Download - Ao2 experimenting support book
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Art Exam A02 ideas
Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting
appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes
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PhotoshopPhotoshop is an easy way to begin to explore your chosen idea. The next few pages go through a few techniques you could try. Don’t forget to screen shot and evidence when you are creating work on photoshop
http://www.iheartteachingart.com/search/label/photoshop
The link below has some fantastic video tutorials on photoshop techniques you could use
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Photo FiltersThis is so easy but a really effective way of beginning to experiment on photoshop. Open your image on photoshop and follow the simple arrows below
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Art FiltersClick onto the filter tool at the top of photoshop to experiment with the artistic filters.
CutoutWatercolour
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Double exposure
Choose two images. Make sure they are the same size and drag them on top of one another. Then experiment with the opacity and fill (shown below) on both layers
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You can get some really interesting results with double exposure and it is really easy to create
Double Exposure examples
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Ghosting an image
1. Choose a photograph and open it on photoshop
2. Right click on your layer and duplicate.
3. Click on Filter – Blur –Motion Blur
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4. Create a ‘layer mask’ on your blurred layer by selecting the layer mask circled below
Layer mask button
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5. You can now with the brush tool add subtle details back into the face such as the eye or the mouth. Make sure the opacity is on the low percentage for it to be subtle
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Ghostly examples
With this technique you could create a blurry background and sharpen particular things in the image as shown to the right
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DrawingThere are lots of different techniques you can use when drawing. You can draw with pencils, pens, charcoal, conte, or even be creative and create your own drawing implement like the examples below
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Tonal pencil drawing
Cross hatching
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(below) A drawing created with two pencils taped together
(left) Mixed media drawing
(above)Tape a pencil to a stick and create an extended arm drawing
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Painting
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Printmaking techniquesMonoprinting
Etching
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Image transfer process with gel medium and modpodge
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Pyrography
Heat Transfer
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Botanical prints using indian ink and bleach
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Mediums used - Indian ink, white paint, PVA glue, blue dye, candle wax, sticks and card for texture
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Using wax on top of Art work
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Drawing with the sewing machine
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Collage and mixed media
Painting on an old door on the panels
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Sculpture
Clay, wire, paper, paper mache, wood, plaster are some materials you could use