Filling a Sketchbook: Sketchbook Exercises

By Paula Briggs

Each week during the AccessArt Art lab for ages 11, 12, and 13 at Wysing Arts Centre, students will be working in their sketchbooks undertaking a five or ten minute exercise.

The sketchbooks have been kindly donated by Pink Pig International and as well as filling them with the drawing exercises, children are also encouraged to use the books to help explore ideas related to the main session. Creating sketchbook content like this which is a mixture of exercises and personal study should help fuel creativity and ownership.

We hope you enjoy the session ideas below.

What is a Canvas?

Making drawings which compete with the background

Making drawings which compete with the background

Making a Charcoal Animation

Inspired by the animations of William Kentridge

Inspired by the animations of William Kentridge

Making Ruler Drawings

Using 2 grades of pencil and only straight lines

Using 2 grades of pencil and only straight lines

Drawing Brushes with Charcoal

Using varied marks to capture the qualities of brushes

Using varied marks to capture the qualities of brushes

Many thanks to Pink Pig International for the sketchbooks


Filling a Sketchbook: Ruler Drawings

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Mariana Frochtengarten
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The exhibition of work took place at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery in Devon. This resource shares information about the artists, how they worked collaboratively, describes the work they produced and includes suggested activities which you may like to try in the classroom.

We hope this resource provides teachers of all key stages with access to the working practices and resulting artwork of contemporary artists, and shows you how to use their work as inspiration in your classroom.

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Introducing the Artists: Sara Dudman & Debbie Locke

Debbie and Sara have been working together as an artist collaboration for 3 years, whilst also maintaining their own individual practice as artists.  The “Flock Together” collaboration relied upon both artists bringing their diverse methods, media and techniques together to explore their shared interests in movements, relationships, behaviours and mapping.

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Flock Together Artwork

The artwork below was created as a result of the Flock Together collaboration. You may use the images below in the classroom to inspire the activities below.

Sheep-cam in barn 00.45 - 02.25 Debbie Locke & Sara Dudman

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Field-cam farmer feeding sheep 00.51-01.25 Debbie Locke & Sara Dudman

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Sheep-cam in airfield 06.47-07.21 Debbie Locke & Sara Dudman

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Farmer-cam in Field 02.52 - 03.33 Debbie Locke & Sara Dudman

Farmer-cam in Field 02.52 – 03.33 Debbie Locke & Sara Dudman

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Key Stages 1 - 3

Key Stages 1 – 3

Key Stage 4

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Links & Project Supporters

Flock Together artworks were originally exhibited at the Thelma Hulbert Gallery. The project has received great support from a range of partners including Arts Council England,  Double Elephant Print Workshop and Somerset Film at the Engine Room who have either financially supported the project or provided technical assistance with prints and video editing.

https://flocktogethernews.wordpress.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flocktogethernews

Twitter: @flocktognews

www.debbielocke.com

www.saradudman.com

www.thelmahulbert.com


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