🎨 Part 1: Understanding Mark Making

1. What is mark making in art? Circle the best definition:

Only drawing with pencils

The process of creating lines, patterns, and textures using various tools and techniques

Painting with brushes only

Writing letters and numbers

2. Which of these are mark making tools? Check all that apply:

Charcoal

Feathers

Sponges

Twigs

Cotton buds

Credit cards

✏️ Part 2: Line Quality and Techniques

3. Practice different line qualities. Create examples of each type in the box below:

Include: Bold lines, delicate lines, broken lines, continuous lines, curved lines, angular lines

4. Fill in the blanks about line techniques:

A ____________ line shows confidence and strength, while a ____________ line can suggest uncertainty or lightness. ____________ lines can create movement and energy, whereas ____________ lines suggest stability and structure.

5. Match the mark making technique with its description:

1. Cross-hatching

2. Stippling

3. Scumbling

4. Blending

A. Creating tone using small dots

B. Overlapping lines in different directions

C. Circular, scribbled marks for texture

D. Smoothing tones together

🖌️ Part 3: Texture and Pattern Creation

6. Create six different textures using mark making techniques. Label each texture:

7. Describe how you would create the texture of tree bark using mark making:

8. Which mark making technique would be most effective for each subject? Circle one for each:

Fur texture:

Cross-hatching

Short directional strokes

Stippling

Water surface:

Horizontal flowing lines

Vertical straight lines

Circular scribbles

🎯 Part 4: Practical Application

9. Create a small composition showing a natural object (leaf, shell, stone) using at least three different mark making techniques:

10. List the three techniques you used above and explain why you chose each one:

11. Reflection: How can mark making improve your overall drawing skills?

📝 Part 5: Planning Your Mark Making Project

12. For your next artwork, plan which mark making techniques you will use for different elements:

Subject of artwork: _________________________

Foreground techniques: _________________________

Background techniques: _________________________

Main focal point techniques: _________________________

13. Sketch three different mark making experiments you want to try in future lessons:

Year 10 Mark Making

Year 10 Mark Making

🎨 Part 1: Understanding Mark Making

✏️ Part 2: Line Quality and Techniques

🖌️ Part 3: Texture and Pattern Creation

🎯 Part 4: Practical Application

📝 Part 5: Planning Your Mark Making Project

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