Drawing
We always start with drawing in art. Print off 3 different fruit or vegetable pictures off the internet and draw them as accurately as you can. Not too small - about half a page each. I would suggest that you draw each one in a different material to practice...
- 1 in pencil
- 1 in pen/biro
- 1 in pencil crayon
To be successful in your drawings, you should try to make your drawings realistic through the shape, details, texture and tone (light and shadow).
If you want some help with your drawings click here to be taken to a guide page and some help videos!
We always start with drawing in art. Print off 3 different fruit or vegetable pictures off the internet and draw them as accurately as you can. Not too small - about half a page each. I would suggest that you draw each one in a different material to practice...
- 1 in pencil
- 1 in pen/biro
- 1 in pencil crayon
To be successful in your drawings, you should try to make your drawings realistic through the shape, details, texture and tone (light and shadow).
If you want some help with your drawings click here to be taken to a guide page and some help videos!
Artist Research
In art, it is important to look at the work of practicing artists for ideas. Peter Anton is an artist that creates sculptures of food. As this is what you are working towards, create a research page on the artist by doing the following:
- open a word/publisher document
- title: Peter Anton
- find pictures of his work that inspire you and add them to the page
- write a paragraph about his work by answering the following questions:
If you need help with your writing, click here for key words, sentence starters and more.
In art, it is important to look at the work of practicing artists for ideas. Peter Anton is an artist that creates sculptures of food. As this is what you are working towards, create a research page on the artist by doing the following:
- open a word/publisher document
- title: Peter Anton
- find pictures of his work that inspire you and add them to the page
- write a paragraph about his work by answering the following questions:
- What is their work about and how is it created?
- Analyse their use of colour, materials, subject matter etc.
- Give your opinion of the work. What do you like about it?
- Link to your ideas – how will this artist inspire you?
If you need help with your writing, click here for key words, sentence starters and more.
Designs
Before creating your own food sculpture, you need to come up with some designs. Choose any food to base your project on, and inspired by Peter Anton's work, come up with your own designs by drawing what you will create.
Try to come up with 3 different ideas! This is what you would have to do if you were doing GCSE art, so it's good practice.
When you are finished, label your favourite drawing with the textures you will need to create in the clay to make it look realistic, and the colours you will paint your finished piece.
Before creating your own food sculpture, you need to come up with some designs. Choose any food to base your project on, and inspired by Peter Anton's work, come up with your own designs by drawing what you will create.
Try to come up with 3 different ideas! This is what you would have to do if you were doing GCSE art, so it's good practice.
When you are finished, label your favourite drawing with the textures you will need to create in the clay to make it look realistic, and the colours you will paint your finished piece.
Clay Sculpture
Take a piece of air-drying clay that is about the size of a fist.
Create your sculpture using your hands to mould, and plastic tools (or just things around the classroom that will create texture such as a fork or a piece of cardboard etc!)
if you don't finish in one lesson, you will need to wrap your piece tightly in clingfilm so that it doesn't dry out. When you are finished, let your piece dry. You wont be able to work on it any more once it dries out other than painting it.
Paint it using the colours you planned for, inspired by Peter Anton.
Finally, send me a picture - I'd love to see what you make!
Take a piece of air-drying clay that is about the size of a fist.
Create your sculpture using your hands to mould, and plastic tools (or just things around the classroom that will create texture such as a fork or a piece of cardboard etc!)
if you don't finish in one lesson, you will need to wrap your piece tightly in clingfilm so that it doesn't dry out. When you are finished, let your piece dry. You wont be able to work on it any more once it dries out other than painting it.
Paint it using the colours you planned for, inspired by Peter Anton.
Finally, send me a picture - I'd love to see what you make!