2026 GSCE component 2 Photography Themes - Ideas for artistsQuick View
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2026 GSCE component 2 Photography Themes - Ideas for artists

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PPT consisting of 35 slides with inspiring photographers across a range of different styles using different experimental techniques both with the camera, Photoshop and physical manipulation to show to your students at the beginning of the project. Each artist has 3-4 examples of their work and a brief description of how they relate to the theme. There are four suggestions of artists for each of the following themes. Nature Isolation Movement Interiors Time Reflections Costumes
2026 GSCE component 2 Art Themes - Ideas for artistsQuick View
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2026 GSCE component 2 Art Themes - Ideas for artists

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PPT consisting of 35 slides with inspiring artists across a range of different styles and media including. Painting, collage, ceramics, textiles, illustration, assemblage, drawing and photography to show to your students at the beginning of the project. Each artist has 3-4 examples of their work and a brief description of how they relate to the theme. There are four suggestions of artists for each of the following themes. Nature Isolation Movement Interiors Time Magnificent Lost & Found
Illustrative typography graphic designQuick View
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Illustrative typography graphic design

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Includes 5 page PPT and a printable double sided worksheet - can be used for 2-3 lessons or given as cover depending on materials used to apply the colour. Consists of two separate tasks Create a single work illustrative typography example Create a more developed slogan or group of words as illustrative typography example. Set as cover - use simple sketched examples As a series of lessons - larger examples using paint or taken into digital software
GCSE digital Photography sketchbook with placeholders, sentence starters and prompts for studentsQuick View
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GCSE digital Photography sketchbook with placeholders, sentence starters and prompts for students

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GCSE digital Photography sketchbook with placeholders, sentence starters and prompts for students. Digital sketchbook includes the following pages for students to type over questions, replace images and ingredients of what to include on each page for a great GCSE result. Can adapt to any theme. Each page shows which assessment objective it links to. Mind map exploring theme Mood board of images exploring theme Initial photo shoot exploring theme Artist 1 research page Artist 1 image analysis Artist 1 response page Artist 2 research page Artist 2 image analysis Artist 2 response page Artist 3 research page Artist 3 image analysis Artist 3 response page Final piece planning pages with in depth photo shoot plan prompts, sketched examples Notes on how to present and annotate your best images.
Introduction to Photography GCSE & Basic camera functions bundleQuick View
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Introduction to Photography GCSE & Basic camera functions bundle

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Bundle should cover the first term for year 10 GCSE photography Introduction to Photography GCSE, Power Point presentation covering GCSE course content Brief history looking at the first known photograph & technique Example of contemporary artist using the same technique Several slides of photographers work - looking at many different genres Mind map task - what is photography Understanding digital SLR camera controls with task How to hold a camera What are the seven elements of photography Initial home learning task - tonal scale How to analyse an image successfully Basic camera functions, Power Point presentation covering 17 page PPT covering basic camera functions including manual/auto focus, how to adjust aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Includes some basic activities, perfect as a practical introduction to using digital SLR cameras for the start of the course. Topics covered How to use manual/auto focus with photoshoot How to use aperture to capture scenes with a shallow and deep depth of field with photoshoot Undersatnding the exposure triangle How to make a contact sheet using Photoshop Understanding ISO
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Cyanotype experimental photography

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Ten page presentation introducing Cyanotype Slide 1. What is Cyanotype Slide 2/3. Visual examples Slide 4. Equipment and how to prepare papers Slide 5. How to expose objects to create a Photogram Slide 6. How to create a digital negative using Photoshop to create a Cyanotype print Slide 7,8,9. Artists who use Cyanotype in their work Slide 10. Task
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Brutalist collage cover lesson

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Resource contains 2 page worksheet PDF Page 1. description of task, examples of Brutalist collages and link to a 7 minute informational video about Brutalist architecture Page 2. Black and white photographic sources featuring Brutalist architecture to cut up and use for collage. Other useful materials - Bright colour paper to collage on to contrast the black and white photography Suggested printing size A3
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Perspective drawing cover/extension task

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One point perspective drawing worksheet. Includes several examples in different styles and step-by-step instructions on the reverse. Suggested extension activity of Two point perspective drawing. Students will need plain paper and pencil to complete the task
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End of term illustrative drawing competition

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Three page Powerpoint for an illustrative end of term, fun, drawing competition. Inspired by the Instagram artist and illustrator @annegraete. Includes… Several examples of the artists work Video of how her fold out illustrations work Step-by-step instructions with pictures Ideal to use throughout KS3 You will need a strip of paper for each student, coloured pens or pencils and sweets for prizes (if you want to be popular)
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Fantasy insect cover / extension

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Worksheet ideal for a cover lesson or extension activity. Shows example illustrations of fantasy insects and suggestions of elements students might use. Task draw your own fantasy insect and apply colour Second task is to write a fact file to go with your creation
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Art Command words cheat sheet

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ART Command words Command words are the words and phrases used in exams and other assessment tasks that tell students how they should answer the question. Can use as an art room poster and/or a sheet to stick inside books Acknowledge To give credit for, recognise, and highlight something, such as a selected source or the work of others. Analyse To examine in depth, study thoroughly, question, investigate and consider your own opinion or visual investigation of something. Apply To use knowledge, skills and understanding and to employ appropriate techniques when developing and progressing ideas. Appropriate Suitable, relevant, applicable to intention. Consider To think through, review, reflect on and respond to information or a theme, subject or starting point. Create To conceive, make, craft or design something new or invent something. Demonstrate To show, exhibit, prove or express such things as subject specific knowledge, understanding and skills. Develop To take forward, change, improve or build on an idea, theme or starting point. Discuss To deliberate, consider, talk over, debate or examine something. Explore To investigate, examine and look into with an open mind about what might be found and developed. Evidence To show, prove, support and make clear or verify something. Identify To recognise links and associations between things such as sources and connections with personal work, accounting for choices and decisions made. Investigate To enquire into, examine in depth, and/or analyse the relevance of a chosen subject and associated sources . Organise To collect, collate, arrange and combine elements of your work into a clear and logical submission. Present To give a response to an idea, theme or starting point that shows a personal, meaningful and organised fulfilment of intentions. Realise To achieve, attain and/or accomplish your intentions. Record To document ideas, thoughts, insights and responses to starting points in visual and written annotated form. Refine To improve, enhance and change elements of your work for the better. Research To study in detail, discover and find information about. Response To produce personal work generated by a subject, theme, starting point, or design brief. Select To make an inform choice of what to submit for assessment rather than submitting everything produced during the course of study. Show To indicate, explain, present and display your own thoughts and findings. Study To examine, consider, investigate, research and show an in-depth understanding of what you have found or experienced.
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Grid drawings bundle

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Printable grid drawing worksheets, perfect for cover or print larger on cartridge paper for more sustained paintings or drawings Bundle includes Crushed coke can (colour) Crushed coke can (greyscale) Coloured glass bottles Converse trainers Liquorice Allsorts Ice cream cone Vintage car Volkswagen van
A-Z Colourful Art Keywords for DisplaysQuick View
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A-Z Colourful Art Keywords for Displays

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Printable PDF with Art keywords and terms A-Z. Print out and laminate 6 words per page, 27 pages. abstract acrylic paint airbrush animation architecture art gallery artist artist’s bridge artistic artwork assemblage bas-relief batik blending bridge brightness brush calligraphy canvas cartoon carve casting cave drawing ceramics chalk charcoal chisel clay cloisonne collage color color wheel colored pencils compass composition contrast craft crayon create creativity critique crosshatching decorate decorative decoupage depict design draw drawing easel egg tempera enamel encaustic engraving erase eraser etching exhibit exhibition film form frame fresco gallery gesso gilding glass glassblowing glaze gold leaf gouache graffiti graphic design graphite hammer hatching high-relief hue illustrate illustration image ink installation kiln landscape latex paint line liner brush linseed oil lithograph lost wax method low-relief mahl stick maquette marble marbling marker masterpiece mechanical pencil media medium mixed media mobile model mosaic mural museum objets d’art oil paint old master op art paint paint roller paintbrush painter painting palette palette knife paper pastel pen pencil perspective photo photograph pigment porcelain portfolio portrait portray poster pottery pounce primary color print printing proportion quill quilt quilting realism ruler scale screen printing sculpt sculptor sculpture seascape secondary color shade silk screen sketch sketchbook solvent stained glass stencil still life stippling stone stonecutting style t-square tempera template textile arts tole painting tone tools trompe l’oeil tube turpentine undertone varnish vellum video visual watercolor waterscape wax wheel wood wood carving wood engraving woodcut woodcut print
The Living World, Insects in art. Complete project PPTs, Worksheets, Home learning, ExtensionsQuick View
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The Living World, Insects in art. Complete project PPTs, Worksheets, Home learning, Extensions

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This is aimed at KS3 and intended to last through half the academic year. The Living World - Art to Analyse and Imagine. Resource consists of the following… Introduction how insects are used in art and to create art materials. A brief history of insects in art from 16th century up to more contemporary artists. A video introducing Jennifer Angus using real insects in her work. Title page - create an illustrated arthropod title. Includes - Printable Insect letters reference sheet Specimen drawing page activity - mixed media Includes - Printable reference images of insect parts Blended oil pastel beetle drawing Includes - Oil pastel blending techniques worksheet and printable reference images Sgraffito beetle drawing Includes - Printable starter activity - mark making grid Checklist page for students to complete before starting clay - an opportunity for some students to catch up and extensions for others. Artist research page - Lucy Ogden ceramic artist Includes - Printable images of artist work Clay insect tile - option to create either a built up relief tile or a scraffito version using colour slip. Includes - Printable stencil outlines of different insects Extension / cover / home learning activities Blended colour pencil half beetle drawing cover/extension Fine liner half dragonfly cover/extension Close up insect references cover/extension Origami crab worksheet Floral insect home learning PPT Learning objectives Understand what an arthropod is, visually and using key terms Develop illustration skills Develop observational drawing skills Develop skills using mark making Understand how to blend colour pencils effectively Learn how to draw to scale Understand how to draw using symmetry and proportion Know how to blend oil pastels Understand how to create sgraffito using oils pastels Understand how to create sgraffito using clay Learn how to work with clay incorporating mark making
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Colour theory Zentangle cover lesson

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Worksheet with Zentangle and colour wheel reference, perfect for KS3 cover lesson. Using coloured pencils students need to apply colour to the mandala as it appears on the colour wheel and identify the complementary colours.
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Tonal portrait drawing. Cover KS3

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KS3 cover lesson resource. Half face tonal portrait pencil drawing. First identity 5 different tones in a tonal ladder, then apply over a half face ghosted image. Finally use mark making techniques to add texture. Learning objectives. Understand how to create a range of tonal values using a pencil. Understand how to apply mark making techniques to create texture. Use symmetry and proportion to create a portrait
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Photography basic camera functions

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17 page PPT covering basic camera functions including manual/auto focus, how to adjust aperture, shutter speed and ISO. Includes some basic activities, perfect as a practical introduction to using digital SLR cameras for the start of the course. Topics covered How to use manual/auto focus with photoshoot How to use aperture to capture scenes with a shallow and deep depth of field with photoshoot Undersatnding the exposure triangle How to make a contact sheet using Photoshop Understanding ISO This PPT is a great introduction to using the camera and would cover a first term for GCSE along side my other PPT Introduction to Photography GCSE
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Paper construction activities

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Step-by-step worksheet to be used by either teacher or students Great activity for Art Clubs, Home learning or during lessons. Also great as a taster day activity. 4 page PDF with instructions and step-by-step photographs. 2 activities. How to make a paper bowl from old magazines How to make paper beads / paper jewellery.
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Carloee Clark Inspired pattern animals

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Responding to the colourful, patterned paintings by Caroleen Clarke. Great resource for cover lesson. Choice of three different worksheets with ghosted animal images to work over the top. 1, dog, 1 ram and 1 owl. On each worksheet, students are given examples and the artists work and instructions of how to divide up the images and apply colour and pattern. Task could be completed in a cover lesson with colour pens/pencils or printed out on thicker cartridge paper to apply paint Learning objectives Understand how to apply colour theory to create depth Use pattern to define shape/form Understand how the element of pattern is applied in art