This document provides instructions and guidelines for students in a Year 7 Art class. It discusses procedures for art class, responsibilities of students, and how to properly organize and label work in a visual diary and art folder. Various art projects and techniques are also outlined, including Zen-tangles, color theory, drawing practices using charcoal and pencil, and creating an animal portrait using observation skills. Assessment criteria for assignments are mentioned, with a focus on realistic depiction, use of elements of art, and effective organization of materials.

1. YEAR 7 ART:

2. HOW DO YOU BEHAVE IN
THE ART ROOM?
ART CLASS
PROCEDURES &
• Bring your iPad
• Bring pencil case with
pencils, rubber, sharpener,
scissor etc.
• Look after your visual diary.
• Make sure your artworks
are labelled with your
name and class in pencil on
the back.
• Clean up after yourself.
• Put your artwork in the
appropriate location (tub
or dry rack)
• At the end of the day put
your chair on the table.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Punctual, well mannered and
be organized
• Cooperative, considerate and
respect others
• Be open-minded to learning
something new.
• Listen carefully to instructions
• Wear a smock to protect your
uniform.
• Use tools and equipment
carefully and respectfully.
• Handle all art work with care
• Ask questions, seek advice
from teacher if unsure

3. VISUAL DIARY & ART FOLDER
• Use visual diary with
cardboard back to front
• On inside of cardboard: full
name and class &
homeroom teacher and
room number
• Students number the pages
in their visual diary and stick
in the handouts (in the
same order)
• Explain hand outs
• Apps on iPad: create a
group
• Piccollage,
• Sketch
• Drawing box
• Photobooth
• Any favorite other ones?

4. “THINKING TREE” ACTIVITY
• Start with sticking the tree
sheet in your visual diary;
align at the top (leave room
for roots). Write down your
ideas about….
• Watering can: personal
ideas
• Top branches: Styles,
subject matter and
Inspiration
• Middle branches: Artforms
• Lower braches: Techniques
and processes.
• Roots: equipment

5. FRONTCOVER TASK
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

6. WHAT IS A ZEN-TANGLE?
• A drawing using
repetitive patterns
within a defined space.
• Start with a string (= a
random line) which
create a space in which
to draw a tangle.

7. TANGLE
A pattern that is drawn within
the areas created by the
strings.
Strings and tangles together
make a “Zentangle”

8. EXPERIMENTATION
• 5 boxes with different
zentangles (HL)
• 3 different name designs
• Start with line and build up

9. ELEMENTS & PRINCIPLES IN
TANGLES
• Line
• Shape
• Pattern
• Repetition
• Contrast

10. INSPIRING PATTERNS

11. INSPIRING ORGANIC SHAPES

12. TESSELLATIONS
A PATTERN MADE OF GEOMETRIC SHAPES THAT FIT PERFECTLY TOGETHER
M.C Escher, Lizard (No.104),1959Islamic tile tessellations
Alhambra Palace Granada, Spain

13. ZEN-TANGLE FRONT COVER
DESIGN FOR VISUAL DIARY
*Design of name and
class letters/number.
*Use of zen-tangles
in name/class
*Use of zen-tangles
in background
focusing on
contrasting pattern.
*make a copy of
your design and
follow the zen-
tangle pencil
colouring

14. EXTRA: CORPSE
ZENTANGLE
• Draw a string (with your eyes closed) to create a body shape using
2B pencil on A4. Add some features to turn it into an animal.
• Get inspired by the example zentangles and create your own in
your visual diary in 2x2 cm squares.
• Fill the different areas of the creature with zentangles using black
fineliner.

15. ELEMENTS OF ARTTHE BUILDING BLOCKS OF ART MAKING
• What does that mean? Discuss
• What “Elements of Art” do we know?
• Look at the pictures on the board. Discuss in pairs or trios which
elements of Art you see. Write down the names of the group
and the answers (a,b,c,d,e,f) on the piece of paper on your table.
• Discuss findings

16. A
B
C
D
E
F

17. a. Texture: rough,
smooth, soft, hard
b. Space/Depth :area between
and around objects negative and
positive space
c. Colour: warm/ cool/ bold/
natural/ primary/ secondary
d. Shape/Form: 2D &
3D),geometrical-
organic
e. Line: thick, thin, curved,
straight, dotted, swirly..
f. Tone/Value: light and dark
shades
Elements of Art:
building blocks of art making

18. COLOUR
• Discuss information sheets
about colour.
• Complete the activities on the
sheets.
• Make a photocopy of your
zentangle frontcover design
and colour your photocopy in,
demonstrating some colour
combinations/contrasts you
have learned about.
• This coloured copy will be used
for your frontcover of your
visual diary

19. DRAWING PRACTICES
• Use the selected photo for
the following activities:
• 1. Continuous line drawing
in visual diary
• 2. Enlarge a section of the
picture by using the grid
technique
• 3. Create different tones
using different pencils in
section

20. REALISTIC ANIMAL
DRAWING
• Today practice drawing animals from an image (without
instruction)
• Draw the animal provided to you by the teacher. You will have
30 minutes for this task. Use a 2B pencil and A4

21. RESEARCH ANIMAL PHOTOS
CREATE A PIC COLLAGE
• Criteria for photos:
• Close-up of the head of animal, not
whole body
• Photos need to be sharp (high
resolution) and have lots of detail.
• Edit your photos in black and white; it
should have good contrast (light and
dark areas)
• Select 4 photos and put them in a Pic
Collage and annotate (=explain what
you like for each photo and which
you prefer!)
• Email the Pic Collage to your teacher
before the duedate.
• Make sure to provide your name and
class in the Pic collage!

22. CHARCOAL PRACTICE
• In your visual diary create
a page on which you use
charcoal.
• Draw some different lines
• Use a paper stump to
create a shade
• Use a kneedable rubber
on a shaded area and
create a highlight. The
rubber will pick up the
charcoal particles.

23. ANIMAL PORTAIT
• Start sketching basic shapes
lightly on A3 paper within
A4 size frame
• Correct or redefine areas
before moving to next step
• Focus on big areas, then
detail
• Use charcoal, kneedable
rubber and paperstump
• Use darker materials and
high light areas with white
conte.
• Mini display and discussion
• Finish work
• Evaluation of artwork; use
guided evaluation handout.

25. EVALUATION