GCSE CW 1b - Sketching the City by Tom Varrall

Stokes Croft - Bristol

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Where's Lenny

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History of Stoke's Croft

Bristol

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Photography - establishing “my thing”

Mark-making/loosening up sketching technique

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Final Piece

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Some example of PHSG student final outcomes in the past that have been inspired by the City

Urban Sketchers

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Worldwide sketching network

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His marks are like embroidery

Stephen Wiltshire

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Kate Downie

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Laura Oldfield Ford

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Simone Ridyard

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Sunga Park

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Her website

Choosing a good image to work from

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*Fantastic skyline - the line where the building hits the sky

*areas of detail/text

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Perspective

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No matter what style of Artwork you opt to do, you will need to understand the rules of perspective...

2 point perspective

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Taking it further

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And further

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And further

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And further

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And further

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One point perspective

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1pt

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And further

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And further

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Very useful - the people

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And 3 point perspective

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Photoshop graphic design

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* Use Photoshop to make a key photograph into a photoshop piece. The visual decisions you make may well continue through your project. This will show you how photoshop can be used to make art pieces, not just to edit photographs

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Great free fonts for you to download and use

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Graffiti ones are useful obvs

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Photoshopping my source to work as a Park composition

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What interests you about the city?

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Is it the people? The atmospheres? The architecture?

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Digital drawing

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Photoshop design using own image

Student Examples

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How previous years have done it...

Some great Photoshop Artists...

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If you find others please include and pass us their names ;)

Olivier Kugler

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Graeme Reed

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Simon Harmer

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Craig Atkinson

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"Study": a copy of all/a part of someone else's artwork

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"Response": a piece of your own work, inspired or closely linked to someone else's piece

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Examples of good pics to work with - dramatic shapes where buildings meet the sky

Is there a urban environment you love and want to capture?

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These artists all had their own take on the city...

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Start taking photographs!

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You need a "bank" of images to use and study from. Read or print out the next handout for tips on taking good photographs of the urban environment.

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Watch these videos and have a go at some of the techniques yourself include these sketches in your books

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Drawing the urban environment

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Collecting imagery to use

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Photomontage

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Maria Rivans

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creating your own urban landscape

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Glimpse at the process

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Street Artists

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Richie Velazquez

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WHAT DO I THINK IS VISUALLY AMAZING THAT I HAVE SEEN SO FAR IN THIS PROJECT?

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WHAT AM I GOING TO DO WITH IT?

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HAVE A GO AND SEE!

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SNAP AWAY - GET OUT THERE AND BRAINSTORM USING YOUR CAMERA - CAPTURE THE WORLD AROUND YOU AND BRING IT INTO THE CLASSROOM

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WHAT DO I THINK IS INTERESTING ABOUT THE CITY?

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Chris Sofia

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AT ANY POINT IN THIS PROJECT, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING VISUALLY INTERESTING, CHOOSE YOUR MEDIA AND HAVE A GO

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AT ANY POINT IN THIS PROJECT, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING VISUALLY INTERESTING, CHOOSE YOUR MEDIA AND HAVE A GO

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AT ANY POINT IN THIS PROJECT, IF YOU SEE SOMETHING VISUALLY INTERESTING, CHOOSE YOUR MEDIA AND HAVE A GO

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That looks good, I'll try out some inks

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Building up Directional Marks

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Fineliners, inks, charcoal, graphite - take your pick!

Charcoal

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large scale drawings - get free

CREEPY USE OF PASTELS

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What colours could I focus on?

AREAS OF FOCUS - fade out looks good

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Sketch out key bits in pencil, then pen and coloured washes

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giacomo costa

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How do you feel about the City? Is it a place of wonder or a place of squalor?!

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Street Photographers to inspire your own shots and editing

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Higher level students might draw links between theirphots and those by others in their sketchbook...

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Richard Allman

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Local Plymouth Artist

Lucinda Rogers

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Flat Perspective

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One Point Perspective

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Two Point Perspective

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Intro video

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Or Three Point Perspective

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2pt

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1pt

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Minty Sainsbury

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Stick and ink version

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Valerio D'Ospina

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Carl Lavia

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