Year 11 - Art and design
Drawing skills: drawing with light
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 use long exposure photography to create expressive light drawings that demonstrate control of composition and light.
Key Notes
- Light can be used as a drawing tool in photography.
- Long exposure allows movement of light to be captured as lines and shapes.
- Composition and planning are key to effective light drawings.
- It's important to consider light sources and plan a light drawing to create an effective image that shows contrast.
Vocabulary To Learn
- light source: the origin of the light (e.g. torch, phone light, lamp)
- exposure: the amount of light that reaches the camera sensor during a photograph
- composition: the arrangement of visual elements within an artwork
- contrast: the difference between light and dark areas in an image
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Any camera setting will capture light drawings.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Light can be used as a drawing tool in photography. Long exposure allows movement of light to be captured as lines and shapes.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'light source'
the origin of the light (e.g. torch, phone light, lamp).
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Any camera setting will capture light drawings. Correction: Long exposure (slow shutter speed) is essential for creating light drawings, without it, the camera won't capture light movement, only still images.
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