1. + Year 7 COLOUR Enrichment This is a research task to help show your understanding of how artists explore colour in their work. The tasks on the following pages will be set weekly.

2. + Need Help? Visit this website to see how others have explained their favourite colours. http://www.tooter4kids.com/color_poems.htm#Blue Choose your favourite colour than answer the questions below: What things LOOK green? Grass, apples, markers What things SOUND green? Lawnmower, music, sigh What things SMELL green? Grass, rain, crayons, How does green FEEL? Warm, cool, soft, velvety What makes YOU FEEL green? Envy, illness, spring What things TASTE green? Candy, vegetables, pesto What EXPERIENCES or IDEAS seem green? Renewal, beginning, envy Can you think of green PLACES? Garden, forest, swamp What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added. Whats your favourite colour? Your Task (2) Next, make your answers in to one of the following 1, a poem 2, a song 3, a story 4, an explanation Your Task (1) Create a mind map on your favourite colour Use the guide on the left to help you (replacing green with your favourite colour) My Favourite colour is White. It is the colour which resembles peace and kindness. It can be mixed with any colour to produce a new colour or shade. It is a cool colour to wear which shows dignity and gives formal look. I prefer white on important occasions and meetings. It suits everybody. Purple is a not a primary colour like yellow, blue, red, or green; But I really think it is the nicest colour of all that I have seen. There are many things I can think of that are purple in their appearance; Like purple grapes, cold, icy and shivering lips are just two, for instance. My favourite film that comes to mind is the famed "Purple People Eater"; Ooh! he was scary and made my purple veins start to really teeter! Then there's "Purple Rain" a hit song that Prince the Artist did impart, But the best use of this unique shade is with the honoured Purple Heart.

3. + Need Help? Visit this website to see how Richter explored colour in his work www.gerhard-richter.com/art/paintings/abstracts During the 1960s, the German artist Gerhard Richter began to play with colour mixes. He painted tints and shades of colours in a random pattern upon mathematical systems and grids. These were because of the colour charts he found in DIY stores. Your Task (1) First, collect 3 colour charts from a DIY store. Next print out three different copies from Richter’s Colour Grid paintings. Explain how they are alike and how they are different. What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added. Gerhard Richter What are Primary Colours? These are the three colours you need to make all other colours. Your Task (2) Next, turn a page from your sketchbook into your very own colour chart using tints of each Primary colour. Think of names for each tint of colours you decide to mix. Explain how your work is like Richter’s or not?

4. + Mark Rothko During the 1940s, the Russian artist Mark Rothko began to paint multi-forms. These were large paintings that contained blocks of layered colour placed side by side each other. He painted colours into block areas, dividing his compositions into rectangles and finding balance through mathematical proportion. He used layers of the same colour in different types of paint to show subtle tints and textures. Need Help? Visit this website to see how Rothko explored colour in his work www.nga.gov/feature/rothko/ Your Task Print out three different copies of Rothko’s work. Explain how they are alike and how they are different. On a sketchbook page, paint your own version of any Rothko image using your own choice of colours and tints. Explain how your work is like Rothko’s not? What are Primary Colours? These are the three colours you need to make all other colours. What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added.

5. + Need Help? Visit this website to see how Klee explored colour in his work www.bauhaus-online.de/en/atlas/das-bauhaus/lehre/unterricht-paul-klee During the 1920s, the artist Paul Klee taught at The Bauhaus, a famous German college of art. He taught about colour theory and encouraged students to start their classes by drawing out charts that were divided into squares and rectangles as grids. He asked students to explore how subtle changes of colour were made with watercolours, using water to dilute the colour into a variety of tints and shades. Your Task (1) First, collect 3 versions Bauhaus Colour Chart paintings. Try a Google search for this. Then draw a six by six grid over a page in your sketchbook. You could make this into any regular shape to fit onto your A4 page. What is a Tint? This is what you call a shade of colour when it has no white or black added. Paul Klee What are Primary Colours? These are the three colours you need to make all other colours. Your Task (2) Next, using watercolours, start with a strong tint in an outside section of your grid then dilute the colours to show each section with a paler wash. Explain how your work is like a traditional Bauhaus chart?

6. + How will my work be assessed? We will look at your personal learning and thinking skills [PLTS] as well as the quality of your work output for levels. PLTS Independent Enquirer: plan and determine the focus of their own research, explorations and investigations. Creative Thinker: generate their own ideas and explore possibilities to produce imaginative images, artefacts and other outcomes. Reflective Learner: adapt and refine their ideas as their work progresses, identifying opportunities for further development, setting themselves realistic goals and recognising achievements. Self Manager: initiate projects for themselves, demonstrating commitment and perseverance and the ability to prioritise their actions to work towards their identified goals. Effective Participator: appreciate the importance of reviewing alternatives, negotiating and balancing the diverse views of others to achieve successful outcomes. LevelExplore and develop ideasInvestigate and make art, craft & design Evaluate and Adapt Work 3 I have collected research from one source I am beginning to use presentation techniques I can label my work 4 I have collected research from two different sources My work is clearly presented with titles and headings I can use keywords correctly 5 I have collected research from three sources (internet, books, observations, etc.) all my work is creatively presented I can use keywords in a structured paragraph 6 I have experimented with a variety of materials and processes inventively I have begun to take risks with the presentation of my work I can confidently use the correct vocabulary for the topic 7 I have explored various possibilities giving reasons for my choices so I communicate the concept of my project I have found a personal style of presentation I can use the correct vocabulary to support my creative journey ? Literacy Selecting and retrieving information Summarise and order ideas using paragraphs Spelling, punctuation and grammar Presenting ideas clearly Presenting information appropriately Numeracy Handling information Numbers and the number system Shape, space and measures Operations and calculations Being numerate: Problem solving, reasoning and decision making