Stencil Print Assignment
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“Stencil Print Assignment”
Level 4 Visual Arts Achievement Objectives (New Zealand Curriculum 2007)
Understanding the arts in context: Investigate the purpose of objects and images from past and present cultures and identify the contexts in which they were or are made, viewed, and valued.
Developing practical knowledge: Explore and use art-making conventions, applying knowledge of elements and selected principles through the use of materials and processes.
Developing ideas: Develop and revisit visual ideas, in response to a variety of motivations, observation, and imagination, supported by the study of artists’ works.
Communicating and interpreting: Explore and describe ways in which meanings can be communicated and interpreted in their own and others’ work.
Key Competencies (New Zealand Curriculum 2007)
Using language, symbols and texts: Consider how repetition of a visual image can convey meaning.
Relating to others: Discuss ideas for stencils and work through visual problems with other students in the class.
Managing self: Work independently to overcome and solve creative drawing problems, and meet set deadlines for tasks.
Learning Outcomes
- Understanding the arts in context: Investigate how stencils are used in graffiti art, and how public art is viewed and valued in society.
- Developing practical knowledge: Investigate and apply basic stencil making and printing techniques and processes to create an artwork.
- Developing ideas: Use imagery developed in a previous assignment as the basis for composition ideas.
Stencil Print Assignment
Aim: You will learn how to to simplify images to create a stencil design. You will practise a variety of techniques and processes using stencil templates, and look at a variety of artists who use various stencil designs and techniques in their art.
Tasks:
- Your teacher will show you stencilled artworks by artist models, and examples of student work, so that you understand what you are being asked to do.
- Collect the ‘Stencil Simplifying task sheet’, then glue it into your visual diary. Complete 2 workbook pages of drawing studies using images from the handouts provided, including 1 tonal pattern and its simplified version, and 1 observational drawing of a plant or insect and its simplified version.
- You teacher will review colour theory, for example the effect of opposite colours, harmony colours etc.
- Complete 1 composition drawing of your final design, this can include notes about what colours you imagine using for your final.
- Your teacher will explain what a ‘ground’ is. Complete an A3 dye ground (using 2 colours). Your teacher will show you what to do.
- Start cutting out your first stencil template (large pattern, A3 size cartridge or card). This can be printed on the prepared ground with acrylic paint, using the cartridge template and sponge.
- Draw up an insect or a plant for your second template using A5 cartridge or card. Print this using a sponge and acrylic paint. Your teacher will explain the ideas of cropping and repetition.
- Use Indian ink to highlight details, key outlines and patterns.
NB: Students can add highlights with a lighter acrylic colour to give their image a more 3D feel if they wish before Indian inking.
Achievement Criteria:
Evidence / Not Yet Achieved / Achievement / Achievement withMerit / Achievement with Excellence
A completed stencil print, and visual diary notes related to graffiti and public art. / Complete a basic print stencil artwork that uses techniques with some understanding.
A basic investigation of how graffiti and public art is viewed and valued has been attempted. / Complete a print stencil artwork that uses techniques with understanding and control.
An investigation of how graffiti and public art is viewed and valued has been completed. / Complete a print stencil artwork that uses a variety of techniques with understanding, control and inventiveness.
An investigation of how graffiti and public art is viewed and valued has been completed in detail.