Year 8– Term 4-Computer Graphic Arts
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Styles, times and
traditions
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Introduction to Photoshop7.0 Basics.
Complete Photoshop basics worksheet.
Complete Photoshop Filters tasks 1-3
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Discuss with students the changes throughout history with the changes in visual
media. – Follow from it being used for religious iconic images in the early 15th
century or Islamic art to WWII as propaganda by government, and the style that
was used, through to 20th century computer graphic representations from fantasy to
fiction manipulation in the fashion industry. Show students examples.
Students are given an example of Contemporary digital media and one from an era
<1960 they are given a set of questions exploring the development and processes of
the two art works. They compare and express ideas and opinions based on the
criteria.
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Styles, times and
traditions
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Styles, times and
traditions
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Styles, times and
traditions
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traditions
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Assessment and
Marking
Design brief - Students are to choose a painting/artwork/media from <1960 and
combine it with the Lava Flow technique (Tutorial on Photoshop 7.0 written by A
Howard). Combined with a drawn image designed by the student and scanned into
the computer or drawn with a graphic program. The design is to represent an
everyday object. It is to be in Poster format. Research and ideas are to be recorded
and notation of ideas. The work is to be presented on black card.
6 thumbnail sketches should be drawn in sketchbook. Draw over with black fine
liner.
Complete Lava flow Tutorial
Working through design brief recording steps and changes along the way in
sketchbook.
Photoshop techniques – Clone, filters, tools.
Art appreciation – CD covers
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Students are to bring in their favourite CD cover from home. They complete a
Worksheet comparing and discussing the differences. 1 period.
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Introduction to CD Design Assignment
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Design brief – to design a CD cover that will be sold to Muslim people whom are
interested in Islamic songs. It must include all necessary representations that all CD
covers include. It must have a front and back page 12cm x 12cm to fit a CD case
for display.
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Students research images and ideas that can be used on the cover. Print out and
record in sketchbook.
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Students follow ZOOM EFFECT tutorial for Photoshop 7.0 to use as background
on CD.
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Students use images and text researched to present a CD cover for Islamic Songs.
Handout on the
different types
of tools in
Photoshop
Examples of art
works and
presentations
from 15th
century –
present day
Students learn ways to design, improvise, interpret and
present works that communicate.
Students develop appropriate arts language to discuss
content and structural qualities of other people’s works.
Complete a
tutorial worksheet
on protective
equipment.
Build awareness of features in arts works that locate them in
particular cultural and/or historical contexts.
They reflect on their responses to other peoples work and
consider appropriateness for intended audience
STYLES,
TIMES and
TRADITIONS
WORKSHEET.
ICT
Photoshop 7.0
Computer Arts
tutorial –
 A Howard
ICT
Photoshop 7.0
Computer Arts
tutorial –
 A Howard
CD Covers
Worksheet Art Evaluation
ICT
Internet
ICT
Internet
Computer arts
tutorial
Research, analyse and interpret key features, symbols and
cultural characteristics.
Build awareness of features in arts works that locate them in
particular cultural and/or historical contexts.
Bring a CD cover
in from home.
They reflect on their responses to other peoples work and
consider appropriateness for intended audience
Research, improvise, and practise skills, techniques and
processes.
Experiment with imaginative and innovative ways of
generating ideas from a broad range of resources.
Students develop personal style in their art works and to
explore styles of works from different cultures and historical
contexts