Happy Christmas from us all on the Art Foundation course.

Today we made you a Christmas tree using Light trail and slow shutter speed photography.
This was taken using Christmas tree lights and torches, in one continual 4" exposure.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND MERRY NEW YEAR from Art Foundation.

Blackpool.

We all had a great trip to Blackpool last week.
We saw the sights, explored and did lots and lots of Photography.
The comedy carpet was excellent and the structures will help with the recent man made structures brief.

This week we will complete some digital drawing, illustration, Graphics, Light trails and Typography.
Hopefully, everyone has come back truly inspired and motivated.
To see more of what we did on our trip, visit ASFC ARTFOUNDATION on Instagram, where you will find more photography and videos of our trip.

Unit 2 brief.

Hi Foundation,


  Please follow the attached link for your Unit 2 brief.




UNIT 2 MINI STRUCTURES.-Print for your first lesson Tuesday.


Over the weekend, can you do some research on a variety of boxes, you could use as inspiration and do a mind map for Tuesday with 5 artists who inspire you (there are some on your brief)
and some ideas for your theme.
Enjoy and see you next week. Don't forget I am on a course Tuesday but James will set you work to complete in the afternoon.

Art History presentation.

Welcome to your first lesson of Art History. Today we are looking at the thinking behind your sculpture and the Arta Povre Movement.
For a copy of the Powerpoint Follow the link.

Link to Powerpoint.

Reflect, direct, Refine-Next steps.

Find the next steps sheet to reflect, direct and refine-follow link.
Reflect,Direct, Refine document=Next steps.

Complete this instead of an evaluation for your mock set.

You will then need to complete the following planning page for final piece.

REMEMBER the more you develop and progress, the more marks your will achieve,

Think of it in terms of sandwiches.....

The more variety of fillings in your sandwich, the more marks you will get.

Happy snacking! 

Major final project progress.

We have been thinking, working, sampling and creating recently with lots of excellent work.
This years Art Foundation group have a variety of specialisms and project ideas.
Here are a few examples of work so far.

Grace is looking at Product photography, pushing and expanding her skill and techniques.

She's also just been offered a work placement for an International marketing company.

lex is looking at concept art and creating digitally rendered landscapes for games design. He has also been offered places to study games design degrees at University. Keep expanding those skills.

Dan is looking at installation art and conceptual moving image design inspired by cells and life cycles, encorpoating . He has also been offered a place to study a music degree.

Chamine Ghuss has been producing some lovely intricate jewelry pieces using plating and macrame with metals. She has been offered a place at her first choice University and a job with Madlab Manchester.

Chris has been experimenting with architecture and line, with the intention of creating some 3D installation art and has been offered a place to study Graphics at University.

Izzy Young has been using the idea of embarrassing moments to inspire her stitched illustrations and has been offered places to study illustration further at degree level.

Yasmin Gibson is off to study Graphic design at University next year and is doing an installation piece with combined Photography and Graphics work. She has been drawing into her photographs, editing, folding, and creating intricate 3d origami pieces.

More produce Photography by Grace, to look at marketing a variety of products.

Jess's idea seen here created into photography based around the sub-conscious mind and dream thinking. Jess is going on to study a Photography degree at Falmouth.

Jess has been looking at nature to inspire her intricate stitched head pieces, some 3d developments to follow next week......watch this space. Jess has been offered a place on contemporary art degrees.

More from Yasmin, suspended from the ceiling.

Grace's Photography developed into promotional marketing material samples.

Shona is creating some 3D furniture pieces looking at contours and will be studying 3D design at Manchester Metropolitan University next year.....her 3D furniture pieces are to follow next week.

Well done so far, keep up the good work.

Fancy checking out more of our work, try asfcartfoundation on Instagram.

HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY FOR THE ART DEPARTMENT.

[Art] "is full of Wonder, mystery and Danger!
Some say to survive, you have to be as mad as a hatter.
-Alice In Wonderland.

Happy world book day from the art department, add some wonder to your life with a good book!
We recommend Alice in Wonderland as a good starting point.

Starting the Major final project.

Ideas, ideas, ideas....what are yours?

Examples of  pieces from last years exhibition.

After an excellent range of ideas for Major Final Projects last year we ended with a fantastic end of year exhibition.

This year we need to step up your game, by the end of this week we need to have your brief typed up with your theme and a large amount of relevant research.

Over the half term holiday you need to ensure your referral units are completed and you are planned and prepared for your initial sampling week.

So far ideas for themes we have are......What if?......The sub-conscious mind.......product photography....

Congratulations-we have winners.

After some fantastic entries into the International opticians Association competition, Michelle Lyons took first prize with her logo. The use of colour and insertion of a globe of the world was used in an imaginative way to symbolise the company and a re-modernisation of their existing logo.

After a difficult decision choosing the winner, The International Opticians society decided to award a runner up prize to Amy Winson for her simple yet effective logo, which they said was displayed in a professional format showing how it would look as a letter head and on business cards.

Both students are A2 Graphics students at Ashton Sixth Form College and will be studying Graphics at University after receiving offers at their first choice Universities.

Elaine Grisdale presented them with a monetary award and a logo design book to help further their studies. We are proud of their hard work and effort, getting the recognition for this in a live brief from the Organisation.

The college also has a copy of the logo book to help other students interested in logo design, this can be found in the Graphics library if anyone fancies a sneak peak.

Get entering these competitions!

welcome back.

I hope you are all back in 2017, ready and raring to go?

This week we have been making plans for life drawing and confirming guest speakers for the Ashton Sixth Form conference on Saturday 11th February........guest speakers and themes to be announced shortly.