GROPIUS (10op1&2)

BTEC Art & Design

Academy Closure

2 Wk STUDY PACK
 Firstly........... a massive WELL
DONE on the effort that you have
put in this term to complete all
units ready for assessment. Now, for the next two weeks the
name of the game is: “Unit 1”
You have worked with great
enthusiasm this term. Let‟s keep
this going throughout the Academy
closure!

During the closure of the Academy you will miss 6 lessons of your
course:

Monday 28th March 2011 P1

Wednesday 30th March 2011 P2 & P3
Friday 1st April 2011 P1

Tuesday 5th April 2011 P3

Wednesday 6th April 2011 P2

As such, this pack has been put together to help you continue with your
project „Culture-Africa‟ throughout the closure.
This term, you have been introduced to a new project and given a
project brief to read through. Please ensure you have this to hand over
the academy closure as you will need it to aid you through the tasks that
have been set.

Unit 1 2D and 3D visual communication in Art and Design

This is your experimental and developmental work in response to the cultural influences.

 To be able to use mark-making and making skills.

 Understand how ideas can be communicated using mark-making and making skills.
 Describe formal elements, materials and techniques when evaluating your own work.
Unit 4 Produce an art and design outcome

This is your final piece section where you produce final outcome

 Be able to use specialist materials, equipment and techniques.

 Know how to plan and produce a final outcome using specialist working methods and
processes.

TASKS:

You need to complete the following set tasks in your sketchbook.

Include on each page:
● Page background effects
● Large clear titles
● Your own thoughts/ comments/ opinion
● Sourced facts (including URLs‟ and/ or book titles)
● Annotations

1. T1: Mask Designs

2. T2: Print Making
3. T3: Mask Making
4. T4: Evaluation of Final Outcome
T1: Mask Designs
 Unit 1 - Understand how ideas can be communicated using mark-making and
making skills.
 Unit 2 - Know how to plan and produce a final outcome using specialist
working methods and processes.

Task 1 is in response to the two Unit statements above. In your

journal you need to create 4 mask designs which can inspire and
influence your final outcome.
 Separate your A3 page into 4 sections
 Add a title called “Mask Design Ideas”
 Use a different shape as the outline for each mask, refer back to your visual
research homework for ideas
 Decorate each mask using a variety of patterns sourced also from your visual
research
 Add colour to your Designs with coloured pencil or watercolour
 Finish by adding annotation

“An annotation is notes that you make to yourself about your work.
Creating these comments, usually a few sentences long, tells the
person marking your book what you have done and how you have
done it.”
 What you have done? (talk about your designs for your final outcome)
 Why have you done it? (in response to your brief)
 What materials did you use? (or what materials will you use on your mask)
 What worked well? (e.g., design idea 1 is my strongest design…….and
explain why?)
 What could be improved and how?
 Now you have done this task/Art work what will you do next to develop your
work? (next explain how you will begin to make your mask papier-mâché and
one of these designs will be used to add decoration)
T2: Print Making
 Unit 1- Describe formal elements, materials and techniques when evaluating
your own work.
 Unit 2 - Be able to use specialist materials, equipment and techniques.
 Know how to plan and produce a final outcome using specialist working
methods and processes.

Task 2 is in response to the three Unit statements above. In your

journal you need to document on a double A3 page the process of
your “Print Making”.

Note the key words “Describe formal elements, materials and techniques”
This task below may help you gain an understanding of the process. Put these
sentences into the correct order and draw some thumbnail sketches to go with them.

1. Press the tile onto the paper

2. Roll the ink using a roller
3. Use a clean roller to apply more pressure to the back of the tile
4. When the ink makes a ripping noise it is ready to roll on to the tile
5. Put work on the drying rack
6. Draw image onto polystyrene tile, using a sharp pencil or biro
7. Squeeze a small amount of ink on to a flat surface like a tile
8. Roll ink on to the tile ensuring you get it evenly covered
9. Wash and dry your tile and experiment with new colours
10 .Lay newspaper out and put aprons on
11. Lift the tile off of the paper

 Add a title called “Poly Block Printing”

 You need to start by explaining how the „printing‟ links with the project brief.
 State how your final mixed media artwork is going to consist of a African Print
combined with a 3D mask. With the print acting as a background and
framework for your mask.
 Talk about your print designs and what influenced them.
 Why you chose that particular design for your print etc.
 You then need to talk about the process of making your Print.
 How you drew onto polystyrene creating a variety of marks to create an
African inspired print.
 Then to finish off you need to explain the printing process. Remember to use
the correct terminology and techniques.
 You may end with talking about whether or not you enjoyed the process and
whether it was successful and effective.
You may also wish to „Google‟ the technique Poly Block Printing to aid you with this
task.
T3: Mask Making
 Unit 1- Describe formal elements, materials and techniques when evaluating
your own work.
 Unit 2 - Be able to use specialist materials, equipment and techniques.
 Know how to plan and produce a final outcome using specialist working
methods and processes.

Task 3 is in response to the three Unit statements above. In your

journal you need to document on a double A3 page the process of
your “Mask Making”.
 Add a title called “Mask Making”
 You need to start by explaining how the „mask‟ links with the project brief.
 State how your final mixed media artwork is going to consist of an African
Print combined with a 3D mask.
 Talk about your mask designs and what influenced them.
 Why you chose that particular design to decorate your mask etc.
 You then need to talk about the process of making your Mask.
 You used a mask template and covered it in cling film to protect the mask.
 You then used the process of Papier-mâché etc………
 Then to finish off you need to explain the decoration process.
 What materials you used, effects such as stipple, or the ear buds to add
texture.
 Remember to use the correct terminology and techniques.
 You may end with talking about whether or not you enjoyed the process and
whether your mask was successful and effective.
You may also wish to „Google‟ the technique Papier-mâché to aid you with this task.
T4: Evaluation of your final outcome.

Why do we evaluate our work?

An Evaluation should be completed at the end of an assignment. You

carry out evaluations to reflect on the work you have produce and
identify what you have successfully achieved and where you can make
improvements. Evaluations are important to your progress, as they help
you set targets to work towards in future assignments/Art outcomes.
When evaluating your work try to answer the following questions:

1. What have I done in the Assignment?

2. Have I met the requirements of the brief and how?
3. What did I enjoy in the assignment?
4. How did my sketchbook/developmental work help me produce my final
outcome?
5. What is successful about my final outcome?
6. What improvements could I make to my final outcomes?
7. If I started this assignment again what would I do differently?
8. In future projects I plan to focus on the following targets to improve my work:
a)………………………………………………………………………………………
b)………………………………………………………………………………………
c)………………………………………………………………………………………

 Your Evaluation should be presented across a double page.

 Again add a title and be creative
 Use the questions above to guide you through this task.
 When talking about your final outcome, don‟t forget to state the
process of how you put your print and mask together to create
your mixed media artwork.
 Talk about how you stitched your prints together to create a
collage which then acted as the frame for your mask.
 How did you attach your mask to your framework? (Stitch)
 What further detail did you add to your mask in response to your
research? (Threads, Raffia, Feathers etc.
Be sure to collect any required materials/ equipment, and of course you
sketchbooks.

A reasonably priced Art supply/ store near the Academy is:

The Range
Northern Avenue
Northern Business Park
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 4DU
Telephone: 01264 369127
Opening times
Monday - Friday: 9.00am - 8.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday: 10.00am - 4.30pm

Alternatively, see your art teacher and ask for equipment/ materials that you may
need.

DO NOT FORGET to return your journal the 1st lesson back

after the Academy closure.

Happy Holidays…………………Miss Smith