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Here you will find learning activities to work on at home.
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Here you will find learning activities to work on at home.
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![]() Mythical Creatures In the home learning pack that pupils were sent home at the start of lockdown you were asked to: · Research mythical creatures · Gather a range of creatures which are real, mythical or have been created in books or films. · Create your own mythical creature. Use different art materials to recreate your creature (coloured pencils, pen, writing pencil only, outdoor art tools, sticks, paint etc.) The purpose of this was to then move onto the following activities and competition which is being run by The National Gallery of Scotland. The information is all below or you can access it directly at: https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/features/national-galleries-scotland-art-competition-schools/primary-4-7-2020 Before you create your art work there are some tasks to complete. Write the answers to the questions in your jotter or on Word then upload them to me. Welcome to the National Galleries of Scotland Art Competition for Schools and Families 2020. The aim of this competition is to encourage school children to interact with, and be inspired by, artworks in the National Galleries of Scotland Collection. Here you will find three key artworks to look at and discuss as a class, with some additional images included below. There are suggestions of things to think about, instructions on what to make, examples of materials that can be used and how the artwork will be judged. Picture 1: Things to think about and answer:
Facts Surrealist artists drew inspiration from the unconscious mind. They used games and dreams to help them create their art. The Cadavre Exquis (Exquisite Corpse) was a game they played where three or four people would add to a drawing, without seeing what anyone else had done. You can try this by folding a piece of paper in 3 and drawing a head, body and legs without looking at what the person before you has drawn. Picture 2: Things to think about and answer:
Facts The artist, Sir Joseph Noel Paton, was very interested in myths, legends and stories. He loved painting fairies and other magical creatures but he studied animals and plants in real life to make sure that the details in his pictures looked believable. Picture 3: Things to think about and answer:
Facts This is a model of Medusa made by Ray Harryhausen for the film, Clash of the Titans (1981). Harryhausen used stop-motion animation to make Medusa appear to be fighting with the actors in the film. The character of Medusa comes from Ancient Greek mythology. Image: Ray Harryhausen, Medusa model from Clash of the Titans, (about 1979), © The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation (Charity No. SC001419) Here are a few more questions to answer to help spark the imagination.
Now you are ready to create your own artwork… MakeA picture of a magical creature or a fierce monster or both of them together. You could be in the picture as well if you like. UseAny materials, techniques or processes (for example drawing, painting, printmaking, textiles, photography, computer aided design, collage, montage) to make your piece as long as each entry is two-dimensional. It can be any size up to A2 (60 x 42 centimetres). Entries will be judged on:
Try to experiment and create more than one piece of artwork. Last Task: Evaluation Write a paragraph explaining which of your pieces of artwork is your favourite and why?
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