1. S1 Visual Mission

2. WHAT is the VISUAL MISSION ? To help you understand the elements we use to become creative~ line shape tone texture pattern colour

3. You will need... Pencils ~ including coloured pencils Pens ~ fine point felt pens or biro Crayons Pritt stick (or glue) Scissors Old magazine/newspaper Interesting ‘stuff’ »TIME !!

4. Each page will tell you ~ About a VISUAL ELEMENT How to complete a small TASK What to CREATE or COLLECT in the space provided

5. Here are some sample pages

6. LINE ~ drawing task

7. LINE ~ collect or create

8. SHAPE ~ drawing task HANDY HINT : Try this without a ruler ! Mask off edges with paper. Look for parallel lines HANDY HINT : Don’t rush this one ! It takes a lot of concentration & a steady hand.

9. SHAPE ~ collect or create

10. TONE ~ drawing task HANDY HINT : Mask off the edge with a bit of paper to help you keep the edges neat HANDY HINT : use a soft, dark pencil such as 2B or 4B

11. TONE ~ collect or create

12. TEXTURE ~ drawing task HANDY HINT : For best effect – keep your marks close together and similar HANDY HINT : For best effect – keep your marks close together and similar HANDY HINT : Rub crayon in one direction. Hold down firmly This is from a shoe sole HANDY HINT : Rub crayon in one direction. Hold down firmly This is from a shoe sole

13. TEXTURE ~ collect or create

14. PATTERN ~ drawing task HANDY HINT : Plan your layout by drawing guide lines first

15. PATTERN ~ collect or create

16. COLOUR ~ drawing task HANDY HINT: try colouring 3 segments with Primary colours first (red, yellow, blue) Then layer colours to create Secondary colours eg. yellow over red to create orange. Finally layer colours to create Tertiary colours eg. Green over blue; orange over green etc. REMEMBER : FELT PENS ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THIS TASK !

17. COLOUR ~ collect or create

18. FINALLY ~ personalise + decorate your front cover by adding NAME & CLASS THEN….. Hand it in on time

19. We hope you enjoy this Mission + we look forward to seeing the results in August Attention NEW S1 Check out the Art Dept webpage for VISUAL MISSION information >>> Attention NEW S1 Check out the Art Dept webpage for VISUAL MISSION information >>>