making an artwork by rubbing over a textured surface with a media to see the pattern underneath

how something feels or how something looks like it would feel

a flat, green part of a plant, often used for frottage to capture its texture

Make frottage leaf studies

Art and design

Artists who use the rainforest as inspiration for their artwork

Collage skills using the rainforest as inspiration

Draw the rainforest: studies of plants and leaves

Explore the shades, textures and colours of a rainforest

Paint a rainforest

Pupils will learn about different artists who used forest scapes as their subject. They will create rubbings and make a collage from  objects they have collected, before making observational drawings and developing and realising their own rainforest painting.

The Rainforest: drawing and painting

Frottage is a technique of creating art by {{ }} over a textured surface with a pencil or crayon.

When making a frottage, what part of a leaf will show lines in the rubbing?

so you can add darker colours to highlight textures

because it’s harder to see dark colours

because light colours are the only ones that work

Why is it best to start with lighter colours when making a frottage?

What are the steps in creating a frottage?

the colour of an object or the brightness of it

the property of an object perceived by the eyes

the arrangement of images or elements in an artwork

Starter Quiz

What does texture mean?