Natural Forms HOW YOUR WORK IS MARKED

GCSE FINE ART Natural Forms Project AGAISNT THESE ASSESSMENT

OBJECTIVES!
You are going to explore natural forms and Natural form is an objects in nature in •AO1: Develop ideas through investigations,
create detailed large realistic drawings looking at its original form. Examples: Leaves, demonstrating critical understanding of sources.
colours and forms that are created by nature. flowers, pine cones, sea weed, shells, •AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting
You will be able to create an exciting and bones, insects, stones, fossils, crystals, and experimenting with appropriate media,
imaginative piece of artwork bases on this feathers, birds, fish, animals – in fact materials, techniques and processes.
theme. You will learn the skills that are needed anything you can find in nature – •AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights
to take pictures using a digital camera, create complete or part of it. relevant to intentions as work progresses.
fantastic paintings, prints, etchings & drawings Natural form shapes are organic •AO4: Present a personal and meaningful
using a variety of media and experimenting with response that realises intentions and
your ideas looking carefully at colour, tone and
because they are naturally demonstrates understanding of visual language.
shapes. formed

AO1: Develop ideas through investigations,

demonstrating critical understanding of
sources.

WHAT THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN YOUR

SKETCHBOOK

You need to engage n the works of others

(Artist research)

Your research should include:

• Title page
• A brief introduction to the artist for example
about their style and technique
• 4 example of their work
• Analysis of the composition
• Critical studies (only view sections of the
work do not copy all the work)
• What you like about the artist work and
most importantly how does it relate to your
work? How can you develop your own
ideas?
• Comparison to similar or other artist
researching
 Mind Map give you an initial starting point with comprised words, images and colours,
allowing your ideas to be more memorable, further enable reassurance in the growth in
Initital Ideas your project.

The examples provided are to guide you in the way you to present your mind map, ways

that will give a clear layout to refer back to when progressing in your project. It is often to

feel pressured to create a sophisticated, over-worked mind map, when usually a simple

presentation is all that is needed. This elegant brainstorm of ideas would be a beautiful
TASK
way to begin a sketchbook.
Title Page: Make a tittle page on your new sketchbook that is clear of the project you are

going to showcase on your sketchbook (do not spend too long as long as the the page is

clear and indicates what what subject of work your sketchbook will showcase).

Mind Map: Create a mind-map where you list as many words associated with your theme.

Makes these pages visually interesting!

Title Page Ideas
Mood Board Ideas

Angi Lewin

Susannah Blaxill Marian Jazmik

Karl Blossfeldt
 Task
Primary Resources Use your camera to take 10- 12 photographs of natural forms.
consider taking photographs of what you have research so far and would
like explore further.
Primary sources:
A primary source is one that you study
When exploring natural forms take a small sketchbook/ white paper and
directly from first-hand experience.
Primary sources can be natural
pen/pencil with you so that you can draw first hand from observation.
objects, artefacts, places, people or These can be quick studies of sketches does not have to be too detailed
events. unless you intend to do so.
Working directly from a primary source
allows you to: The slides provided indicate ways you can explore primary sources and
• Examine your subject from apply it to your project.
different angles and change your
viewpoint.
• Experience objects, images,
people or places in different
lighting conditions and
compositions.
• Look at things close up or from
further away.
• Take your own reference
photographs from angles and in
conditions that reflect your
interests.
• Revisit your source material
during your development process.

Photography
Photography is essential towards your portfolio as it will allow you to build upon your
first-hand research which is part of your AO1. Also, taking your photographs will enable
a personalised approach to the brief.

When taking photographs, consider the position of the camera lens and the angles (
birds eye, worm’s eye view and eye level). Changing the viewpoint or taking close up
shots will give you more depth of field, resulting in interesting observations to draw from.
The photographs eventually will be your point of observation drawing using various
media.

The Photographs on the slide are to give an idea in ways you can take pictures of
natural form using a camera. Natural Form is a broad topic, Floral is just one part of the
subject area therefore, it is not compulsory if you do not wish to explore.
Photography Ideas
Artists You May Consider - Karl Glossfeldt
Robert Kushner
Helen Gotlib
ERNST HAECKEL
Sketchbook page layout ideas

Tips on sketchbook do not spend too long on

painting the background as it is time consuming
and will not go towards your marking.
 AO2: Refine work by exploring ideas, selecting and experimenting with Experiment with colour and
appropriate media, materials, techniques and processes. materials

AO3
Vary the size of
WHAT THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK drawings

You need to explore and experiment with material and ideas

How to show this in your sketchbook It’s a good to add in

• Refine a dominant ideas by trying different compositions any artist research on
• Use different materials the same page just to
Don’t go mad with
• Don’t keep drawing the same content using different material develop the reference where you
annotating, make it
idea, refer to your theme and research idea might stem from.
relevant and straight to
• Clearly demonstrate purposeful use of material, refer to your theme and
the point, why and how it
artist research and annotate your work, why and What you have done?
relates to your theme
• Don’t copy your artist work use their idea behind their work
and artist? And what you
• Be selective and annotate constraints and success, what did and did not
intend to do next?
work

WHAT REFINE &

RECORD MIGHT
LOOK LIKE
The same image
Objects and Observations
is reoccurring in
materials that can be
different communicate your photographs
compositions. idea is great to add
Engraving and drawing on to different textures
Either information in, these are still
is a good way to show technique and variation
is reduced or classed as
added to with observations
other elements.

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions as work

progresses.

You need to show how your idea develops, Writing, Drawing , Photographs, screen
shots of digital developments & annotations

WHAT THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK

How to show this in your sketchbook

• Mind Maps
• Bullet points
• Annotations & Analysis
• Observational Drawings/sketches
• Design
• Diagrams
• Screen shots of editing software
• Any attempts of experimenting, if you add in all your work it even the bits that don’t
Drawings can be Drawing with paper cut-
work it all accounts for assessment objective 3
structural models outs is acceptable too
AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and demonstrates
understanding of visual language

You need to create a meaningful inform response to your research and development. The
overall presentation of your sketchbook should convey your theme and interpretation.
Drawings and
observation relating to
the theme
Drawing from earlier
observation page but in
different material based
on artist style
Artist study
examples AO4
WHAT THIS SHOULD LOOK LIKE

How to show this in your sketchbook

• Communicating your ideas through visual language as well as appropriate visual format you
use to produce a final outcome.
• COLOUR: A element of art describing: hue, value and intensity

• TONE: Journey from light to dark

• FORM: An element of art that is 3D and encloses volume; includes height, width AND depth.

• PATTERN : A series, sequence or repetition of shape and/or colour

• SHAPE: An element of art that is two-dimensional, flat, or limited to height and width

• LINE : Defines shape, the outer edges of something

• COMPOSITION: The position and layout of shapes on the paper.

• SCALE: The different sizes of shapes used

• TEXTURE: The feel or appearance of a surface, how rough or smooth it is.

• COMPOSITION: The position and layout of shapes on the paper.

Observations in the
Materials and Photographs style of the artist
which combine and connect
the artist idea and your own