Okay now in Year 12 Art, both Practical and studies, students have to create two major art works. These are accompanied by a backup folder, which is essentially 50 A3 pages of ideation, development, practicing, media exploration and all sorts. This is generally the most tedious part of the subject. Most of the marks are actually focused around this work so doing it well is very important!
Ive comprised some tips on how to make backup work more aesthetically pleasing as well as worthy of more marks! So if you're an art student this will be helpful, if not then... why are you on here? JOKES <3
T I T L E S
No matter what you're doing you should have a title on your page. It makes it easier to identify and adds clarity to your work. It shows that you actually know what you are developing. Here are some examples of titles that I have done, where I have gone that little bit further which I will explain later on.
These are both examples of how what would ordinarily be dull pages with a lack of colour, but if you spend a little time on the title it can completely change the way the page looks. All I have done here is used the medium to fancy it up a bit. Pencils are easy to draw so its not really that difficult. The PEN title is a little more complex but if you're feeling ambitious then give it a try. Even if the title is in fancy writing it will still give a nice look to the page, and REMEMBER! It doesn't have to be in the top left corner!
This was a page where I used my mannequin to make some poses for future use. I just drew a few more little ones around the word Poses which is simply written, and it completely changes the dimension of the word.
R E F E R E N C E S
Okay so say you have done a bunch of pictures and you want to write down what colours you have used. this is how I do it.
Completely ridiculous and borderline pretentious BUT it give it that look that actually makes people jealous of your work! And why wouldn't you want that?! It is those individual touches that give your pages that BAM!
R E C Y C L I N G
50 pages is A LOT! And it is hard to fill! So use everything! Even scribbles on paper or when you test a colour! You may remember when I first drew Brad Pitt! Well look where it is now!
This is a great idea to fill up some pages! Even sticking different types of paper in and writing a bit about them is good! This leads onto my next section
W R I T I N G
NOW everything you draw or stick in, you should write about. Say what it is, what you like about it and what you don't. This is an ESSENTIAL part of backup work. Now I suggest that if you want to keep it from looking messy, either rule feint lines first then erase later, or if you're bored then do this
This is very time consuming but creates the illusion of a page being fuller than it actually is!
The opposite is if you have stuck something in in the same fashion, then write on the paper. This is where I have talked about another artists work, which also gets big marks!
G E T M O D E L S
Getting people to model for you is another mark booster! I got a friend to pose for my mother nature section of my major. I used flowers from a cheap-shop lei and pinned them in her hair to simulate real flowers. I then stapled the actual flowers to the page. Taking your own pictures is MUCH better than using net images.
E X T R A S
Using paint in your book can be detrimental to appearances if you are using both the left and right paint. I only use the right page! Anywho for some paint experimentation, I bought a canvas panel and stuck it in with tape! Its much tidier!
ALSO if you feel that your book has become too confusing and perhaps lacking obvious direction, do a THOUGHT SO FAR page! This is also great for marks!
THANKS FOR READING!
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