Developing ideas quiz

What is the purpose of the development phase of your work?

• To produce a series of finished pieces

• To select ideas, visual elements, compositions and techniques from your initial work and use them in new ways

• To explore a lot of different ideas

What could you do to develop ideas for a still life?

• Make detailed observational drawings of the individual objects you have selected as subject matter

• Investigate the work of artists who have worked with similar themes and subject matter

• Experiment with arrangements of your chosen objects

What does refinement mean?

• Making radical changes to an idea

• Initial development work

• Making small changes to improve an idea

Which of the following is an example of refinement?

• Making better observational drawings of individual objects

• Trying a new composition with different objects

• Placing an object in the foreground to lead the viewer’s eye into the composition

Which of the following would be appropriate development for a portraiture theme?

• Making detailed analytical drawings of facial features, such as eyes, noses and mouths.

• Making studies of several people who could be possible subjects.

• Making studies of a friend in different poses and from different viewpoints to communicate the theme.

Why do exam boards need to see you taking primary photographs?

• Because they like browsing all the different photos you have in your sketchbook

• Because it shows that you are actively engaging with the art

• Because it shows of your photography skills

Why must you annotate every idea fully?

• so that it is clear to the examiner what your idea is about & who inspired you

• because they like you to fill up every page

• so that you prove to the examiner that you can write about art

What is the definition of Composition ?

• When you compose a piece of work.

• When you draw in different scales

• How things are arranged in the work & their relationship to one another

Before you start your final piece your first need to...

• Annotate it

• Draw it out

• Come up with some final piece design ideas

Final piece design ideas are...

• Highly detailed beautiful drawings that relate to your theme

• Rough outlines that communicate your ideas fully annotated & some times partially coloured.