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Year 8 Art and design Study Guides
Every lesson below links to a pupil-friendly study guide with key notes, vocabulary, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
Abstract painting: sustainable materials
- Abstract art: dry materials in response to stimuli Study Guide
- Abstract art: painting using different stimuli Study Guide
- Abstract marks: respond to stimuli by painting Study Guide
- Mark-making using different tools Study Guide
- Mark-making: matching technique to stimuli Study Guide
- Mark-marking: preparing the surface for painting Study Guide
Being curious about 3D design
- 3D Design: displaying a sculpture Study Guide
- Exploring 3D art materials with casting (paper and plaster) Study Guide
- Exploring 3D construction techniques with clay Study Guide
- Exploring biomorphic sculptures using papier mâché Study Guide
- Responding to organic forms with card, papers and modroc Study Guide
- Thinking in 3D, carving with soap Study Guide
Being curious about printing
- Artists that print from objects Study Guide
- Designing printing plates; transferring the design Study Guide
- Playing with monoprint Study Guide
- Selecting and rejecting ideas: using a gelli plate Study Guide
- The printing of the plates: reduction printing Study Guide
- Working into and refining prints Study Guide
Being curious about spatial design and architecture
- Architectural materials: experimenting with form Study Guide
- Architecture through time and place Study Guide
- Becoming inspired: developing an architectural design Study Guide
- Playing with colour in architecture and interiors Study Guide
- Technical drawing techniques to communicate ideas Study Guide
- Telling a story: pitching ideas to an audience Study Guide
Collage and Assemblage: sustainable materials
- Creating and refining an abstract collage Study Guide
- Developing and refining collages to represent home. Study Guide
- Exploring collage and composition through portraits Study Guide
- Exploring memory through the world of assemblage Study Guide
- Planning and developing collage inspired by our hobbies and interests Study Guide
- Playing with collaging and relief through landscape Study Guide