Lesson video

Hello, welcome back to our fifth and final lesson on drawing.

I can't quite believe we've had four lessons already.

It's gone by so, so quickly.

In today's lesson, you are going to become a drawing detective, and if you know anything about being a detective, then you will know that one of your main jobs is to investigate.

But we're not going to be investigating any crimes today.

We are going to be investigating some objects around us and the sky outside by completing some observational drawings.

Can you say that with me? Observational drawing.

Hmm.

And that word, it has observe in it, observe.

Can you remember what observe means? Yes, observe means to look.

So we're going to be looking closely to help with our drawings, and to do that, so to be a drawing detective today, we're going to need some things to help us.

We're going to need to make one of these.

And this is called a viewfinder.

Can you say it? Fantastic.

Now, our viewfinder is going to be like our magnifying glass for today.

So detectives like to use magnifying glasses, but we're going to use a viewfinder.

We're also going to need three drawing detective pads, and these are like little drawing books that are going to help us complete our observational drawings.

We're going to need to do one more thing before we start our lesson.

And it's a little bit strange, but I'm going to ask you to switch your brains off.

Now, that sounds really funny, but basically, our brains are very, very clever and they like to fast forward when we're looking at things.

So they like to skip past the fact of what shapes we're seeing, what lines we're seeing, what colours we're seeing.

And they like to get straight to telling us what the object is that we're looking at.

And that's really magical, but it's not always very helpful when we're doing really accurate drawings of something.

So I'm going to ask you to switch your brains off, and we're going to concentrate on drawing with our eyes and not our brains today.

So do you think you're ready to do that? Fantastic.

Let's go.

For today's lesson, you're going to need four sheets of paper.

How many sheets of paper? Yes, four.

You're also going to need a pencil, a pair of scissors, and either some sellotape or some string.

A bit later on in the lesson, you're going to need access to any other drawing materials you have, maybe it's chalk or crayon, and you're also going to need a piece of fruit.

But again, you don't need those objects in the blue just yet.

And please remember that when you're using scissors today, you will need to be supervised by a parent or carer.

Pause the video here.

So go and get your equipment and press play when you're ready to carry on.

Let's have a look at what we're doing in today's lesson.

Firstly, we're going to think back to what we did last lesson.

Then we're going to make our viewfinder and our three drawing pads that will help us be a drawing detective today.

Then we're going to be waking up observational skills by drawing using our viewfinder.

And after that, we'll be completing some drawings of a piece of fruit or maybe a vegetable and, if we have time, the clouds outside.

And finally, we will reflect, so that means we're going to stop and think deeply about everything we did in today's lesson.

And before we get started, as always, there are some star words that we need to remember, and I've already said a few of them actually.

So remember, I'll say it first, and then you say it back to me, okay? Sitting up, are you ready? First word is observe.

Your turn.

The next word is viewfinder.

Your turn.

Fantastic.

The third word is observational drawing.

Your turn.

And our last word is the word texture.

We haven't said this word in today's lesson, but texture is a word we use when we're describing how something looks and feels.

All right, before we go off to create our viewfinder and our detective drawing pads, I'm going to ask you and challenge you to two recap questions on the star words I just told you about.

So let's see if you were listening to our star words.

Are you ready? What does the word observe mean? So just thinking, what does the word observe mean? Does it mean to taste, or does it mean to look and notice? Point to which one do you think the answer is.

What does the word observe mean? You've got five seconds, four, three, two, one.

Did you point to this one? You would be correct.

Observe means to look.

So remember we say observe? Observe means to look and notice.

Your second recap question is, what is the texture of an object? Is it the smell something has, or is it the physical feeling of something? So is the texture of an object how something smells or how something feels? Point to the answer you think is correct.

You have five seconds, you have four, three, two, one.

Did you point here? You would be correct.

The texture of an object is the physical feeling of something, so how something feels, like rough or smooth or fluffy.

Well done if you got those two questions right.

That means you've been listening already super, super well.

Okay, since you are doing such a fantastic job at remembering, I'm going to ask you to remember back to our last lesson when we were talking about bringing our drawings to life using shading and shadows, like the one behind me there.

And in our lesson, we were putting a torch or a light on an object, and we were looking at the light and dark places on an object.

So for this challenge, I would like you to stand up, stand up right now, and give me a thumbs up when you're standing up and you're ready for your challenge.

Have you given me a thumbs up? Fantastic.

Now I want you to look around the room that you're in right now, and I want you to look for the darkest place in your room, so somewhere in your room where there is hardly any light getting to it.

And I want you to walk there quickly, you've got five seconds, and point to that dark place.

Off you go.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Have you found it? Fantastic.

And I'm going to ask you to go to one more place in your room.

Looking around your room again, can you look for the lightest place in your room? So somewhere where there is lots of light.

It might be a really bright part of your room, or it might be an object that looks really bright, okay? You've got five seconds, off you go.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Great job.

Now I want you to quickly, quickly come back to your seat.

Are you back in your seat? Give me a two thumbs up if you're back in your seat and you're ready to carry on.

Great.

It's now time to make our viewfinder.

To make our viewfinder, you will need a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.

Fold your piece of paper in half, making sure the corners meet, and then squish down the fold so it is nice and flat.

With the supervision of an adult or a carer, cut two straight lines, like I'm doing here, about five to six centimetres long.

Doesn't matter too much.

And then cut a line between the two of them, as if we're cutting out a rectangle.

Open your paper back out, and you will have your viewfinder.

Pause now to complete your viewfinder, and press play when you're ready to carry on.

It's now time to complete our three drawing pads we're using for drawing today.

You're going to need your sellotape or string and some scissors.

To make one booklet, get one piece of paper, fold it in half, and fold it again.

Then on the longer side of the fold, you're going to want to cut along here, making sure that a parent or carer is around to supervise.

You should end up with two pieces of paper that look like cards.

If you're using string, put your two pieces of paper inside one another, wrap your string around, and make a small tie or knot.

If you're using tape, just simply put one piece of tape between the two pieces of paper so they become like a book.

If, for some reason, a parent or carer is unable to help you today with making your drawing pads, don't worry.

You can just use paper or your sketchbook to complete the drawing activities.

If you are going to be making your drawing pads, pause the video now to complete them, and press play when you're ready to carry on.

Okay, I want you to show me you're ready for our next activity, so can you please hold up in the air and show me your three detective drawing pads right now? And if you didn't happen to make your drawing pads, can you please hold up your sketchbook or a piece of paper right now so I can see it? Fantastic, and can you also hold up your viewfinder that you've made and show me that that is ready? Super, now I have one more question for you, and that is, are you ready to be a drawing detective today? Super, let's go.

So for your first investigation as a drawing detective, I want you to go on a hunt around your house or the building you're in, or maybe outside if your parent or carer allows you to, to look for some surfaces.

And these surfaces need to have some different textures, okay? So look at the pictures on my screen, and these are the pictures I have taken with my viewfinder on some different surfaces.

So we've got a wooden piece of furniture with a smooth texture.

I've got a chair and a basket and some slate stones.

So these are all very different textures.

Now, you don't want to spend too long on each one of your observational drawings because you have got four drawings to do, one for each page in your drawing pad.

But if you did want to come back maybe later today or on another day when you have more time, you could always add in some shading and shadows to bring your observational drawing to life.

Press pause to complete your activity now, and press play when you're ready to carry on and see our next activity.

Okay, detectives, for your next activity, I want you to use one of your drawing pads to draw a piece of fruit.

I'm sketching out the shape of my fruit very lightly and then pressing down harder with my pencil when I'm happy to create a darker outline.

Remember, we are drawing with our eyes and not our brain, so it's important we look back at our fruit every couple of seconds to try to make our marks accurate.

Then take a big bite of your fruit or peel your fruit, and now we have different shapes and marks to draw.

So turn your page and do the exact same thing.

You can use a rubber if you want to fix any lines or shapes that you have drawn.

That is completely fine.

And once again, we take another bite out of our fruit and repeat.

This will feel very tricky, and it takes a long time to draw as quickly and as confidently as I am doing here, but with practise, you will only get better.

Take a few more bites so there is not much left of your fruit, and we are left with one more picture to draw on your last page.

And you can see I'm doing the same thing as in the first drawing, sketching lightly and then adding in different shapes and lines and some shading.

If you wanted, you could add colour to your drawing, but it might be best to come back to that another day.

And there we have it.

Four observational drawings of a piece of fruit.

Pause the video now to complete your four drawings of a piece of fruit, and press play when you're ready to hear about our final activity.

Before I go ahead and tell you all about our last activity for today's lesson, I want you to look at the screen in front of you right now and have a guess what is hiding behind this grey shape? So what do you think this is a picture of? Can you wave your hand in the air if you think you can have a guess? And can you tell me now, what do you think it is? Did you say a cloud? If you said a cloud, well done, it is a cloud.

But I have a little bit of a problem with this because I have been doing detective drawing practise for a little while, and I know that clouds don't really look like that.

That's a bit more of a cartoon cloud, isn't it? So for your final task today, I'm going to ask you to be a cloud detective, which means, in a little while, you'll be going outside as long as your parent or your carer says it's okay.

And you'll be having a lie down to look at the clouds above you, looking at all the details you can see, the shapes, the colours, and the lines.

Do they really look like this? Have a look and find out.

Okay, now depending on how long it took you to complete your drawings of a fruit today, you may want to leave this activity for another time, not for now.

So please do check with your parent or carer before you begin this activity.

If you are going to begin this activity, then what I'd like you to do is find a safe space outside, lie down, and watch the clouds for a few minutes.

Using the drawing materials you have access to, complete a drawing of the clouds above you.

On the next pages of your drawing pad, you could either choose to complete more cloud drawings using different drawing materials or return to complete your drawing another time when the clouds have changed colour and shape.

Press pause now to complete your activity, and press play when you're ready to carry on.

To finish off our lesson today, I wanted to play a game, and it might be a game that you know.

Do you know the game Simon Says? If you've heard of it before, we're going to change it a little bit.

It's going to be Ms. Davies Says.

So all you need to do is listen to what Ms. Davies says and complete the action if you think it's relevant to you, okay? Sitting up, show me you're ready.

Okay, fantastic.

First one, Ms. Davies says, shake your hands in the air if you enjoyed today's lesson.

Super, Ms. Davies says, clap your hands if you think you made a great drawing detective.

Good, Ms. Davies says, blink quickly with your eyes if you remembered to draw with your eyes and not your brain.

Super.

Ms. Davies says, twiddle your fingers if you would like to keep on practising your observational drawing skills.

You would? Super.

And this is something I like to do once every week.

I still like to practise my drawing skills, and I keep my drawings in a book.

Can you see it? Just so my drawings stay safe, so you might want to do something like this too.

Okay, last part of the game now.

Sitting up again.

Are you ready? Ms. Davies says, look at the pictures you have drawn today.

Hold up the picture that you liked the most.

So hold up and find the picture you are either most proud of or that you liked the most.

Can you show me now? Fantastic, are you showing me? Super.

And one more, Ms. Davies says, show me the drawing that you thought was the trickiest to complete.

So look at your drawings and find the drawing that you found the trickiest.

Are you showing me? Well done.

And the last thing I want to say to you today, Ms. Davies says, give yourself a big pat on the back.

I am super proud of you.

You have tried very hard today, and I'm sure you've got some amazing drawings in front of you.

I hope you enjoyed today's lesson, and I will see you very soon, bye-bye.