Scrap fabric microrganism collage

Art and design

Pupils will investigate micro-organisms & create observational drawings in pencil, charcoal and watercolour paint, before creating prints & pictures in mixed media collage.

Hidden worlds: collage and mixed media

A colour palette is one colour you choose for your artwork.

Texture is the {{ }} or appearance of a surface.

In a piece of artwork, what do we call everything that is behind the main image or subject?

Glue a dark material to the cardboard for the background.

Roll and glue fabric to make three dimensional shapes.

Use string, wool of thread for different textures.

How do you create a fabric collage? Put these steps in order.

uses more than one material in the same artwork.

What is the first step in creating a tonal collage?

What could an artist use to make the main part of the microorganism darker?

What might an artist use to add highlights to darker collage paper?

Create the shapes that you see for your mid tones.

Order the steps to create a tonal collage.

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet