UNIT 3 Lessons 5 and 6: Response to Fine Artist

Starter: Chosen image 
Present the work you have selected to use by your chosen Fine Artist to the group, explain what it is about their work that you are particularly interested in!

Lesson Aims: To develop your observation skills by produce work in response to your chosen Fine Artist using your own imagery 

Lesson Objectives (during this lesson you will):

1. To analyse in detail how your Fine Artist records their subject matter 

2. To complete the 'Responding to a Fine Artist' task sheet 

3. To create a series of observational studies using the techniques of your chosen Fine Artist using your own imagery

Tasks
1. List the techniques you would like to use from your Fine Art research 
Use the words below to prompts to help you consider different marks within the work that you may wish to explore:

2. List the mixed media materials you will need  

3. Produce 1 large and 2 smaller observational studies using your own imagery and the techniques of your fine artist - one of your studies may be an 'artist copy' if you believe this will be beneficial to your project 

4. Have a one to one to discuss progress on A2 so far  

Think outside the box with your approaches, there are also a whole range of different options out there...

ONE: Drawing with coffee or tea  TWO: Draw with milk (you simply iron it to reveal it!) THREE: Bleach on inked paper  FOUR: Water Colour Spraying using leafs (or other objects) as masks FIVE: Acrylic wash and pen 

HOMEWORK: 

1. Complete your Fine Art studies - remember to be as experimental as possible and to try exploring new techniques! 

2. Select 2-3 images from your artist to use next week - you will be translating them to Textiles so choose your images carefully! 

DEADLINE: first lesson next week