Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today about local landscapes and painting them.

We're going to do lots of thinking, talking, and exploring together in this lesson.

So, shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to use a range of techniques and styles to paint a local landscape.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson, so it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The keywords we'll be using today are panel, background, reflect.

I'm gonna say those words again and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Panel, background, reflect.

Good job.

Now, let's think in more detail about what these keywords mean by taking a look at their definitions.

A panel is one of the separate sections or pieces of the artwork.

A background is the part of the artwork that appears furthest from the viewer.

Reflect means thinking carefully about the choices made during the creation process.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords.

And when you're ready to continue, press play.

These are the learning cycles we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

To complete a concertina landscape painting and to reflect on ways to improve your painting.

In the first learning cycle, let's have a go at completing a concertina landscape painting.

This is a concertina landscape painting.

What do you notice? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you notice? Did you see the panels? The different types of techniques used on each of those panels? Well, you might have already created a layout plan for a local landscape painting, and it might look a bit like this.

You might have included different parts of the landscape.

Can you see here how each of these different parts have been represented by a technique? We've picked out the colours and you can see that some practise has been going on in this plan.

Now, this will be a useful reminder for you for your ideas about how you will paint each of your concertina panels.

You might start with your first panel.

So, let's take a look at this one.

Now, this is about including those trees and that bit of the landscape there.

This is the first section in your concertina sketchbook.

Jacob says, "I will start by mixing tints of blue and shades of green." Can you remember that tints we add white, and for shades we add black? So maybe like Jacob, you'll mix some tints of blue and shades of green for that first panel of your concertina sketchbook.

Next, you might think about your background.

The background is the part of the artwork that appears furthest from the viewer.

So, you can see that here.

Sometimes an artist will paint the background first.

So, in the background we've got this lovely bright blue sky, but we can also see some tints of blue in that sky.

Now, by painting the background first, this can help your painting to have a smooth foundation before you add your subject.

So Jacob says, "I will paint the sky and the fields as they are in the background of my panel." That's a good idea.

Starting to get those blues ready for the sky and the greens for those fields.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

An artist might paint the background first because it prevents the paint from drying too quickly.

It helps create a smooth foundation.

It can use a wet on wet technique.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about how you might finish this sentence.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said, "An artist might paint the background first because it helps create a smooth foundation," you're absolutely right.

The artist can then add their subject using greater detail.

Next, you could start to think about adding the detail of your subject.

So Jacob says, "I will wait for my first layer of paint to dry before I add my subject." That's a good idea.

Now, you might think about the different painting techniques you could use.

Jacob says, "I will use flicks and dots with the end of my paint paintbrush to give an idea of texture." Can you see in those examples there creating the dots and creating those flicks, what that would look like? And you might think about the lines, patterns, and shapes you could add using other materials.

So Jacob says, "I will use a pen to add some of the lines that I can see." What other materials could we use? Perhaps a pencil or some charcoal? Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Artists might use different painting techniques and other materials to add interest to their work.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that's true, you're absolutely right.

But why is that statement true? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner.

Why would this statement be true? And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you discuss? You might have said that artists can use a variety of techniques and materials to make their work more engaging and visually interesting, adding texture, pattern, and line to their creations.

This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to paint your landscape in your concertina sketchbook.

So remember, mix your colours, tints and shades for your first panel.

Then, paint your background.

Then, use different painting techniques for your subject.

And then add lines, patterns, and shapes using a wide range of materials.

So, when you've done your first panel, then repeat that for your next panels within your concertina sketchbook to complete your landscape painting.

So, pause the video here and make sure you give yourself enough time to follow through each of these steps to create your landscape painting in your concertina sketchbook.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

How did that go? What painting techniques did you use in your sketchbook? Did you use any particular lines or patterns? Did you do that with pen or with any other material? Well, your concertina sketchbook might look a bit like this.

You've gone through and completed each of your panels, remembering to first get your range of tints and shades prepared by mixing those colours, using different painting techniques, and those lines and shapes and those patterns made with different materials layered on top.

Were you able to paint your background first to make sure that was nice and dry and ready for your detail to go on top? Maybe it looks like this with different grasses, different trees and hills.

Maybe your landscape's a little bit different, but you use some similar techniques.

Maybe some wet on wet paint techniques.

Or maybe you used some pen to create your lines or dots.

Well, well done for having a go at painting your landscape in your concertina sketchbook.

This now brings us to the second part of our lesson.

We're going to reflect on ways to improve your painting.

As you progress with your painting, you might find it helpful to reflect upon what is working well and know any areas which maybe need some improvement.

Reflecting on your work while you are still making it helps to identify ways to improve and develop it.

So, look back at your painting now.

Is there anything that you think could be improved? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think.

Maybe discuss it with a partner.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Was there anything that you thought could be improved? Maybe you would've preferred to have had a darker shade of blue for the sky.

Or maybe you wanted a better range of greens used in your landscape.

Well, Izzy says, "The background looks a bit pale in the third panel.

I think I need to add more vibrant colours." And Jun says, "The textures in the fourth panel are a bit flat.

I think I need to use a wider variety of painting techniques to make my work more interesting." Those are great reflections from Izzy and Jun.

Really thinking about how they might be able to improve their landscape paintings.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Reflecting on your work only happens when you've finished making it.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that's false, you're absolutely right.

But why is that false? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you discuss? Maybe you said that reflecting on the success of your work and areas that could be improved can happen both during and after the making of your work.

Sometimes our friends can reflect on our work to share their ideas for how we could improve.

This can be helpful as other people might see things differently to us as the artist.

Now, look back at your friend's painting now.

Is there anything that you think could be improved? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Was there anything that could be improved? What about their colour choices or the way that they've created texture? Is there any advice we could give them? Well, Izzy says, "The tree has a great range of colours, but I wonder if you could add more texture to it using a different material." And Jun says, "I like the lines you've made with a pen.

I think you could use more of this material to create patterns." What do you think? Do you agree with Izzy and Jun? They're both interesting reflections, aren't they? Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Listening to a friend's reflection about our artwork is useful because? It makes the artwork more popular.

It allows us to copy their style.

They might see things differently to us.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Listening to a friend's reflection about our artwork is useful because they might see things differently to us.

Well done if you said that.

Getting another opinion of our artwork can help us see things from a different perspective, identify areas for improvement and refine our skills.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to reflect on your own work and the work of others.

You might think about improvements that could be made with the use of colour, the variety of painting techniques, the lines, patterns, and shapes in the work, and the choice of materials.

So, pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a go at reflecting on your own work and the work of others.

And press plate when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Were you able to give that feedback reflecting on your work and the work of others about how they could be improved? Well, you might have said, "I'm going to use more shades of colour," like Aisha.

Or maybe you said, "I think I need to include more patterns and lines with a pencil or pen," like Andeep.

Or maybe like Jacob, you said, "I think my friend could use a wider range of painting techniques, such as dry brush." Well done for reflecting on your work and the work of others.

Now, we're going to work on the second part of this learning task.

I'd like you to use your own reflections and those of others around you to improve your work.

So, you might think about those improvements that maybe people suggested around colour or the variety of painting techniques, the line, patterns, and shapes, or the choice of materials.

So, think carefully about your own reflections and those of the others around you, and think about which ones you might use to improve your work.

Pause the video here and have a go at that.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? What improvements did you decide to make? Well, you might have reflected on and then made these changes.

So, like this example, you might have thought about your use of colour, maybe in your trees.

You added some different shades of green.

Or you thought about the variety of painting techniques that you used.

Maybe used more dry brush on areas that looked like fields.

And maybe you thought about your choice of materials.

Maybe you included some pen and created some lines using that.

And maybe through the lines, patterns, and shapes in your work, you thought about adding different ones.

Maybe you created more lines or added some circles or squares.

Well done for reflecting on your work and making those changes to your painting.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about the details of a local landscape painting.

Painting your background first can help your painting to have a smooth foundation before adding your subject.

Artists might use different painting techniques and other materials to add interest to their work.

And an artist can reflect on what worked well and what could be better, both while making their work and after finishing it.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson.

I hope you enjoyed learning about local landscapes through painting.

I certainly did.

I hope to see you for another unit of learning soon.

See you then.