For this assignment you are required to draw a landscape using ONLY pencil of a rural or countryside scene. This work should be done on A2 paper, and demonstrate your ability to use a whole range of tones achievable from pencil. Depth, layers and detail will be crucial for your work to gain good marks.
Task instructions: 1. You should have planned for this assignment in your sketchbook by finding a variety of sources of inspiration and explained in detail where you gained your sources from. 2. Look at the art gallery, to see what other students have done for this assignment. (Use the weblink icon EXPLORE) 3. You should demonstrate a variety of research skills such as images from magazines and newspapers. But you will get more marks for originality such as using photographs from your holiday destinations and/ or places that you have visited. If possible take some photographs of chosen landscape around your local area. 4. Visit locations in person, and sketch directly in your sketchbook. Doing this will improve your chances of good marks. 5. Before you submit your sample work make sure that it is complete! A complete artwork needs to have a full interesting background and all of the surface on the paper should be covered with a range of tone and detail. 6. Make sure you have read the assessment objectives so that you know what you will be marked on. (Use the document icon EXPLORE)
Submitting your sample work: • Place your work on a wall and ensure their is good light in the room. • Take a digital photo of your work and transfer the photo from your camera device to your PC. • Check that the photo displays correctly (rotate/ edit it if needed). • Click on the SUBMIT WORK button at the bottom right of the assignment page, then use the bottom BROWSE button and locate your work from your PC. Click OPEN then OK. • Check that you have submitted your work correctly by visiting your markbook history. Use the DONE button on the assignment page (bottom left) to go back to the list of assignments, then use the TAB called MARKBOOK. Click on the VIEW HISTORY link to access any submissions or marking.