Year 11 - Art and design
Drawing skills: digital drawing
Essential drawing skills for all
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Unit Summary
This teacher-led unit deepens pupils' skills within endorsements. Through short workshop activities, pupils further explore a range of materials and techniques. They develop studies focused on the elements and principles of art in practice.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a digital drawing using layers, pressure sensitivity and tonal variation to produce a refined still-life image.
Key Notes
- Digital drawing software applications provide different techniques for artists and designers.
- Layers can be used to organise, edit and refine sections of a digital artwork.
- Brush settings and pressure sensitivity can affect mark-making capabilities.
- Artistic principles such as composition and proportion can be applied in a digital medium.
Vocabulary To Learn
- layer: a distinct section within a digital canvas used to organise elements of an artwork
- opacity: the degree to which a layer or brush stroke is see-through
- pressure sensitivity: how tablet pen pressure affects line thickness or opacity
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Digital drawing doesn't require the same skills as traditional drawing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Digital drawing software applications provide different techniques for artists and designers. Layers can be used to organise, edit and refine sections of a digital artwork.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'layer'
a distinct section within a digital canvas used to organise elements of an artwork.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Digital drawing doesn't require the same skills as traditional drawing. Correction: Core artistic skills like proportion, tone and composition still apply in digital artworks. Digital tools simply offer new ways to achieve them.
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