Jess Roughton

Unit 1

1. 1.1  Select traditional materials, tools and equipment to explore a technique or idea
2. 1.2  Select non-traditional materials, tools and equipment to explore a technique or idea
3. 1.3  Record initial ideas on the potential use of traditional and non-traditional materials, tools and equipment
   2.1  Prepare basic materials to experiment with techniques and ideas
   2.2  Use traditional and non-traditional techniques to make experimental pieces
   2.3  Describe the qualities of the materials, tools and techniques used to make the experimental pieces
   
   See sketchbook and blog posts for full evidence,  all sketchbook work is annotated describing qualities and recording initial ideas.
   
   Experimenting with clay - turning 'My Exquisite Corpse' into a clay piece.  See sketchbook for surreal, automative drawing
   
   tools and materials used:

• Air dry clay
• Craft knife, pin and stick to make marks
• Silver metal paint and pink acrylic (mixed red and white.)
• Matchstick to fix head to body.

1. 3.1  Describe visual qualities of the experimental pieces produced
2. 3.2  Experiment with methods used to further develop experimental pieces
3. 3.3  Discuss the visual qualities of the experimental pieces
4. 3.4  List any applicable health and safety factors and regulations
   
   All fully evidenced in sketchbook
   
   
   

Unit 5 Mixed media

1. 1.1  Identify and use formal elements of design
2. 1.2  Develop ideas from primary and secondary sources
3. 1.3  Develop ideas using appropriate visual language
4. 1.4  Present ideas for chosen mixed media work
5. 1.5  Discuss ideas and opinions to gain feedback from others
   
   Evidenced for both assignments  - see sketchbook for further evidence including feedback as well as video 1 below.

Assignment 1: Christmas Matchbox

Materials: Paint, matchsticks, plasticine, fine liner pen.

Formal elements: patterns, lines, colour, shape, texture identified in sketchbook annotations.

1. 2.1  Plan work using mixed media techniques
2. 2.2  Produce work to a mixed media design brief
3. 2.3  Present final work for a mixed media design brief
4. 2.4  Identify risks and hazards in the work area
5. All evidenced in sketchbook.

Unit 5 Final piece: Album cover design

1. 1.4  Present ideas for chosen mixed media work
2. 1.5  Discuss ideas and opinions to gain feedback from others
   
   
   
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Getting feedback after presenting ideas

2.2,2.3: Final work

1. 2.1  Plan work using mixed media techniques - sketchbook
2. 2.2  Produce work to a mixed media design brief - sketchbook
3. 2.3  Present final work for a mixed media design brief - above and video
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5. 2.4  Identify risks and hazards in the work area - sketchbook RA form and evaluation. 
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1. 3.1  Make suggestions to develop or improve work - evaluation in sketchbook also.
2. 3.2  Contribute to formal discussions of ideas and opinions

Discussion / Presentation of final piece with ideas and opinions with additional feedback 3.1, 3.2

UNIT 3

1 Be able to develop ideas for 2-dimensional (2D) design brief The learner can:

1. 1.1  Identify and use formal elements of design

2. 1.2  Develop ideas from primary and secondary sources

3. 1.3  Develop ideas using appropriate visual language

4. 1.4  Present ideas for chosen 2D work

5. 1.5  Discuss ideas and opinions to gain feedback from others

2 Be able to produce work for a 2D design brief The learner can:

1. 2.1  Plan work using 2D techniques

2. 2.2  Produce work to a 2D design brief

3. 2.3  Present final work for a 2D design brief

4. 2.4  Identify risks and hazards in the work area

3 Be able to review and reflect on own work The learner can:

1. 3.1  Make suggestions which would develop or improve work

2. 3.2  Contribute to formal discussions of ideas and opinions

2-D art
Brief: Dreams and Nightmares


Ideas presented and discussed to gain feedback



Final Piece and evaluation (picture is upside down!)

EVALUATION (Written at home due to lockdown) 

The topic I had decided to do was the dreams and nightmares one. I had chosen this one because a lot of my interests revolve around dreams and nightmare so this would be the right choice for me.

 So to start, I looked at some examples of this genre and stuck them in my sketchbook to write about what my thoughts were about the artwork, elements used etc. 

Firstly I was going to do a night sky city scape themed piece. The reason for this as my theme was going to be about sleep paralysis and the idea was to make the person aware that it's nighttime and you'd assume people are sleeping. It would then include a sleep deprived person on the bottom of the page making the person who's looking at the artwork see that people are suffering from this condition. I sketched out two similar pieces in my sketchbook, mostly to experiment with various materials and try out different techniques. I first used black wax crayon for my silhouette of the city scape. I didn't like this because the crayon would leave bits scattered around the page and the bits would mark the work. In my second experiment, I used sharpie and this was a better result, giving the city scape a sharp effect that stood out. I had also experimented with watercolour paint and oil pastels. 

A lot of people liked my ideas and in the end, I decided to do something completely different. I had decided to do a crescent moon with vampire fangs backed onto a night sky with stars. The reason for the vampire fangs was because they were a metaphor for sucking away sleep. I did plan this in my sketchbook, i.e drew my design and experimented with materials. My inspiration for this was the Killstar moon that has a skeleton's face. 

Some techniques included shading with the pencil and blending with watercolour paint. Also some materials included acrylic paint for my night sky and stars. The colours were black and white. Some tools included a paintbrush for the paint, a water pot, a paper trimmer to get my paper to the desired size and a pencil for sketching. I always worked safely by keeping my workspace tidy and clearing away everything after I had used it. I didn't have the water need anything electrical.  

I have finished my artwork and I would say I am very happy with the result.

 It was a fairly easy idea because stuff like this is very easy to think of as this theme is kind of the norm for me. 

I have no improvements to make, however, I could expand this design onto smaller pictures (postcard size), tote bags and clothing maybe. Or I could make more skeletal pieces such as the sun and other celestial related things.

Evidence of 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 2.2 2.3, 3.1 in evaluation

Unit 2

Not completed due to lock down / college closure. 

See tutor assessment sheets and cross referencing sheets to show how assessment objectives for unit 2 have been achieved in unit 5 and some reference to other units to justify pass.