Author: Toot Hill School

Name:

Year 7 Homework Project: Colourful Landscapes

Georges Braque

Hundertwasser

Andre Derain

Easier

Harder

Task 1: Front cover
Create a colourful front cover for your project– use different coloured images, be creative! You need to include the following:
Title– The name of the artist you have chosen to research.
Your class name (7a, 7b, 7c or 7d)
Your name– VERY important!!
Try to make your front cover as exciting and as eye catching as possible.

Extension task: Create a contents page– again think about making it creative with different lettering, fonts and colours.

Task 2: Researching your chosen artist– Choose an artist from the list above
Write out the paragraph below and fill in the blanks using your own research
The artist I have chosen to research is…………………… He/she was born in……………..(year) in …………………………(place). The materials he/she used were……………………………….. Some examples of their work are………………………(names of pieces). I chose to look at their work because………………………… I like/don’t like their work because……………………
Present your paragraph with the title Your Artist’s name and at least two images of their work.

Some Helpful words:
Colourful, Bold, Expressive, Simple, Composition, Composed, Contrasting, , Tone, Pattern, Bright, Detailed, Realistic, Lively, Subtle, Moody, Rough, Smooth, Form, Line, Abstract, Animated, Brushstrokes

Task 3– Finding images
Either:
Find 4 different images of landscapes or cityscapes on the internet.
Make sure they are good quality.
Try to have something in the foreground (front of the image) to make it more interesting.
Or push yourself by:
Take 4 photographs of landscapes or cityscapes (they can either be local or somewhere else).
Make sure they are in focus and of a good quality.
Present the images/ photographs on the A4 paper.

Task 4– Response
Using one of the photographs you took/researched in task 3, create a piece using the style of your chosen artist.
Draw out your landscape in pencil and it must be A4.
Using the style of your chosen artist, add colour to your landscape, you can use whatever material you want but NO FELT TIPS! If you don’t have materials at home borrow them from me in Study Support!
Add tone and blending to make your piece more 3D.

Extension task: Take a section from a piece by your chosen artist and draw it out to A4 size. Add colour using your choise of materials (AGAIN NO FELT TIPS!)

Task 5: Writing about your work
Write out the paragraph below and fill in the blanks:
For my task 4 landscape I created a drawing of………………………….. I chose to use this photograph/image because……….The materials I used were ………………………. I think it was similar to my chosen artist’s work because……...I think I was successful because………………...I think I could have improved my piece by…………………………...

Projects must be presented on A4 paper as they will be presented in your books after they have been marked.
Homework projects due in ……………………………………………………..
Good luck! :-)