Sketchbook/Visual Diary - S2 [print copy here...]
Use your sketchbook to develop your skills and explore new ideas.
You should spend at least 30 minutes on each task.
The more time you spend, the more you will improve.
You can do the tasks in any order, one every week. The due dates will be filled in in your homework diary the first week of S2. Try and pick options that you didn't choose last year. There are more options here than there are homeworks to complete, so choose the ones you like the sound of most!
Each task is linked to themes explored in Standard Grade, Int 2 and Higher Art & Design
- Portrait of a friend in pencil (from life)
- Still life in pencil – bottles, cups, other round objects (showing 'near and far')
- Landscape – view of a local scene, drawn outdoors
- Built environment – view of a local building using two point perspective
- Design a new cover for a DVD you have watched or want to watch
- Fantasy & imagination – draw a Picasso style portrait with eyes, ears, noses etc in the wrong places
- Built environment – design a futuristic cityscape in one or two point perspective
- Design an eye-catching poster
- Figure composition – draw a friend or relative leaning against the wall or standing up
- Drawing practice – make a tonal drawing of a group of round objects using stippled or scribbled marks
- Still life – draw the reflections in a metallic object (e.g. kettle)
- Design a new logo for a sports or outdoor activity related company or team
- Still life – any group of objects (5 or more) using cross-hatching for the shading
- Design and draw a spacecraft using one or two point perspective
- Design a T-shirt, cap or top for a band/artist/DJ of your choice
- Re-design a logo for a branded product (e.g. re-do Mars, Coke, Porsche, iPod, Sony)
- Self-portrait with expressive, unusual colours
- Design a new outfit for an adult you know
- Design a pattern for a scarf or other item of clothing
- Natural landscape – draw plants, trees or flowers outdoors
- Write a review of an exhibition, artwork or design you have seen (in person or on TV)
- Figure composition – draw a group of friends, relatives or people from a photograph
- Frottage – use frottage to shade in a still-life drawing
- Collage – use collage instead of paint to colour an image
- Design a hat or other headgear for yourself, a friend or a famous person for a party
- Fantasy & imagination – draw a figure composition that expresses an emotion, but in an unusual way
Using sketchbooks to practice skills and create work out of school is incredibly important. If you produce ANY good quality art outside of class, bring it in to show your teacher and it will count as homework (and might get a praise slip or sticker!).
Check with your teacher if you don't understand what is involved in any of these tasks - some will be new to you!!
