Curriculum Intent:
Visual Arts offers a diverse range of interesting topics to be studied at both KS3 and GCSE. The department has endeavoured to encompass modern artists and photographers to influence our outcomes and programmes of study.
KS3 offers students schemes of work to build on their artistic and creative skills and extend their knowledge of art techniques, artists and cultures.
KS4 allows students to have a choice of 4 subject specialisms including Fine Art, Graphics, Photography and 3D Sculpture. Exam results at Werneth are exceptional within the Stockport LEA, with 100% pass rate and a large number of students achieving 2-4 grades higher than their personal targets.
Curriculum Features:
•Research on themes and topics
•Observational drawing
•Experimenting in different materials and mediums
•In depth research of Artists and Photographers
•Extensive annotation and evaluation
•Development of design ideas
•Production of final pieces in both 2D and 3D
•Variety of starting points for the examination
•Educational experiences - Primary sources including working with professional artists, photographers and going on visits
•KS3 Cultural topic for Year 7, Natural Forms for Year 8 and a subject specialism foundation year for Year 9
•KS4 GCSE we offer four subject specialisms - Photography, Fine Art, 3D Sculpture and Graphics
Curriculum overview: Y7: Cultures
Area of study: INDIA RUSSIA JAPAN MEXICO AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA
What should they know?
The history of Indian art, iconic images and cultural traditions
Iconic images from Russia and how to create an effective collage
How Japanese culture differs from the Uk in cultural traditions
Knowledge of Day of the Dead Mexican Festival
Life in Australia culture including historic knowledge of the country
Understand the work and life of Friedensreich
Hundertwasser
What should they be able to do?
Solid, blended and graduated colour pencil, watercolour blow painting on a traditional elephant with henna pattern
Key vocabulary Elephant
Graduated
Solid
Blended Sacred
Assessment Indian Elephant
Colour pencil and watercolour
Make a composition of appropriate images and include a heading and mosaic
Watercolour blending on a Koi Carp including blow painting and soft pastel edges
Create a sugar skull with a mirrored colour and mono face and add raised 3D flowers as a headdress
Wax resist and pattern making using aboriginal dot patterns and a zentangle emu shaded image
Create detailed artist research with layered pictures, flap and a background design in the artist style
Y8: Natural Forms - Animals
Area of study:
Presentational Techniques
Collage Mosaic
Layering Relief Cathedral
Collage of Russian
iconic imagery with heading and mosaic
Iconic
Watercolour
Soft Pastel
Koi Carp
Kimono
Watercolour painting of Koi
Carp showing blended colour
Festival
Represent Tone
Shading
Decoration
Mixed media sugar skull including relief
flower decoration
Aboriginal Emu
Wax Resist Pattern Ayres Rock
Wax resist dot pattern
background with pencil shaded Emu
Zentangle
Architect
Interpretation
Biography
Simplistic Organic
Artist Research with examples of work, biography, flap and personal interpretation of landscape
Autumn
Mind Mapping
Specific Research
Spring Summer
Artist Research &
Annotation
Observational
Drawing
Corel Paint
Edits & Design Ideas
What should they know?
How to present work in a creative way using correct techniques
How to take a general theme and mind map specific information
How to focus their studies to one particular area of the animal kingdom
How to research in detail an artist relevant to their final outcomes
How to create effective observational drawing
The basic elements of Corel Paint and how they can be used to create artwork
What should they be able to do?
Develop collaging techniques, add flaps, use fontspace to create titles and create backgrounds
Make correct selections which are appropriate to show knowledge of a wide ranging ideas to make good choices from
Create an appropriate artwork which has all the information and decoration for that type of species
Create work showing the artist, their work and complement this with annotation about the artist and their personal views
Use grids to make enlargement. Have skills using pencil, colour pencil and watercolour creating animal textures
Use the tools and selections on Corel Paint to edit and create new images which enhance the originals
Key vocabulary
Graduation
Techniques
Species
Application
Assessment Theme collage
Font space and background applications
Selections
Savanna
Marine
Generalisation
Kingdom
Collage of all the animal types from different habitats
Vocab will be dependant on the animal or species chosen
Creations
Specialising
Sculpture
Photography
Depiction
Texture
Gridding
Observational
Enlargement
Effective
Original
Enhancement
Editing
Manipulation
Artwork creating a visual display of information for chosen species
Double page artwork from an artist, sculpture or photographer
Two observational drawings with appropriate features and decoration
Create a number of appropriate edits and manipulations from an original image
Curriculum overview:
Y9: GCSE Foundation
Area of study: Photography
Research
Photography
Raw Edits
Graphics
Research/Specific
Graphics & Fine Art
Observations
Graphics &Fine Art
Gridding, Pencil & Watercolour
3D Design Ideas & Sculpture
What should they know?
Research a topic
Develop information and present with visual effect
How Corel paint can edit images and the tools uses. Understand layering and editing of each layer
How to research the topic of superheroes and magazine elements
How to choose appropriate equipment and techniques to produce high quality observations
How to choose appropriate equipment and techniques to produce high quality observations
How to develop design ideas and know the materials available to create a sculpture in 3D
What should they be able to do? Show understanding and evidence
Close-up
Landscapes
Dramatic Lighting History
Take a raw image of an animal and edit in several different ways then present outcomes including screenshots
Create an appropriate piece of artwork to highlight their knowledge and include annotation and effective titles
Using grids and freehand create observational drawing in pencil, colour pencil, watercolour and biro
Using grids and freehand create observational drawing in pencil, colour pencil, watercolour and biro
Present a range of annotated design ideas and construct a 3D sculpture in line with the final design
Key vocabulary
Dramatic
Proportion
Historic Digital Pin Hole
Assessment 4 pieces of research with creative elements and annotation
Manipulation
Screenshot
Exposure
Enhancement
Hues
Collage of all the animal types from different habitats
Effective Creation Montage
Fontspace
Observations
Proportion
Scaling
Dimension
Graduation
Observations
Proportion
Scaling
Dimension
Graduation
Sculpture
Construction
Manipulate
Annotation
Preparation
Artwork creating a visual display of information for both Superheroes and comic books
A range of quality observations which look 3D and have tone and texture
A range of quality observations which look 3D and have tone and texture
Creation of a 3D final sculpture which is embellished to a high quality
GCSE Exam Information: Exam Board, papers and topics (weighting and length of paper) AQA Exam Board 60% Coursework 40% Exam
Useful links: Apps? Links to careers? Fontspace, Pinterest, Corel Paint. Graphic Designer, Photographer, Television, Interior Design, Illustrator
Gallery / video / powerpoint about the subject All on the main website Visual Arts