Year 7 Rotation: Introduction to Art
You must complete the level assessed task. Your teacher will set this during one of
your lessons. You can choose which other homework tasks to complete each
homework day. Put a nought/ cross through each one you complete. There is no limit
on homework! If feeling ambitious you can complete all 8!
Manga
Use the template of a Manga
figure, adapt it to create your
own character or you can invent
your own character from scratch.
Can you add colour and shadows
using the taught techniques in
class.
Explore Colour
Explore the website –
www.colormatters.com
Find 5 ‘facts’ that you find
interesting about colour and
present them together as a
visually stimulating page in
your sketchbook.
Consider: Title, layout, use of
media and overall impact of
your chosen ‘facts’
Graphic Novels
Research a graphic novel artist.
Produce a copy of one the
characters.
Artist research - Claes
Oldenburg
Using card or paper make a 3D
food object. Look at Claes
Oldenburg’s work for inspiration.
Practise your shading
Find an object to draw at home
and use a lamp if possible to light
it so that you can practice
shading.
Artist research Kandinsky
Level
Assessed
Task!
Nike Shoe design
Ask your teacher for a Nike shoe
template, redesign it by adding
colour/ pattern etc..
Create a page about Kandinsky,
find images of his work, make
copies of sections of the
drawings. Write what you like
about his work.
Think about the composition of
the whole page, add colour or
drawing to the background.
Consider the placement of your
pictures and words.
Colour weave
Using complementary colours
create a colour weave in your
book. Google ‘paper colour
weave’
Art and Architecture HW Grid
You must complete the level assessed task. Your teacher will set this during one of your
lessons. You can choose which other homework tasks to complete each homework day.
Put a nought/ cross through each one you complete. There is no limit on homework! If
feeling ambitious you can complete all 8!
Styles of Architecture
Perspective
Lino printing
Research different styles of
architecture. (Tudor, Art Deco,
Georgian, Art Noveau) Draw small
pictures for each.
Use your knowledge of one point
perspective to create your own
scene.
Research Picasso and lino
printing. What can you find out?
Drawing Task
Sculpture task
Find an image of an iconic
building and draw it in as much
detail as possible
Using your knowledge about
Gaudi and Hundertwasser create
your own building inspired by
their styles. Use waste materials
from around the house such as
cereal packets, toilet rolls (ask
first.)
Level
Assessed
Task!
Magazine Article
Storyboard
Artist research
Create a magazine article about
Gaudi and Hundertwasser.
Imagine you are interviewing
them. Find out what inspired
them.
Create a storyboard of the
printmaking process using key
words and diagrams.
Find out five facts about the artist
Kandinsky. Do a copy of a section
of one of his pictures. Ask Miss
Dawson for an image or research
your own.