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Art Home Learning Project – week beginning 20.04.20
Street Art
This half-term, you are going to be finding out all about Street Art, producing
some examples of your own (on paper rather than walls!) as you go along.
This week, go through the slides attached to this sheet and think about the
questions they ask. Then, choose one of the challenges from the challenge
slides to complete.
Happy drawing!
Learning Objective:Through sketching, to develop
ideas and techniques for artwork
with stylised graffiti lettering.
What do you think of when you hear the
word graffiti?
Graffiti polarises opinion. People feel strongly about it. Which of these words do
you most identify with graffiti?
Art vandalism
beautifulexpressive
uglycriminal
gang-related
free
politicalinteresting
attractiveChaotic
MessyAntisocial
Although it is seen by many
people purely as vandalism, some see graffiti as
an art form, too.
What words would you use to describe graffiti?
What makes it distinctive from
other art forms?
What equipment and materials are used?
People have always made graffiti to
express themselves. It is a way of saying:
“I was here.”
Historians have found graffiti on the
walls of buildings of many ancient civilisations.
By I, Rémih, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7229768
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Left: Carved graffiti on an Ancient Egyptian
tomb.
Below: 18th century graffiti on a prison
wall, Malta.
People do things to show they were at a place, to remember an event that happened there, or for good luck.
Have you seen things like this in your local area?
‘Love locks’ have been attached to
this bridge by lovers to bring them good luck..
It’s only OK to make graffiti art in places where you have permission. It’s illegal to do it on another person’s
property unless they’ve said you can.
Graffiti artists, like other artists, keep their ideas in sketchbooks. Do you have a
sketchbook? It is a great place to develop and improve your
ideas for art work!
Graffiti often features text. It can be anything, but it’s often the artist’s ‘tag’ (the name they go
by, or their initials).
This type of graffiti is called a ‘throw up’. Really good ‘throwies’ have colourful, outlined bubble writing with
interesting patterns, highlights, shadows or decoration.
Some artists distort the lettering until it’s
almost unrecognisable, creating interesting
patterns. This ‘throwie’ in Bristol is of the artist’s name.
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Street Art Challenge Card 1A
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• Choose a word, or your own name. It's best not to choose a long word!• We normally write words on a line, but a graffiti art 'throwie' doesn't have to
be like that! Experiment by sketching the letters arranged in a different way.• Found an arrangement you like? Try sketching it smaller and larger.• Go over the letters in pencil or pen to make the lines thicker or curvier. This will
help you get an idea of what the word will look like as bubble writing.• Try turning the word into bubble writing. Don't worry if it takes several
attempts to get it looking good! • Throwies usually have the letters touching or overlapping. Try to keep gaps to
a minimum.• When you're happy with a design, colour it in and outline it in a contrasting
colour. Try a few different colour combinations until you've found one you really like!
• Choose a word, or your own name. It's best not to choose a long word!• We normally write words on a line, but a graffiti art 'throwie' doesn't have to
be like that! Experiment by sketching the letters arranged in a different way.• Found an arrangement you like? Try sketching it smaller and larger.• Go over the letters in pencil or pen to make the lines thicker or curvier. This will
help you get an idea of what the word will look like as bubble writing.• Try turning the word into bubble writing. Don't worry if it takes several
attempts to get it looking good! • Throwies usually have the letters touching or overlapping. Try to keep gaps to
a minimum.• When you're happy with a design, colour it in and outline it in a contrasting
colour. Try a few different colour combinations until you've found one you really like!
Street Art Challenge Card 1B
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Choosing Contrasting Colours Using contrasting colours for the background and the main colour of the text
helps it really stand out! You could use a colour wheel to help you find contrasting colours, or just experiment until you find two contrasting colours you
really like!
Highlights and ShadowsAdding highlights and shadows gives your throwie a 3-D appearance, as if parts
of it are hit by sunlight, and parts are in shadow. For the throwie above, I imagined that the Sun was above and to the left. The top left parts of each
letter are highlighted in a lighter turquoise. The bottom right parts would be in shadow, so I used a darker turquoise.
Choosing Contrasting Colours Using contrasting colours for the background and the main colour of the text
helps it really stand out! You could use a colour wheel to help you find contrasting colours, or just experiment until you find two contrasting colours you
really like!
Highlights and ShadowsAdding highlights and shadows gives your throwie a 3-D appearance, as if parts
of it are hit by sunlight, and parts are in shadow. For the throwie above, I imagined that the Sun was above and to the left. The top left parts of each
letter are highlighted in a lighter turquoise. The bottom right parts would be in shadow, so I used a darker turquoise.
Street Art Challenge Card 1C
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Advanced ShadingYour letters don't have to be filled with the same colour! You could try shading them from light to dark. Can you see how each letter in the throwie above is
shaded from light to dark, and in a different colour of the rainbow?
Advanced PatternsTake a look at some of the detailed patterns inside the lettering of the throwies on the slides. You could fill your letters with patterns, or make detailed outlines around your letters. I went round the letters above several times, using a lighter
colour each time.
Advanced ShadingYour letters don't have to be filled with the same colour! You could try shading them from light to dark. Can you see how each letter in the throwie above is
shaded from light to dark, and a different colour of the rainbow?
Advanced PatternsTake a look at some of the detailed patterns inside the lettering of the throwies on the slides. You could fill your letters with patterns, or make detailed outlines around your letters. I went round the letters above several times, using a lighter
colour each time.
Street Art Challenge Card 1D
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Graffiti artists work from small sketches onto
much larger walls, boards or canvasses. You'll need
to work together to create a large design of a
word of your choice with stylised lettering.
1. Choose a word to create using colourful graffiti lettering. It could be related to something you're learning, a word
that describes you, an imperative (bossy) verb – or something else!
Creating BIG graffiti art!
2. Choose one of the lettering styles. You might decide to adapt it. Will you change the colour or thickness of the outline? How will you shade the inside of the letters?
3. Plan how you will work together. You might have someone sketching outlines, another going over them, and another filling them in. You might need to practise drawing
large versions of the letters, or sketch how you will arrange them to make your word. Who will do what?
4. Choose your equipment. Make sure you have the pencils, pens or paints, pots and brushes you need before you
start.
5. Make it!
Street Art Graffiti Alphabet 1A
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Street Art Graffiti Alphabet 1B
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Street Art Colour Wheel
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