In your first week you will take part in a quiz, testing how much you already know about Art & Design! You will also look at the elements of Art & Design and explore why they are so important in the world of Art & Design. You will then start your first 2D project of the course (Induction project) where you will look closely at painter Gustav Klimt and study how he used patterns & shapes in his artwork. You will then start your first practical piece of artwork where you will be working in pairs to create a painting inspired by Gustav Klimt using the visual elements patterns, colour, shape & line!

In Lesson Tasks

Induction Presentation

2D Materials Word Search

The Visual Elements & Quiz

Kahoot Quiz – How much do you already know about Art?

Workshop Rules

Icebreaker – ask your partner…

1. What is your name?

2.What is your dream job?

3.What is your favourite colour & why?

4.Who is your favourite artist (can be a musician, actor, painter etc…)? Why do you like them?

5. Name an interesting fact about you (such as a hidden talent, a special skill, met anyone famous, speak a different language)?

Induction Project…

Artist Reference – Gustav Klimt

Artist Video & Quiz – Gustav Klimt

Artist Pair Discussion – Gustav Klimt

Practical Task – Visual Elements Pair Painting Inspired by Gustav Klimt (exploring patterns, colour, shape & line)

• Working in your pairs plan what type of patterns/ symbols/ imagery/ people/animals you will be including in your painting. Look at Klimt’s artwork together. Decide on the colours you will be using too and who will be doing what – will you be working together on all parts? Plan this using pencil and a small piece of paper.
• Start drawing your design onto your A1 paper.
• Then using acrylic paint, start painting your piece.
• Ensure your piece looks cohesive and that you are working as part of a team.
• Remember to include the visual elements of colour, shape and line and lots of patterns.
• Remember to also take lots of progress photographs of your painting and you working on it from the beginning, the middle and at the end, to upload to your blog.

Examples of Student’s Work inspired by Gustav Klimt

Remote Learning

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