1. Natural Forms Strand 1
Year 9 drawing test

2. Drawing techniques

3. Mastering Fill the page – large drawing Draw what you see by observing
Draw from one viewpoint
Lines and Linear detail
Shading and tonal values
Shadow onto the table
Highlights
Mastering

4. Developing
Securing

5. Excelling

6. TASK 2:
Choose a protein structure from the protein data bank in Europe’s website:
Natural Forms Strand 2

7. TASK 2:
Choose a protein structure from the protein data bank in Europe’s website:
Natural Forms Strand 2
Type in the name of a protein structure

8. TASK 2:
Choose a protein structure from the protein data bank in Europe’s website:
Natural Forms Strand 2
Click on 3D visualisation

9. TASK 2:
Choose a protein structure from the protein data bank in Europe’s website:
Natural Forms Strand 2

10. Painting techniques

11. Complete as a home learning task
Search images of a protein structure using a search engine, and select 3-4 to make small studies of for your title page
Complete as a home learning task
Natural Forms Strand 2
This is an image of the Ebola virus, which is a protein structure
This is an image of the flu virus which is a protein structure

12. Complete as a home learning task
Search images of a protein structure using a search engine, and select 3-4 to make small studies of for your title page
Complete as a home learning task
Natural Forms Strand 2
This is an image of insulin, which is a protein structure, and helps the absorption of glucose from the blood
This is an image of the herceptin, which is a protein structure and an antibody used to treat breast cancer.

13. Complete as a home learning task
Make pencil and pen studies of protein molecules onto ripped brown paper pasted onto white paper, and mount onto black paper. Trim out the shape.
Complete as a home learning task
Natural Forms Strand 2

14. TASK 5a:
Develop a background using acrylic paint for your protein drawings.
Natural Forms Strand 2

15. TASK 5b:
Paste your drawings onto your background
Natural Forms Strand 2

16. PROTEINS & DNA Complete as a home learning task
TASK 6: Annotate your title page, and include a title:
PROTEINS & DNA
answer these 6 questions
Complete as a home learning task
What is DNA?
What do proteins make in the human body?
What does Haemoglobin make?
Why show complex protein structures in a simple artistic way?
Why do scientists use colour?
Who is Jane Richardson?
You will need to have watched the PDBe PPT for this activity:
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17. Complete as a home learning task
Analyse one of Gregory Edwards Protein Paintings
USE Content/Mood/Process subheadings to structure your work
Complete as a home learning task
Content:
What can I see by looking at the work?
What is the main subject of the work?
What is in the background?
How are the different parts of the work arranged?
How did he select the colours (look at the gestural marks, and the colours chosen for the scientific protein structure)?
Mood:
For example, what words might you use to describe the feeling of the work?
Why do you think he calls the orange paint he uses as ‘poisonous orange’?
Happy, sad, confused, strange, weird, surreal, disturbing, joyful, energetic, fun, exciting…
What effect does combining two different techniques – looser, gestural and controlled create?
What do I like and dislike about the work, and why?
Process:
What did the artist Gregory Edwards do to make this work?
For example, do you think he worked from photographs, or made preparatory drawings or colour sketches before starting this work?

18. Complete as a home learning task
Analyse one of Gregory Edwards Protein Paintings
USE Content/Mood/Process subheadings to structure your work
Complete as a home learning task
Content:
Mood:
Process:

19. Complete as a home learning task
Analyse one of Gregory Edwards Protein Paintings
USE Content/Mood/Process subheadings to structure your work
Complete as a home learning task
Content:
Mood:
Process:

20. Complete as a home learning task
Make a study [copy] of one of Gregory Edwards Protein Paintings
Complete as a home learning task