A4: Tonal Canvas

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A4: Tonal Canvas

● For this assignment you are required to create a painting on a stretched canvasusing acrylic paint.

● You will need to ensure that you have practised and developed the subjectmatter for your final outcome thoroughly in your sketchbook.

● The main outcome of this assignment will provide you with marks and evidencefor assessment objective 4.

● CLICK HERE to learn more about the assessment objectives.

Guidance:

● Plan carefully for this assignment as it is likely to be the first time thatyou have used acrylic paints on a stretched canvas.

● Choose your subject matter with thought. Choose a celebrity that youare interested in as this will help keep you motivated throughout thework.

● The subject matter needs to be original, you should source your owncelebrity and collect a range of photographs so that you have plenty ofchoice. This will also serve well as development evidence.

● This painting assignment follows on from your previous assignment (A2Oil Pastel Portrait), being that you are to identify tonal zones/areaswithin your subject and make these feature in the style of painting thatyou create.

● Attend Art Clinic each week for extra time on your work to ensure thatyou can finish by the given deadline.

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A4: Tonal CanvasTips:

● Try to be original. You will get more marks if your work is unlike anythingelse others have done or intend to do! Choose your own celebrity, andimportantly choose a unique shot/photo of them so that your outcome isdifferent to other students.

● Before you submit your finished work for assessment make sure that itis complete! A complete artwork needs to have a full interestingbackground and all of the surface area of work should be covered incolour/ imagery/ line and detail(s).

● Make sure you do your research before you begin this task. Check outother pupils work in the online gallery.

● Begin this work in your sketchbook and develop a few ideas on a smallscale first of all. Experiment with layout, proportion, medium and colour.Above all show your ideas thoroughly, using annotations that explainwhat/ how you intend to develop your ideas into your final work of art.

● Make sure you have read the assessment objectives so that you knowwhat you will be marked on.

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A4: Tonal CanvasTask 1: Initial ideas

● The theme for this assignment is 'Celebrities' so conduct research and findexamples/ photo's of celebrities that you feel you may like use in your work.

● A series of sketchbook developments should take place at the start of thisassignment to help you learn how to 'paint' using acrylic paints.

● During your initial development explore alternative ways to use colour andtone.

● Practice your method/technique on a number of different images.

● Annotate and explain WHY, WHO, WHAT?

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A4: Tonal CanvasTask 2: Development.

● Choose one of your possible celebrity's to use as the subject matter for yourwork.

● In your sketchbook produce a couple of drawings (one per page) based on yourchosen work/idea. For each identify and draw 'Tonal Zones' and mark-up to showat least 4 different levels of tone (Light > Dark).

● Aim to illustrate each idea using different/ alternative 'compositions' and'layouts'. Play about with a range of alternative colour options.

● After your initial ideas have been developed, it is time to select your strongestidea/work and create 'prep' items that you can work from for your main/finaloutcome.

● Produce a full-page 'prep' outcome of your chosen idea showing/usingalternative colour and layout options.

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A4: Tonal CanvasTask 3: The Final Outcome

When all of the above tasks are completed in your sketchbook (the more you do, themore marks you can gain!), you should be ready to begin work on your final/mainoutcome for this assignment.

Tips:● Collect an A3 (size) canvas and write your full name and class name on the

back.

● Sketch out your intended work/idea working directly from your sketchbook 'prep'work.

● Draw 'light' lines to indicate where the 'tonal zones' are going to be in yourwork.

● Be organised and ensure that you have your sketchbook and all/any sourceimagery to hand for every lesson.

● Work directly from your sketchbook development pages.

● Begin your work (painting) with a light/loose sketchy line.

● Map-out your work/outline with a light pencil line.

● Reflect on your work periodically (often), so that you can spot/identify anyerrors or mistakes early on.

● Develop your outline with a slightly stronger line.

● Remove any old sketchy line before you begin applying paint. A neat, sharpoutline will provide a clear boundary for applying paint(s).

● Work in layers, from the background towards the foreground. Build up theselayers of colour by working in 'zones', allowing one zone to dry while you workon another, then return to previous zones and build the layers more.

● Consider attending Art Clinic for extra time on your work, and should you fallbehind, ensure that you catch-up any missed lessons/time.

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A4: Tonal CanvasDo you have a smart phone?If so you can use the camera on your phone to access online resources to help you with thisassignment.

All you need is a QR code reader app, point your phone web browser to one of readers below:● http://reader.kaywa.com● http://get.beetagg.com● http://www.quickmark.com.tw/En/basic/download.asp● http://europe.nokia.com/support/product­support/nokia­n80/phone­software/smartphone● For iPhone users. Go to iTunes and search for: QR Code reader

Once you have a reader/ app on your smart phone. Simply take a quick snap of the code below, andyou will be redirected to the required resource, directly on your phone.

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