This Art and design video guides learners as they begin planning a creative artwork showing their own vision of the future. Inspired by retrofuturistic imagery and their printed collagraph backgrounds, learners explore imaginative ideas and experiment with composition and drawing techniques in their visual journals.
Subject: Art and design
Teacher video: A vision for the future
This Art and design video supports teachers in guiding learners through the planning stage of a future-themed artwork. Building on prior lessons, learners brainstorm imaginative and realistic ideas about what the future might look like, before developing a composition and process plan for drawing on their printed textured backgrounds.
Learner video: Making the printing page
This Art and design video demonstrates collagraph printmaking using textured materials to build unique printing plates. The activity encourages experimentation, independent choices and an understanding of how texture can support imaginative artwork.
Teacher video: Beyond the pencil
This Art and design video supports teachers as learners explore collagraph printing inspired by the work of Teis Albers. The lesson builds on previous printing experience by guiding learners through the creation of textured printing plates using a variety of materials, encouraging creative decisions, experimentation and the development of independent working skills.
Learner video: Drawing processes
This Art and design video demonstrates space-themed drawing techniques using a range of materials and approaches. The activity encourages creative expression, experimentation and confidence in using drawing to explore ideas.
Teacher video: Drawing decisions
This Art and design video supports teachers in guiding learners as they explore a wide range of drawing approaches using space-themed imagery. The focus is on developing independence and creativity by experimenting with tools, surfaces and techniques such as tonal drawing, continuous line and drawing through collage or texture.
Teacher video: Space imagery
This Art and design video supports teachers in guiding learners through an exploration of retrofuturistic artwork from the 1950s and 60s. The video encourages discussion around how the space race inspired artists and designers, helping learners analyse the purpose behind visual choices and identify recurring themes such as robotics and space travel.
Learner video: Gestural mark marking
This Art and design video demonstrates gestural mark making to express movement and emotion through energetic lines and shapes. The activity encourages dynamic drawing, physical engagement and confidence in expressive techniques.
Teacher video: Monument
This Art and design video supports teachers as learners design symbolic monuments to commemorate a person, event or idea. The video encourages creativity through the use of meaningful shapes and motifs, helping learners express identity and values without relying on text or figurative imagery.