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Year 9 - Gargoyle Unit

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

UNIT ARTISTS:

UNIT VOCABULARY: Gargoyle, Grotesque, Chimera, Architectural Feature, Stone Mason, Research Art Criticism, Fact, Personal Opinion, Descriptive Details

Drawing, Mark-making, Line, Shape, Form, Tone, Shading, Cross-hatching, Blending, Shading, Pattern, Ellipse, Texture, Outline, Graded Pencils, Mechanical Pencil, Eraser, Stump

Clay, Sculpture, Modelling, Proportions, Slip, Kiln, Firing, Glaze, Ceramics

Lesson 1

Classwork : Students watch the ‘Gargoyle Project Overview’ video below. This year students are only producing a shortened version of this unit. This will include

gargoyle heading
gargoyle sculpture designs
gargoyle drawing
gargoyle clay sculpture.

A Simple Introduction to Cubism

Students then start the ‘Gargoyles’ heading over a double sketchbook page. Students will use similar skills to the ‘Word as Meaning’ work in Year 8. The ‘Gargoyles’ heading will also need to look like stone. See examples below.

Example Work (Secure- to Excellence+)

**Excellence+** Extremely high level of detail and imagination shown, but the last 2 letters look squashed so no Excellence++

**Excellence** High level and imagination, a little more stone-like texture needed to achieve an Excellent+

**Secure+** Good level of detail and imagination, and very good subtle use of colour

**Secure-** General good detail and lettering but the lettering lacks any attempt to create a stone effect

Homework: Complete the ‘Gargoyles’ heading over a double sketchbook page. Students may wish to watch the two short videos below to help with their ideas and understanding of gargoyles.

The historical origin of Gargoyles

The Art of Gargoyles

Lesson 2

Classwork : Students watch the ‘Gargoyle Clay Sculpture - Lesson 1’ video below, and start making the cylinder structure and adding the bottom. After completing this students then start to design a gargoyle for sculpture design (back and front views). The sculpture will be modelled around a cylinder and students can use similar skills to draw the initial cylinder shape to those used in Year 7 for the tin can.

Gargoyle Clay Sculpture - Lesson 1

When designing the gargoyle sculpture it is important that students take inspiration not only from the gargoyles, but also from other animals (both real and mythical).

Design showing the student has been inspired by gargoyles, a snakes eye, and a pig-like nose

Homework: Students complete their gargoyle sculpture design. Because of the limited time this year, adding colour to the sculpture designs is optional. Students may choose to do their design on a single or a double sketchbook page (see examples below).

Student may also wish to watch the ‘Gargoyle Sculpture Designs - High Quality Examples’ videos below.

Gargoyle Sculpture Designs - High Quality Single Page Examples

Gargoyle Sculpture Designs - High Quality Double Page Examples

Lesson 3

Classwork : Students set up their desk to look like the picture below.

Students then watch the ‘Gargoyle Clay Sculpture - Lesson 2’ video below, and start modelling the eyes and nose. The lesson will end 10 minutes early so that the Gargoyle drawing test homework can be explained.

Gargoyle Clay Sculpture - Lesson 2

Homework : Students draw the outline (no shading) for the Gargoyle drawing test, working from one of the pictures issued in class.

Pictures for Gargoyle drawing test

This can be a freehand drawing, although, for greater accuracy, most students will use one of the drawing techniques studied in previous lessons, such as,

the ‘measuring techniques’ used to copy the Van Gogh drawing
the ‘gridded enlargement techniques’ used for the Still-Life with Teddy Bear painting
the Collage ‘points of reference system’ used for the Collage painting

Boys who use the gridded enlargement technique tend to achieve the highest marks and levels of accuracy. See examples outline drawing shown below.

Gridded example outline drawing showing a greater level of accuracy

Lesson 4

Classwork : Students watch the ‘Gargoyle Clay Sculpture - Lesson 3’ video below, and continue modelling the Gargoyle Clay Sculpture.

Gargoyle Clay Sculpture - Lesson 3

Homework : Students continue to work on the Gargoyle drawing test adding tone and detail to about 30% of the drawing.

If students wish to continue work working on the Gargoyle Clay Sculpture at lunch, or even take it home (although this is best done in the week proceeding the final lesson), they should watch the video below.

Lesson 5

Classwork : Students continue modelling the Gargoyle Clay Sculpture. There will be a very limited amount of time this year so students may wish to work on their sculpture at lunchtimes or after take it home..

Below are some examples of final Gargoyle Clay Sculptures before going in the kiln for ‘firing’.

Homework : Students continue to work on the Gargoyle drawing test adding tone and detail, and aim to complete about 60% of the drawing. Student may also wish to watch the ‘Gargoyle Drawing 1 & 2 - Assessment Examples’ videos below.

Gargoyle Drawing 1 - Assessment Examples

Gargoyle Drawing 2 - Assessment Examples