Responding
Journals:
How do I write a Skills Journal?
How do I write a Process Journal?
How do I write an Artist Response Journal?
How is my Journal Graded?
How do I write a Skills Journal?
How do I write a Process Journal?
How do I write an Artist Response Journal?
How is my Journal Graded?
What do I write about?
Practice |
What part shows your improvement the most?
What part was the most difficult? The easiest? How will this skill help you become a better artist? |
Is there any media / theme that you are very keen on pursuing?
Did you look at the work of other artists? Which artists and how their work influenced you? Were you especially inspired by their ideas, subject matter, use of media or use of visual elements? Did you look at work from other times and cultures? Describe how this affected your work. How did you get started on this unit of work? (spider diagram/ ideas board) How did you make use of your Sketchbook/Research Workbook? (What did you draw? Did you take photographs? Did you gather/ collect materials from a variety of sources?) |
How did your ideas develop towards the final work?
Did you consider various possible solutions, colour schemes, compositions, etc? Did you experiment with a variety of media in order to discover which was best for your final work? Which of the following art elements are predominant in your early work? (line/ shape/ pattern/ tone/ form/ texture/ colour/ volume, etc.) Did you draw from primary and secondary sources? Did your drawings help you to analyse your chosen subject? Did your research / investigation work help you with the development of ideas? |
Have you had to make any changes to your original plan? Why?
List the media and skills that you used throughout the unit. Explain how successfully you used the media and skills. Did you find difficulty with anything in particular? Did you make any changes as the work developed? What were these, why did you make them and how did they improve your final ideas? |
Describe your final outcome. Do you feel that it was successful? Why?
If you had time, what improvements might you make to this work? Is there anything you might have done differently? How did you develop as an artist by producing this work? Future targets What are your aims with your artwork now? Is there any particular aspect of your work that you would like to improve upon? |