Etching workshop with UEL students

Following the workshops led by University of East London students yesterday, you will all need to write up the etching process on your blog, using photos from the folder below.  Make sure you include evaluative comments about what you felt was successful about your use of the technique, and what you might do to improve on your work.

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Graphics lesson, 9th October: Colour Theory

In tomorrow's lesson you will look at how colour can be used in different ways when designing.  You will learn how to use a restricted colour palette to give your blog a sense of identity.

Firstly, you will undertake a series of collage experiments using combinations of colours, that you will match with a list of given adjectives.  Then you will take one colour and place it next to a range of others that will teach you the principle of colour context.

You will take the websites found for homework this week and look into how their colour affects our perception of them.  You will learn how to extract colours using the eye dropper tool, and you will use colour extraction when developing your own piece of typography.  Lastly, you will use your developing knowledge of colour theory to develop your blog.

Learning objectives.

To be able to:

Understand how to use colour theory effectively (colour context)

Use the work of others to influence your own design work

Use the eye dropper tool to extract colours from sources

Success criteria:

You have used colour to successfully represent adjectives
You have used an adjective to describe your chosen websites
You have used font and colour to represent an adjective
You have developed your blog design to include a limited colour palette developed from your colour theory work today.

Homework:

Write up collage work and typography piece as a blog post

Graphics lesson, 3rd October, Screenprinting

In tomorrow's lesson you will be screenprinting using your papercut work from last week.  It is important that you use this lesson to master the process of screenprinting, as it may well be a technique you return to either as part of your coursework unit or later in the year as part of your exam.  Once you have finished screenprinting you will need to write up your processes on your blog, with a step-by-step guide illustrated  with photos from the morning's session.  If you complete this you can also review your work so far and make sure any outstanding work is complete using the checklist.

At home this week you will need to gather a list of at least 5 websites that you like, based on their use of colour.  Take screenshots of their page and accompanying each write what you like about the use of colour.  You should also include links to the sites that you write about (click on Link along the task bar above where you write your post)

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V&A 'Memory Palace' - Artist Studies Lesson

In today's lesson we looked at how to analyse an artist's visual style and then visually capture it through using the same techniques and materials they do.

You all chose an artist from the exhibition to take inspiration from and in your books presented:

• A title page with their name 
• A series of notes describing their visual style
• An example of their work
• A series of sketches or ARTIST STUDIES taking apart their visual style and trying to replicate it

For next week you must ensure that this is completed as well as bringing in your chosen piece of text to base your book on and write up the notes you made of the artist onto your blog.

Due by next Tuesday