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Year 10 - Art and design

Landscapes in 3D design

3D Design

Unit Summary

Pupils can select or rotate through these units that feature diverse and inclusive artist references, consider application of their skill strengths and encourage critical thinking and personal connections.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to review the range of ways artists and designers have been inspired by landscapes in 3D design.

Key Notes

  • Landscapes offer a diverse array of colours, textures, and forms that inspire artists.
  • Working in 3D allows artists to play with scale and perspective, creating immersive environments that engage viewers.
  • Artists often reflect on historical events or changes in landscapes over time, their work can engage with deeper themes.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • landscape: all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their visual appeal
  • scale: the size of an object in relation to other objects or the environment
  • perspective: the way we see or look at something from a particular position or viewpoint; the creation of depth in a 2D image

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Architecture is just about making buildings look nice, not about solving problems or reflecting culture.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Landscapes offer a diverse array of colours, textures, and forms that inspire artists. Working in 3D allows artists to play with scale and perspective, creating immersive environments that engage viewers.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'landscape'

all the visible features of an area of land, often considered in terms of their visual appeal.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Architecture is just about making buildings look nice, not about solving problems or reflecting culture. Correction: Architecture is about much more than appearance. It solves practical problems like shelter and space, and reflects cultural values, history, and how people live.

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