To know what a mythical creature is. To know how to use tracing techniques. This is a lesson from a ‘Creatures and Characters’ Project. This PowerPoint features animal sheets that can be printed to support the activity. It shows examples of student and teacher work as well as a success criteria and simple instructions. There is a Do Now activity also. I would develop this further in to a pen drawing or mono-print This is the link to the YouTube video demostrating the activity. https://youtu.be/PzBPblycj_E

This is a project designed for KS3 it focuses on reminding about basic drawing skills and key words. I will be using this with a Year 8 class. There are a range of activities from tracing, using a viewfinder, using a grid and observational drawing. As well as oil pastel mono-printing. The activities are based around the theme of tools and inspired by Michael Craig Martin and Jim Dine. Each lesson has a video tutorial to go with it which can be accessed on YouTube. Students will learn about drawing, using proportion and scale, adding tone and shading. Lesson 1- Creating a traced layered line drawing inspired by Michael Craig Martin, then line drawing activities. Lesson 2- using a viewfinder and grid, drawing from observation and shading skills. Students create an extended line drawing piece. Lesson 3- How to create an observational drawing from a photograph of a tool, photos included. Lesson 4- How to use mark making to develop use of tone within your work. How to create an oil pastel mono-print from a photograph or your own drawing. Keys words included- art, imagination,creativity, drawing, line, composition.