Knowledge Organiser Year 7&8 : Key Literary Vocabulary: Media/Medium The materials and tools used by an artist to create a piece of art. Technique The skill in which an artist uses tools and materials to create a piece of art. Abstract A piece of art which is not realistic. It uses shapes colours and textures. Style The technique an artist uses to expressive their individual character of there work. Composition The arrangement and layout of artwork/objects. Highlight The bright or reflective area within a drawing/painting where direct light meets the surface of the object or person. Shadow, shade, shading The tonal and darker areas within a drawing/painting where there is less light on the object or person. Texture The feel, appearance or the tactile quality of the work of art Mark making Mark making is used to create texture within a piece of art by drawing lines and patterns. Graffiti Writing or drawings on a wall or other surface in a public place Graffiti tag A stylized signature. The simplest and most widespread type of graffiti, a tag is often done in a colour that contrasts sharply with its background.  Illuminated lettering Is where a letter of text is decorated with pattern, borders and miniature illustrations.  Illustration Images and pattern used to often accompany stories Fonts A particular size, weight and style of a typeface/lettering. Key artists styles for your project: Graffiti illuminated lettering Drawing and Shading Techniques: Blending colours making text look 3D mark making adding pattern Illuminated lettering There are 3 major kinds of framed letters. The area OUTSIDE the letter has added patterns The area INSIDE the letter has decoration Decoration is added WITHIN the letter itself. The difference between graffiti art and vandalism is that the vandal has no respect for another individual or their property. They may be expressing something but it is done in a disrespectful way with no concern taken for others. Graffiti is a form of painting, some styles of graffiti are called street art. This is when the artist tries to communicate something and get a message across

Knowledge Organiser Year 9: Key Literary Vocabulary: Media/Medium The materials and tools used by an artist to create a piece of art. Technique The skill in which an artist uses tools and materials to create a piece of art. Abstract A piece of art which is not realistic. It uses shapes colours and textures. Style The technique an artist uses to expressive their individual character of there work. Composition The arrangement and layout of artwork/objects. Highlight The bright or reflective area within a drawing/painting where direct light meets the surface of the object or person. Shadow, shade, shading The tonal and darker areas within a drawing/painting where there is less light on the object or person. Texture The feel, appearance or the tactile quality of the work of art Mark making Mark making is used to create texture within a piece of art by drawing lines and patterns. Collage A piece of art made by using a variety of materials such as paper/newspaper/photographs which are cut out, rearranged and glued on a surface. Colour Theory:: The primary colours are the three main colours. They cannot be made but when mixed together they make all other colours. The secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours together The tertiary colours are made by mixing a primary and secondary colour together Complementary colours are opposite on the colour wheel they contrast each other to have a vibrant look To make a colour lighter you add white, this is called a tint. To make a colour darker you add black, this is called a shade.   'Warm' colours, attract attention and are generally perceived as energetic or exciting. 'Cool' colours, are generally perceived as soothing and calm Key artists for your project: Drawing and Shading Techniques: Use lighter and darker areas to make your objects look realistic and 3D. Use a rubber to add highlights

Knowledge Organiser Year 10: Key Literary Vocabulary: Style The technique an artist uses to expressive their individual character of there work. Composition The arrangement and layout of artwork/objects. Highlight The bright or reflective area within a drawing/painting where direct light meets the surface of the object or person. Shadow, shade, shading The tonal and darker areas within a drawing/painting where there is less light on the object or person. Texture The feel, appearance or the tactile quality of the work of art Mark making Mark making is used to create texture within a piece of art by drawing lines and patterns. Collage A piece of art made by using a variety of materials such as paper/newspaper/photographs which are cut out, rearranged and glued on a surface. Colour Theory:: The primary colours are the three main colours. They cannot be made but when mixed together they make all other colours. The secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours together The tertiary colours are made by mixing a primary and secondary colour together Complementary colours are opposite on the colour wheel they contrast each other to have a vibrant look To make a colour lighter you add white, this is called a tint. To make a colour darker you add black, this is called a shade.   'Warm' colours, attract attention and are generally perceived as energetic or exciting. 'Cool' colours, are generally perceived as soothing and calm Key artists for your project: Franciose Nelly Jekaterina Razina Banksy Sheperd Fairly Simon Hennessey MC Escher Drawing and Shading Techniques: Art movements: Rene Magritte- Surrealism Salvador Dali- Surrealism Andy Warhol- Pop art Georgia O’Keefe- Abstract Banksy- Street art Michael Gerrad-Architecture Pablo Picasso- Cubism Hannah Hoch- Collage Teesha Moore- Collage Antonio Mora- digital Kelly Reemtsen- Brooks Shane Salzwedel- Layers/ photography Lisa Milroy- Collections Caroline Johansson- Angles