Art News

Year 8 - One Point Perspective 2022 Class

In this class, students created a 3D drawing using converging lines that meet up with a vanishing point to create the illusion that there is depth and form in the boxes. Students had to follow the four steps;

1.create a V shape 

2. draw 3 parallel lines 

3. using the last 2 parallels create a rectangle

4. erase the triangles. 

Year 9 Visual Communication 2022 class

For this task, students had to create an isometric drawing using a 30/60 degree set square. All the lines in an isometric are parallel and no lines will ever meet;

Year 10 Cartooning/Illustration

Students worked in a range of mediums and learnt different drawing techniques. One of the tasks was blending dry pastel. Here are some student examples.

Students were also set a range of drawing tasks that required them to develop their observational skills;

Year 10 Art

Students were set drawing tasks that involved using different techniques, mediums and equipment.

These included, the pen & ink technique– Students used nib pens and ink to copy images straight onto the paper, as per the below images;

and stippling and rendering techniques;

Yr 9 Art – Drawing from Observation 

This task asked students to select and draw sections from a soft drink can - this could be the whole can or sections of different cans;

Students were also directed to find an image and then cut it up into four sections and rearrange these to create a new composition. Students were then permitted to use any medium to execute their subject;