BTEC Art & Design
Summer Homework
Welcome!
We are really looking forward to you starting with us in September!
Over Summer, please complete the following tasks in order to prepare you for your first few weeks of Term 1.
If you have any questions about the tasks or starting your first term with us, please email annie.james@windsor-forest.ac.uk
What is a natural form?
Natural forms have not been altered or manipulated but are in their original form found in nature.
Task 1
Find and photograph as many natural forms as you can.
You could look in your garden, a friend or family member’s garden, local parks, garden centres etc.
Task 2
Using your photographs, complete 1x A4 drawing.
Think about tone, highlights and shadows. You can complete these drawings using pencil, biro, charcoal or graphite.
Task 3 – Gallery visit
Find a gallery or museum that is interesting to you. Whilst you are there:
You may want to visit:
The Design Museum https://designmuseum.org/
Anthony Caro - The inspiration of architecture at the Pitzhanger Manor and Gallery https://www.pitzhanger.org.uk/
TATE Modern https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-modern
Horniman museum and gardens https://www.horniman.ac.uk/
Kew Gardens https://www.kew.org/
TATE Britain https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain
Windsor & Royal borough museum http://windsormuseum.org.uk/
Ways to get cheaper tickets:
Buy a Student Art Pass for just £5 and get a discount on exhibitions and events
https://www.studentartpass.org/get-a-student-art-pass
Join Tate Collective for FREE and get £5 tickets to major exhibitions for you and up to 3 friends
https://shop.tate.org.uk/collective-register
Sign up to the Royal Academy for Half Price tickets on their major exhibitions
Task 4 – Presentation of work
Now that you have visited a gallery / museum present your findings neatly. Include mini sketches, leaflets and any key information you have collected.