Responding to stimuli in expressive work
This student's preparatory work for a book cover design explores different Chinese traditions using a range of media
As well as selecting the stimuli, you need to make a personal response. There are many different ways to respond to stimuli:
- Make a list or a spidergram to explore all possibilities.
- Doodle some initial ideas in your sketchbook.
- Make a A technique which involves making an image from sticking pieces of paper, photographs, textiles and/or objects onto a surface. of images in your sketchbook.
- Copy an artist's work to explore their technique so that you can then apply it to your own ideas.
- Take photos as a record to work from later.
- Make a collection of inspirational artists' work.
- Make drawings using different techniques.
The spidergram below shows how you might start exploring the idea of a caf茅 table.
A student's response to photographs of flowers
More guides on this topic
- Finding inspiration - AQA
- Analytical drawing - AQA
- Developing ideas - AQA
- Creating a design brief - AQA
- Experimenting with materials and techniques - AQA
- Recording and observing - AQA
- Annotating your work - AQA
- Analysing and evaluating - AQA
- Assessment objectives and presenting your work - AQA
- Externally set assessment - AQA