Recording ideas
Four young artists share their experiences of recording and observing their work through filming, sketching, blogging and photography.
You should get in the habit of recording each stage of your work and reflecting on it as you go. Look back at what you have achieved and think how this can help your next steps.
When you begin to explore a A topic selected for artistic representation. Themes are open to different interpretations and relate to what the piece is about rather than the specific things it shows. or subject in your work you need to record your first impressions. This can be done by:
- make drawings, sketches, jottings, photographs or experiments with different The material used to create a piece of art or design, eg pencil, watercolour or ceramic. Media is the plural.
- collecting images from sources such as galleries, the internet or books, and then using these to develop your own ideas
As you develop your ideas you need to record your insights in additional sketches or studies. Artists and designers often produce a number of studies and ideas in order to develop their work.
Keep an open mind before you establish direction to your project and try out different ideas on A collection of images, such as market research, inspirational images and colour palettes, that shows a concept and gives a designer鈥檚 work direction.. You need to experiment with media, The method used to create something, eg cross-hatching is a technique used to create tone in a drawing. and Size or dimensions. to explore different An event, object, person or artefact that inspires and acts as a starting point for art or design work. materials.
Question
How might you record your ideas when exploring a theme or subject?
You can make drawings, sketches, jottings, photographs or any other experiment with media. You can collect images that inspire you such as images of other artists鈥 work. You can try making mind maps or mood boards to help you record your ideas.
More guides on this topic
- Finding inspiration - AQA
- Responding to stimuli - AQA
- Analytical drawing - AQA
- Developing ideas - AQA
- Creating a design brief - AQA
- Experimenting with materials and techniques - AQA
- Annotating your work - AQA
- Analysing and evaluating - AQA
- Assessment objectives and presenting your work - AQA
- Externally set assessment - AQA