BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Art and Design O INDEPENDENT STUDY PACK Annotating, Analysing and Evaluating your own work

INDEPENDENT LEARNING What does it mean???? Not relying on others for support, care; self-supporting. Not relying on another or others for aid or support.

Annotating your work Written annotations are an important part of your study. Annotations can provide:  information, such as the title of an artwork, artist's biographical details or when the work was made  a record of your experiences and emotions connected to an image  a record of how you intend to use these images to develop your own ideas  an example of your progress through a project To annotate your work successfully, you should explain:  what you have done and why you did it  how you did it, such as the media and techniques used  why you chose a particular medium or technique  how an artwork fits in with your project  what aspects you like  how you could improve the work  what you think you will do next Using the correct vocabulary You must use the correct vocabulary when annotating your work to show that you are developing your knowledge, understanding and skills

Texture: Quality related closely to our sense of touch. It can create emphasis, movement, pattern, emotion. -Implied texture- is texture that appears to be present but it is an illusion. It is not really present. -Actual texture- is texture that really exists and it can be felt. Shape: Shape encloses a two dimensional area. Shape can create most of the elements and many of the principles. -Types of shapes: Organic-curved edges, continuous Geometric- sharp edges, angles Form: Form encloses a volume or three-dimensional area. -Light and dark value variations and space are used to emphasize form. Space: Illusion of depth and space. -Ways to create space: 1. Overlapping -- Shapes or forms in front of each other 2. Holes and cavities

Emphasis: refers to placing greater attention to certain areas or objects in a piece of work. -Emphasis can be created through sudden and abrupt changes in opposing elements. (Example: bright yellow dot in large black area) Proportion: Refers to the relationship of certain elements to the whole and to each other. Pattern: is created by repetition of (not limited to) shape, line, colour, or texture Variety: It is achieved through diversity and change. Using different line types, colours, textures, shapes….. Gradation: Refers to a way of combining elements by using a series of gradual changes. -Examples of gradation: 1. gradually from small shapes to large shapes 2. gradually from a dark colour to a light colour 3. gradually from shadow to highlight

WHY? During the year, you maybe asked to do a group critique or a presentation of your work- WHY? O They are useful not only for you to evaluate yourself, but to look at your work critically O You will also build up confidence when discussing art work. After all BTEC is a vocational course and you should be learning communication skills ready for when to progress into a career. O On the next slides are help sheets and guidance, examples and writing frameworks of how to evaluate and present your work. Analysing and Evaluating your own work

Learn How to Analyse Your Work Looking and your own work can be scary at first but learning to analyse your work is an important part of artistic growth. Critiquing work as a group can help you begin to see your own work in a new way. It is important that as a group you are supportive and encouraging without being overly nice. The best thing the group can do to help is to begin asking questions about the work. Lead one another to explore your work with a new eye. Help supply answers to questions about which you're unsure.

Begin by looking at the work and answering some of the following questions: * What was the inspiration for your work? * What proportion are your colours used in? Was that planned? Which colours are dominate, secondary and accent colours? * How have you used tonal value in your design? * Is line a strong element of your design? What qualities are typical of the lines used: thin, thick, broken, continuous etc.? * What shapes have you used? Are they geometric, symmetric, asymmetric etc.? * How are your shapes laid out: randomly, on a grid, evenly spaced etc.? Are your shapes overlapping? Why did you choose this arrangement? * What are the edges of your shapes like: sharp, blurred, curved etc.? Why? * Are the shapes all one scale or various scales? Why? * Have you made the best use of both positive and negative space?

* Does your design have volume and depth? How was this achieved? * What is the mood of your design? How is this achieved? * What textures have you used in your design? Why? * What is the emphasis of your design? Does your design have a focal point? How was this achieved? * Is the overall design symmetrical or asymmetrical? If it is asymmetrical, have you used contrasts in visual weight to counterbalance any objects in your design? * Is your design static or dynamic? Why? * Did you control the contrasts of value, hue, scale, intensity, space and texture successfully? * Is your design a pleasing arrangement of line, shape, and form? * Is the ………an important element of the design. Why or why not? * Do the techniques used and skills demonstrated improve the design or detract from it? * Most importantly, do YOU like your design?!

Evaluating your work An evaluation is a piece of writing where you look at individual elements and at your project as a whole and discuss its successes and weaknesses. This can help you and others understand what you were trying to achieve. You need to be honest and use appropriate art language.

Evaluating your preparatory work When you're evaluating your preparatory work, you should consider:  What was the theme for the project? Do you meet the specified requirements?  How have you developed your ideas? How did your work change through the project?  How much reference material did you find? Do you think you should have done more or less?  What artists, art movements or cultures have you looked at to help and inspire you?  What materials, tools and techniques did these artists use?  How have your skills developed during the project?  Are there any aspects of your studies that you wish you had explored further?

Evaluating your final piece You also need to evaluate your final piece. You should reference relevant work from your preparatory studies.  How have you used formal elements such as line, tone, colour and shape?  What materials did you use, and why? Did they work successfully?  What meaning and messages did you want to convey and were you successful?  Are you happy with your final piece? Are there any elements you like in particular?  Is there anything you would change? Why?