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Year 10 Homework

Create a list of at least 10 rules that apply to Art and Design and the art room and copy into homework books.

Think about ways to make marks on your page. What materials can you use? For example, pencil, pen, and paint. You can scrape into foil with scissors, needles, and pins. You can poke holes in your paper with a hole-puncher etc. Experiment on A4 paper and paste examples into homework books.

Look around your house or garden and choose a plant that you wish to study. Spend time studying the shape of the overall plant and then carefully look at the leaves and branches/stems. Sketch lightly using HB pencil and then complete using a black pen only. Try to create the detail using mark making techniques (see example sheets).

Produce a drawing of a packet of crisps and a bar of chocolate, for example, Skittles and Tayto. Half to be shaded using an HB pencil and the other half to be completed in colour. Emphasis placed on the lettering.

Select four items from the bathroom cabinet with lettering, e.g. toothpaste, shampoo etc. Copy out the styles of lettering exactly and complete in original colours.

Draw several items of clothing draped over a clotheshorse or hanging on a washing line. Complete in colour.

Create a colour study of either the television remote control or the controller from a game consol. Use the full size of the A4 page.

Choose four different pieces of cutlery or kitchen utensils, for example, fork, spoon, knife, ice-cream scoop, bottle opener and draw. The emphasis is on light and shadow, which you must try to recreate in pencil.

Choose one musical instrument, either one that you play in school or copy one from a magazine. Draw in detail and shade using HB/2B pencils. Include as much detail as possible.

Create a detailed pencil study of your sports trainers. Complete one in colour and you should include all detail, for example, laces, stitching etc.

Set up a still life of a colourful bunch of flowers in a vase. You should place the vase in an interesting place, for example, onto a colourful table cloth and complete in colour. Please use the full A4 page.

Choose three very different looking vegetables, for example, cauliflower, carrots and peppers, group together, sketch and complete two vegetables in colour and one in pencil.

Select two ornaments from home, which interest you, for example, candle holders; pictures etc. and draw them in great detail. They must be shaded in HB/2B pencils.

Find at least twelve different surfaces or objects around the house, e.g. brick walls, coins etc. Place paper over the surface and produce a rubbing for each one with coloured pencils or crayons.

Set up a still life a toothbrush and toothpaste sitting at the bathroom sink and recreate in colour.

Place a mug or teacup onto a tray with teabag, spoon and biscuit beside it. Sketch in great detail and complete in pencil. Include as much detail as possible.

Set up a still life of your favourite foods, e.g. sweets, crisps, drinks or your favourite dinner on a plate and complete in colour.

Create a detailed study of bar of chocolate (1 – full bar and wrapper) (2 - opened with contents visible) (3 - the empty squashed wrapper). Use only 1 page of your homework book for the three drawings please. You can use any coloured media.

Design a drawing for a face mask using insects as your inspiration – use effective colours and expressions. You may even want to actually make the mask.

Create a detailed drawing of a mushroom, a pepper, a banana, or a small bunch of grapes. Concentrate on the form, structure, colour and texture.

Design a poster for an Anti-Smoking campaign. You may wish to research the subject using libraries or the internet. You must use no more that 8 colours.

Open a wardrobe in your house. It could be your own or your parents. Show the contents and complete in colour.

Design a bag for a trendy children’s clothes shop. Remember to give the shop a name and also create a logo. Use the template provided.

Create your own abstract piece of art work. Give your picture a name. You can use any colour medium, e.g. paint, pastels, colour pencils etc.

Create a pencil-shaded study of your PE kit, for example, trainers, skirt or shorts, T-shirt etc. Complete in colour and have the items grouped together.

Create a detailed colour study of a scarf or tie loosely rolled up or twisted. You can use any colour medium, e.g. paint, colour pencil etc.

Create a detailed pencil shaded study of a packet of biscuits which have been opened and the contents spilling out. Use HB, B and 2B pencils and concentrate on tone, light and shadow.

Design a front cover for the book ‘Underwater Adventure’. Use your imagination and create an A4 coloured illustration in your homework book.

Choose a hairdryer, MP3 player or mobile phone. Create 2 detailed pencil studies from 2 very different view points, e.g. the front and side etc. Show the shape, form and structure.

Choose your favourite bird and draw a detailed colour study of it. You may work from imagination or from photographs if you wish. Try to create as much detail as possible, e.g. feathers, eyes etc.

Design and create a coloured drawing of a suitable label for a jar or bottle which contains beetroot, salad cream or strawberry jam.

Open a drawer in your house and create a coloured study of the drawer and its contents, e.g. cutlery, socks, make-up etc.

Design a set of jewellery to be worn to a night out, for example, earrings, bracelets, necklaces etc. You can create as many pieces of jewellery as you wish. Think about shape and form.

Design a motorbike/bicycle of the future. Think about the overall shape, size, design and colours. Try to be as imaginative as possible. You may be able to get inspiration from bike magazines, libraries or the internet.

Design a new bottle of aftershave or perfume. Think about the shape, form and name. You may also wish to research this subject on the internet or look at the bottles of aftershaves and perfumes in shops.

Design and create a poster for a concert for your favourite pop group/performance artist. Think about shape, size, colours, information etc. complete in colour.

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