20th Issue

SECONDARY SECTION
IGCSE ARTWORKS: MIND MAPS ACTIVITY
Year 9 art students started off their IGCSE course by exploring human anatomy together.
They created mind maps to explore potential ideas for their artworks. From now until the end
of the term, the students will develop and refine their ideas into a final artwork.
During the process of creating the mind map, not only did I enjoy
designing the composition, visual ideas and more, but I also
learnt a lot. When I first started colouring the hand (the main
focus of the piece), I used acrylic paint which did not turn out
appealing, so I decided to try utilising my watercolour pencils and
then going over it with a damp brush. I found it difficult to
understand the different tones of the hand as some parts were
warmer tones while some were cooler tones. Although I tried my
best to remind myself that I had to have a clear visual hierarchy
in order for it to be easier for the viewer to understand the mind
map better, I felt that the size of the subtitles font was too similar
to the headings. Therefore, I decided to add color behind the
headings to make it stand out more. There were many more
things that I learnt in the process of this mind-map, but this has
mostly helped me in learning how to plan out the composition,
modify parts of the plan while being in the process of creating this
piece to ameliorate what I didn’t like, and much more.
Olivia Lau 9C
Through creating my mind map, I learnt how to expand on
ideas and attempted to represent them through visuals. I
realized the importance of putting concepts to paper and the
significance of intentional design choices, such as using value
and scale to create visual hierarchy. This process has helped
me explore ideas relating to my current project, but I believe it
will also be an essential step in ideation for any future projects.
Suzette Tjang 9D
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