Art A02 ideas

Refine their ideas through experimenting and selecting

appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes

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

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The link below has some fantastic video tutorials on photoshop techniques you could use

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

Art FiltersClick onto the filter tool at the top of photoshop to experiment with the artistic filters.

CutoutWatercolour

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

You can get some really interesting results with double exposure and it is really easy to create

Double Exposure examples

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

4. Create a ‘layer mask’ on your blurred layer by selecting the layer mask circled below

Layer mask button

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

Ghostly examples

With this technique you could create a blurry background and sharpen particular things in the image as shown to the right

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

Tonal pencil drawing

Cross hatching

(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

Painting

Printmaking techniquesMonoprinting

Etching

Image transfer process with gel medium and modpodge

Pyrography

Heat Transfer

Botanical prints using indian ink and bleach

Mediums used - Indian ink, white paint, PVA glue, blue dye, candle wax, sticks and card for texture

Using wax on top of Art work

Drawing with the sewing machine

Collage and mixed media

Painting on an old door on the panels

Sculpture

Clay, wire, paper, paper mache, wood, plaster are some materials you could use