carefully looking at something real and drawing what you see

making quick and simple drawings to show ideas or the things we see

to take or make something take a particular shape

is the combination of a selection of elements arranged and organised

Draw and observe insects in detail

Art and design

Refine and prepare drawings for print

Insect printmaking: monoprint

Insect printmaking: block print

Make a repeat pattern print

Insect printmaking: Chine collé

Pupils will explore the world of insects up close, recording their observations using line drawing techniqes. They will develop these drawings through a number of print processes, before creating and realising a design for surface print.

Insects: drawing and printmaking

Draw an insect by carefully looking at a real one or a picture

What does it mean to do an observational drawing of an insect?

What word describes a light or dark area in a drawing that helps show how bright or shadowy something is?

A drawing where you don’t lift your pencil from the page.

A drawing where you trace over your work many times.

A drawing made by colouring inside the lines.

A drawing made by using only straight lines.

Drawing with the hand you don’t usually use

What does it mean to use your non-dominant hand when drawing?

Continue to look back and forth from the object to your paper

Put these steps in the correct order for creating an observational drawing:

A quick, light drawing to plan or practise

The way shapes and lines are arranged on the page

Which tool is best for sketching an insect?

Looking carefully at a real object and drawing what you see

What do we call the marks we make when we draw with a pencil?

Looking back and forth between your insect and your paper

What can help you draw an insect more accurately?

What is the best way to show the texture of an insect’s body?

The shapes of its body parts, like wings and legs

What is one important thing to look for when observing an insect before drawing it?

Starter Quiz

Which tool is best for sketching an insect?