Knowledge Organiser Year 7: 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. Key artists for your project: Pablo Picasso: Cubism/abstract Van Gogh Post-impressionist Andy Warhol Pop Art David Hockney Photomontage 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 Drawing and Shading Techniques:

Knowledge Organiser Year 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. 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. Key artists for your project: Jon Burgerman: Banksy Elizabeth Murray Paper Monster 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 Drawing and Shading Techniques:

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. Perspective Perspective allows artists to trick the eye into seeing depth on a flat surface. This creates the illusion of 3D drawing . Grid drawing: Grid drawing allows you to copy and enlarge an image accurately. You must ensure you draw your grid to the correct measurements before transferring your image across. If your grid is not accurate your drawing will not be successful 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 Enlarging an image: Grid drawing is a really useful technique to use when you want to enlarge an image. To do this you must ensure you have the same number of squares on each grid but enlarge the dimensions on your larger scale drawing. This is a technical skill where you will have to use your mathematical knowledge to calculate the size of the grid.

Knowledge Organiser Year 10: Key Literary Vocabulary: Proportion The size of objects/shapes when compared to each other. 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. Key artists for your project: Kathrin Schwarz 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 Emma Bazan Steven Ponsford Jennifer Kraska Drawing and Shading Techniques: Use guide lines to ensure your objects are drawn in proportion Use lighter and darker areas to make your objects look realistic and 3D. Use a rubber to add highlights

Knowledge Organiser Year 11: 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. Key artists for your project: Michael Kenna Redmer Hoekstra Jekaterina Razina Shelley Rhodes Ruth Allen Angie Jones 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 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