A Level Textiles Summer Work Guide Flowers project You need to produce… 1 x Artist/ designer study [A2 board/ sheet] 1 x Extended artist/ designer study [A3 sheet – use the guide and keywords provided] 1 x ‘Working in the style of’ the artist/ designer you chose to focus on [A2 board/ sheet] 1 x Initial ideas [A3 board/ sheet] 3 x Proposed final ideas with samples [A3 board/ sheet for each] 1 x Final idea with samples [A2 board/ sheet] 1 x Final outcome – can be in the area of your choice e.g. -garment (dress/ skirt/ bodice etc. OR -cushion cover and fabric with repeat patterns OR -wall hanging TOTAL= 3 x A2 boards/ sheets 5 x A3 boards/ sheets 1 x personal response

Textiles artist/ fashion designer/ Textiles designer artist study A2 board/ sheet -An interesting background with colours/ shapes/ textures/ techniques that reflect their work -Pictures of their work with titles if possible -Information about the artist/ designer -Your opinions about/ responses to their work -You can include samples that copy their work if you focus on an enlarged section BUT DO NOT MAKE A DIRECT COPY

Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation Artist and designer study keywords Shape, form, space Closed Open Distorted Flat Organic Deep Positive Negative Foreground Background Composition Curvaceous Elongated Large Small 2D 3D Tone Bright Dark Faded Smooth Harsh Contrasting Intense Sombre Grey Strong Powerful Feint Light Medium Dramatic Pattern and Texture Repeated Uniform Geometric Random Symmetrical Soft Irregular Coarse Bold Uneven Bumpy Rough Spiky Broken Furry Fine Flat Grid Line Fluent Free Rough Controlled Angular Delicate Flowing Simple Thick Thin Horizontal Interrupted Rounded Overlapping Faint Colour Bright Bold Primary Secondary Tertiary Radiant Dull Vivid Monochrome Harmonious Complementary Natural Earthy Subtle Pale Cool Warm Saturated Luminous Hidden, textural, dynamic, disturbed, sophisticated, puzzling, optimistic, powerful, intentional, concealed, subtle, Basic, simple, solid, loud, quiet, bright, realistic, stylised, observed, busy, vibrant, strange, interesting, balanced, lively, negative, recognisable, abstract, tactile, meaningful, symbolic, depressing, unique, emotive REMEMBER to check your.. Spellings, Grammar and Punctuation

Extended artist/ designer study A3 board/ sheet Extended artist/ designer study Use this sheet when analysing the work of artists and designers to help you organise your thoughts and opinions into a piece of writing that is clear and accurate. Use these questions to help you structure your writing when analysing pieces of Art Once you have completed your artist/ designer study, you will need to show that you have good analysis skills, a wide range of art/ textiles vocabulary and a clear understanding of ‘visual language’. Choose two clear images of work belonging to the artist/ designer you have looked at and use the questions in the blue boxes as a guide to analyse the work. Use the questions in the red box to compare and contrast the work. What is the work called? When was it made? Tell me a little bit about the Artist. What are your first thoughts about the work? When adding information use:- Also, as well as, again, coupled with, likewise, similar, in addition, moreover, furthermore, including. When comparing and contrasting information use:- In contrast, by comparison, instead, on the other hand, however, rather than, whereas, alternatively, in comparison with, even though, nevertheless   What do you see in the image? What colours, shapes and textures do you see? Are there any unusual features that you notice? How do you think the work was made? What colours, shapes and/ or textures stand out the most? Is there a main focus in the work? Why/Why not? When starting or continuing a sentence use:- Firstly, to begin with, first of all, in the first place, secondly, at the same time, the next step, meanwhile, while, earlier, next, How does the work make you feel, or what feelings could it represent? Does the piece remind you of anything? What? Why? When showing similarities use:- Equally, identically, likewise, coupled with, together with, similarly, When emphasising information use:- Above all, with attention to, particularly, especially, in particular, most importantly What is similar about the two pieces you have looked at? Are there any main differences between them? Do they show different ideas or meanings? Which of the two do you prefer the most? Why? How does the artist’s/ designers work link to the theme/ subject you are looking at ? How could you use the artists/ designers ideas in your own work? When giving an example use:- For example, such as, for instance, specifically, in particular, including, to illustrate this, to give an example. When making a conclusion or summarizing use:- To sum up, in conclusion, to summarize, in summary, in final analysis, finally, all in all, on the whole, in brief.

‘Working in the style of…’ A2 board/ sheet Produce as many samples as you can that reflect the artist/ designer you are focusing on. Your versions should be SIMILAR BUT NOT THE SAME as their work.

‘Initial ideas A3 board/ sheet Please number these and annotate something like the examples below… I really like this idea but I am not sure it reflects the Artist enough. The shapes reflect the Artist well, this could be a good idea to develop further. Not sure if I like the way the colours turned out in this idea. I think this idea is great because it looks interesting and reflects the theme well. This looks good and would be fun to try and make but I would have to make it link to artists and themes better. I thought these patterns would work well but they look a little muddled up. I do not really think the combination of shapes and colours is successful in this idea. I love everything about this idea!

Proposed final idea A3 board/ sheet (Remember you need three of these) 1. Identify which number initial idea you are proposing. 2. Produce a good quality drawing of your idea. 3. Draw a few different smaller versions of all or part of this idea. 4. Reproduce sections of your drawing using different drawing media e.g. watercolours/ oil pastels/ chalk pastels/ charcoal etc. 4. Add samples of the decorative/ construction techniques and processes you could use. 5. Show clearly how your idea links to the artist/ theme by adding annotations. 6. Add your opinions of your idea.

Example of how to present your proposed final ideas

Final idea A2 board/ sheet 1. Identify which number proposed final idea you are proposing. 2. Produce a good quality coloured drawing of your idea (A4 size). 3. Add a back and side view if applicable. 3. Add detailed notes about how you intend to make/ decorate it. 4. Add samples of the decorative/ construction techniques and processes you intend to use. 5. Show clearly how your idea links to the artist/ theme by adding annotations. 6. Add your opinions of your idea.