Grade 11 feature articles
In-depth articles and study notes tagged for this grade.
Poster Colours for Beginners: Colour Mixing, Flat Washes, and Light and Dark
Streaks and muddy patches in poster colour usually come from the mix. Learn the right thickness, flat washes, tints and shades, and how to show a round fruit.
6 min readWorking with Oil Pastels: Layering, Blending, and Creating Surface Textures
Oil pastels can do far more than fill shapes with flat colour. Learn how to layer, blend and scratch out textures by changing your pressure and the way you hold the stick.
7 min readPictorial Composition: Harmonizing Shapes, Colours, and Space for Impactful Art
Two students can draw the same scene equally well and get very different marks. The difference is usually composition - where things sit on the page, and what the eye does when it arrives.
6 min readPreparing for the Grade 11 O/L Art Examination: Exam Strategies and a Practical Plan
The O/L art paper rewards preparation more than talent. Here is what each part asks for, how to plan the terms leading up to it, and the mistakes that cost the most marks.
5 min readSigiriya Frescoes: The Forms, Colours, and Artistic Secrets of the Flower Maidens
Sigiriya appears in the Grade 11 syllabus and in appreciation questions year after year. Knowing the technique, the style and two or three specific features is worth far more than calling it beautiful.
9 min readStill Life Drawing: From Object Arrangement to Light, Shadow, and Colour
A still life is marked on how well you observed, not on how many objects you fitted in. This walks through choosing the objects, arranging them, and working from first block-in to finished colour.
6 min readTraditional Sri Lankan Motifs: A Basic Guide to Drawing the Liyawela, Lotus, and Animal Motifs
The same handful of motifs runs through temple murals, brass work, textiles and school design briefs. Knowing how each one is built makes design work far quicker and far more convincing.
5 min readWatercolours for Beginners: Water Control, Washes, and Working Light to Dark
Watercolour is unforgiving in one specific way - you cannot paint light over dark. Everything else about the medium follows from that one rule.
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