Year 12 Art and Design: Textiles

Topic: “Close up”

Year Group: Year 12

Focus: 1. Skills

What we will be learning

• In this first module of Year 12 students will complete a basic skills-based project where they learn about the formal elements of line, shape, form, tone, texture, pattern, colour and composition.
• They will respond using their own photographs that show the formal elements, initially using a range of media such as pencil, pen, ink, pastels, acrylic, watercolour and charcoal.
• From these initial observations they will then be taught a range of textiles techniques such as free machine embroidery, wet felting, needle felting, applique, quilting, fabric manipulation, mono printing, lino printing. They will be show how to manipulate images on CAD and use the sublimation printer to create their own fabric prints.

Why is this important? Where does this link to future/past learning?

• The Design and Technology GCSE course is very different in content, so this first module allows student to learn new skills and are introduced to some of the specification requirements.
• This will help all students as they progress through their A level Textiles studies and in particular when it comes to developing their own ideas during their A level Personal Investigation.

How will this topic be assessed? Formative and summative

• Being an introductory skilled based project, this module is all about formative assessment, effort, feedback and improvement. Therefore this module will count predominantly towards their effort grades rather than the attainment grades that they will receive during the Christmas report.

What make a strong piece of work in this topic, and what can I do to stretch myself in this topic?

• A strong piece of work in this module shows improvement and refinement in their observations and textiles responses. Risks would be taken to push the techniques and students would start to combine them and consider different materials other than fabric to stitch with. They might consider using plastic or found objects to incorporate into their work. Students would come to lessons with their own ideas in mind.
• It also shows independent work at home and a student who is eager to learn and to get better by developing their skills through further practice.
• A student who is eager to advance their knowledge by starting to look at the work of others to inspire them.
• A student looking to stretch themselves should spend time looking at the work of others live by visiting exhibitions or museums.