I have been so excited to see the year 10 students improving their drawing skills with the use of tone and perspective and to see them working on understanding the arrangement of a good composition. We have had a go at drawing the 5 birds that our learning spaces are named after as well as still life objects like vases and figure models.
We have learnt from the artist Michael Mew who does mixed media artworks. He has taught us about compositional principles to use to draw your eye to a focal point. These can include colour, leading lines, balance of objects and the use of mixed media.
So far, my class have just started to use cut out figures, patterns, colours and text from magazines to demonstrate their understanding of composition and I am excited to see their creativity when we come to making our own.
