Year 8 - Collage and Painting Unit

( if you miss the lesson for any reason you should still complete both classwork and homework)

Lesson 1

Classwork : The ‘Collage/Painting Project’ introduction video can be re-played if necessary.

Students then watch the ‘Making a Collage 1’ video and produce the collage frame. Some students may also start to arrange and stick down the collage items.

Homework : There is no homework this week but students may wish to collect more collage items to stick down next lesson and improve the collage frame cut-out (if you have access to a craft knife at home). It is also a good idea to cut-out and arrange objects on the second piece of card (no gaps and without actually sticking them down). This will make sticking down much quicker in Lesson 4. Also take a photo of you arrangement on a phone as shown in the pictures below. Can you see which wrapper the student has failed to be trim?

Lesson 2

Classwork : Students watch the ‘Making a Collage 2’ video and arrange and stick down the collage items, then final stick down the frame.

Homework : Complete the collage (this should have complete.

Lesson 3

Classwork : In Year 7 students copied an artist’s drawing by measuring the work. Later in Year 7 they reproduced and enlarged the teddy bear still-life and self-portrait using the ’gridded enlargement’ method. In Year 8 student will enlarge the collage using the ‘points of reference’ system.

Students watch the ‘Collage Enlargement 1’ video below. Using the the points of reference system shown in the video to enlarge the collage shape outline by 1.5 times. Work on watercolour paper.

If you are isolating you should work on A4 paper to practice the technique. When you return to school you should collect the watercolour paper.

Homework: Complete drawing the collage animal outline (remember it is enlarged by 1.5 times) . Do not start drawing the details or wrappers.

Lesson 4

Classwork : Watch the ‘Artists who use Collage Slide Show’ video using the ‘Artists who use Collage Handout’ below. The video should be paused at the appropriate point so student can split up a sketchbook page and write down the collage key term.

When watching the video students should take high quality notes on the various artists and also on the collage key terms. There will not be a test on these artists (as there were in Year 7), but marks will be based on the quality of notes and research information, as well as presentation.

NOTE: Students should look out for a couple of changes to the Man Ray images and also a Raoul Hausmann collage.

Homework: Watch the ‘Artists who use Collage Slide Show’ video again, and complete any missing class notes on the ‘Artists who use Collage Handout’. Also research the ‘types of collage’ descriptions/definitions for the right hand page, as described in the video.

Lesson 5

Classwork : Boys now have 7 weeks to complete the collage painting. Students start this lesson by watching the ‘Collage Enlargement 2’ video below and accurately with measurements drawing out the outlines of the wrappers (no details). It is expected that boys will draw the outline of the wrappers and only one wrapper complete with lettering during the lesson.

Later in the lesson it is expected that students will draw the outline of the wrappers, watching the the ‘Collage Drawing -Common Mistakes’ video below will help student work accurately when drawing the wrappers and lettering.

Homework: Complete drawing the outlines of the wrappers (no details), and the detail, such as lettering, for two of the easier wrappers discussed in class. Students will also need to bring in paints and brushes. The ‘Collage Drawing -Common Mistakes’ video below will help student work accurately when drawing the wrappers and lettering. Some students may wish to get ahead and draw out all of the wrappers and lettering.

Lesson 6

Classwork : The techniques of measuring, guidelines and ghosting should have been used to draw out the details and lettering. Today students start painting. Students watch the ‘Collage Painting - Common Mistakes’ video below. They should start painting one wrapper in class, and aim to start painting a simple wrapper, for example one with large lettering and just two flat colours. Students will discuss the collage item they wish to paint first.

Homework : Complete the first collage item, and also draw out another item. Some student my be asked to paint or draw additional items, depending on their progress in class.

Lessons 7, 8, 9 & 10

Classwork : Students continue working on the collage painting, managing their time (in class and at home) effectively to complete the painting to a high standard. Students will be told in the lesson what to paint next (concentrating on the simple objects first and then increasingly more difficult items with blending and fine details).

Homework : Continue working on the collage drawing painting. You will be told in the lesson what to paint next (concentrating on the simple objects first and then increasingly more difficult items with blending and fine details).