Phase

Learning outcomes
Cupcake drawings

Lesson phases

What you will learn today:

Develop skills in a range of
media
How? Complete a drawing
showing correct tonal
qualities and proportion using
the gridding technique and
applying a minimum of x4
different medias.
Why? To develop and extend
drawing techniques and
practice key skills in media

Review media to be used and

discuss qualities and
suitability. Show exemplar
work.
Complete an accurate A3
observational drawing of
cupcake/donut. Divide equally
into 4 sections
Demo materials to be used.
All students to use collage to
link with the artist Nancy
Standlee
Options:
Chalk/oil pastels
Coloured
Pencil/verithik
Watercolour
Collage and biro

Something to think about:

What do you need to think
about when selecting
appropriate media for your
image?
Why is it useful to practice
with media eg: complete test
strips? Explain

Discuss what media went well

and which needs further
practice. Set personal plans
as to which media is students
strength and discuss
possibilities of combining
further.

Resources/Support/
Homework
Resources:
Cupcake/Donut images
Exemplar work
Basic shape images
A4 paper
Differentiation:
Enlarged images of
cupcake/donut
Extension:
N/A

Homework:
1.Research the work of
artist Nancy Standlee
and create own version
of a cupcake or sweet
in her style of collage.
Minimum A4 size.
2. Collect images of
healthy foods x3 A5.
Draw of one and glue
the other on the
image beside it.

Assessment

Key skills

Student peer and

self assessment
throughout

Key Words
Light
Dark

SID marking
Levelled Exemplar

Structure
Tone
Form
Shade
Silhouette
Positive space
Negative space
Blending
Mark making
Collage
Layering
Media
Qualities
Experimentation
Observational
Contour
Proportion

Evaluation/Instructions
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