1. Year 8 Art Homework Booklet Term 1
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Teacher: MDR HCA JFI
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How is your homework marked?
1 Exceeding target level
2 Achieving target level
3 Working towards target level
4 Working below target level

2. Art analysis word bank – use this with all literacy tasks
Visual language – the top 10 things to talk about
Technique
Colour
Composition
Shape
Subject
Light
Media
Mood
Style
Story
Word Bank
Colour
Composition
Mood
Style
Light
Technique
Media
Blend
Bright
Clashing
Cold
Contrast
Deep
Dull
Glowing
Harmonious
Intense
Luminous
Mixed
Monochrome
Opaque
Pale
Primary
Pure
Secondary
Tone
Translucent
Transparent
Vibrant
Warm
Background
Blurred
Complex
Confused
Distance
Eye line
Focus
Foreground
Form
Line
Middle ground
Movement
Near
Perspective
Scale
Shape
Space
Symmetry
Alive
Atmospheric
Calm
Delicate
Depressing
Dignified
Disturbing
Fresh
Exciting
Flamboyant
Expressive
Humorous
Imposing
Nostalgic
Sad
Sentimental
Tranquil
Abstract
Derivative
Distorted
Emotional
Exaggerated
Exterior
Fake
Fantasy
Figurative
Impressionistic
Landscape
Religious
Representational
Still life
Sketch
Surreal
Symbolic
Artificial
Dark
Evening
Fierce
Gentle
Harsh
Hazy
Natural
Shady
Shadowy
Palette knife
Drawn
2 dimensional
3 dimensional
Texture
Shading
Mark-making
Impasto
Underpainting
Overpainting
Cross hatching
Stippling
Scumbling
Hatching
Layered
Linear
Continuous line
Scratch
Spray
Resist
Stencil
Manipulation
Scribble
Textile
Collage
Print
Photograph
Computer generated
Pencil
Ink
Mixed media
Installation
Sculpture
Paint
Charcoal
Graphite
Acrylic
Watercolour
Stitch
Pastel
Chalk
Felt pen
Fine liner
Biro
Bleach
Photoshop

3. HW 1. Make a detail drawing of this eye in pencil
HW 1 . Make a detail drawing of this eye in pencil. Fill the space given below.
Outline drawn lightly in pencil
Shape of the eye is correct – 90% looking
Used measuring techniques to get the proportions correct
Shaded the eye correctly using a range of tone
Built up layers of tone light to dark
Look carefully at the detail – eye lashes/veins etc.
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4. Imaginative placement of objects/food
Success criteria
Imaginative placement of objects/food
Portrait clearly inspired by the work of Arcimboldo
Objects/food drawn accurately
Shading or colour applied carefully and with skill
Shown pride in your art work
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HW 2
Giuseppe Arcimboldi was an Italian painter best known for creating imaginative portrait heads made entirely of objects such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, fish, and books.
Create your own portrait in the style of Arcimboldi using fruit and vegetables.
An example to help you

5. HW 3 Enlarging using a grid
Using pencil enlarge this portrait using the grid. Draw what you see in each square (measure if needed) to get an accurate copy. Shade in using a range of tone.
Success criteria
Used the grid to enlarge accurately
Shaded used a range of tones
Demonstrated good pencil control by:
creating even tone
Soft and hard edges
Created highlights using a rubber
Included all the detail – eyelashes/eyebrows
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6. HW 4 PABLO PICASSO -complete all 3 tasks
Task 1.Find out using either the library or the internet 5 facts about the artist Pablo Picasso.
Success criteria
All written work is in sentences with correct gramma/punctuation
Copy of the Picasso portrait has been accurately scaled up
Correct colours have been used and applied with skill
Used correct art keywords when writing your opinion(see work bank)
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Reclining Figure (1951)
Task 2. Make a coloured copy of the Picasso portrait
Task 3.
Your opinion- what do you like/dislike about the painting and why?

7. HW 5. Carefully study this painting
HW 5. Carefully study this painting. Write a short story about who the person is and why they could be screaming.
Success criteria
Write in sentences with correct gramma/punctuation
Used adjectives to describe (colour, feelings, scenery)
Planned your story to have a start, middle and end.
Imaginative story line
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The Scream’ by Edvard Munch
The scream is an expressionist paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, depicting an agonised figure against a blood red skyline. The landscape in the background is Oslofjord, viewed from the hill of Ekeberg, in Oslo), Norway.

8. Success criteria
Follow the contours of the face
Vary the size of the letters to match the contours
Vary the pressure to create a range of tones
Overlap the words to create darker tones
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HW 6 Using the words from your favourite song create a portrait. Use the examples to help you, fill the whole face or follow the contours of the features. Use pen or colour.

9. HW 7
Create a altered portrait at home.
Find a portrait in a magazine or newspaper or find an image on the internet.
Draw on the portrait to change the mood or meaning.
You can use any media you want. Ask you teacher if you want to use school materials.
Success criteria
Selecting an image that has space to draw on
Drawing to show emotion
Colour used to change the mood
Some facial features still visible
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10. HW 8
Create a altered portrait at home.
Find a portrait in a magazine or newspaper or find an image on the internet.
Use collage to change the mood or meaning.
You can use pattern paper, newspaper, bits of coloured paper or magazines.
Ask you teacher if you want to use school materials.
Success criteria
Selecting an image that has space to collage on or around
Neat cutting
Colour used to change the mood
Some facial features still visible
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