In this unit students responded to the theme of landscape by exploring a range of art disciplines and experimenting with a variety of techniques, processes and materials whilst investigating the work of a range of artists and global locations.
Relief Printmaking
Students experimented with the process of relief printmaking to create a series of landscape studies inspired by a range of mountainous landscapes around the globe. The expressive pen and ink drawings by artist Vincent Van Gogh provided inspiration for students to explore a variety of mark-making techniques.
Careful consideration was given to the use of mark-making, texture and positive and negative space to create a sense of depth and develop balanced and lively compositions.
Careful consideration was given to the use of mark-making, texture and positive and negative space to create a sense of depth and develop balanced and lively compositions.
Van Gogh inspired mark making explorations
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Relief printmaking
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Digital Drawing
Inspired by the Antarctic voyages of Ernest Shackleton students experimented with creating drawings using iPad digital drawing apps and drawing stylus.
Students used the digital landscapes of artist David Hockney as inspiration for their drawings and manipulated a range of digital brushes and texture tools to create their expressive and semi-abstract landscape studies.
Students used the digital landscapes of artist David Hockney as inspiration for their drawings and manipulated a range of digital brushes and texture tools to create their expressive and semi-abstract landscape studies.
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Watercolour Paintings
To create these intricate watercolour and gouache studies of Cambodian landscapes students worked on developing their colour mixing skills, brush control and use of expressive brush marks.
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