Victorian Art Public art galleries are a Victorian

Victorian Art

Public art galleries are a Victorian invention. Between 1845 and 1897 they were opening all over Britain in cities like Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham and very many more. The richness and complexity of Victorian life was reflected in its art. We look at pictures and sculpture produced then to make discoveries about the way the people lived.

In this unit of work the focus of will be ‘Light and Shade’. We will be working towards producing our very own Victorian Art.

Sketching Techniques 1 – Linear is a sketching technique in which you create a drawing by using only lines.

Sketching Techniques 2 – Pointillism is a sketching technique in which you create a drawing by using lots of small dots. Artists such as Monet used this technique and his style of painting is called ‘Impressionism. ’

Sketching Techniques 3– Feathering is a sketching technique, it means that you soften the edges of the outside of a drawing…. like this…

Sketching Techniques 4 – Cross Hatching Cross hatching is a sketching technique, it means that you shade by using lines in different directions…. . like this…what could this be the start of a sketch of? This technique can help you to shade.

Sketching Techniques 5 – Scumbling is a sketching technique, it means that you create a drawing by scribbling!. . . . thought about scribbling in other words….

Sketching Techniques 6 – Side Stroke is a sketching technique, it means that you draw with the side of the pencil to achieve a ‘wide’ effect

Your Task: Using a torch, sketch an object, which includes light and shade, using different methods as you read above. The stimulus could be an object inspired by a selection of Light and Dark art work.

Leonardo da Vinci, 1452 -1519 What made Leonardo's paintings so revolutionary was his use of light and shadow, rather than lines, to define threedimensional objects. He once wrote that light and shade should blend 'without lines or borders in the manner of smoke', giving rise to the term sfumato, meaning 'seen as if through smoke'. The soft shadows around corners of the eyes and mouths make Leonardo's faces seem more alive because they leave a little to our imagination.

A light projected onto an object or figure creates lights, darks, and cast shadows. Your source of light may be the sun, the moon, a light through a window or an artificial light.

Light and Shade affects all shapes.

Your Task: Using a torch, sketch an object, which includes light and shade, using different methods. The stimulus could be an object, Like your house inspired by a selection of Light and Dark art work.

The effect of Light and Shade on the atmosphere in a picture