art created in public spaces, often with social or political messages

tools and platforms that allow for the creation, sharing, and manipulation of artwork using digital technology

a technique used in street art where a cut-out template is placed on a surface to spray or paint a design

the arrangement of elements in a piece of art, including colour, shape, text, and images, to create a balanced or meaningful artwork

adding an image, texture, or graphic element on top of a base image, often using digital media, to create a visual effect

Use digital techniques to make street art compositions

Art and design

Artists who create street art

Sketching street art and designing graffiti letters

Developing graffiti letter designs using digital media

Exploring social messages in street art

Design a street art mural

Pupils will study street art in contemporary culture. They will consider graffiti in the context of lettering artforms and graphic design. They will learn how to draw graffiti letters and street art graphics before designing their own street art composition for a community space artwork.

Street Art: digital and new media

What does the word "overlay" mean in digital art?

Which of these is an example of using digital media in street art?

The way the different parts of the artwork are arranged

What is a “composition” in street art?

A cut-out template placed on a surface to spray or paint a design

The way different images are arranged together

Match the keyword to its correct meaning.

Choose a background wall or location image

Put these steps in the correct order to create a digital street art composition:

Digital art software allow artists to __________ before painting them on larger surfaces as murals and street art.

When designing a mural, what should you think about? Select all that apply:

Using only black and white colours in a drawing

Drawing things the right size compared to each other

Painting quickly using lots of brush strokes

Adding patterns to make it look more detailed

Making sure the design is small and easy to move

The scale, visibility, and how the design interacts with the environment

Creating the design without any message or theme

What is an important consideration when designing a mural for a public space?

Fill in the gap: Composition is the {{}} of elements in a piece of art, including colour, shape, text, and images, to create a balanced or meaningful artwork

Note down or sketch any keywords or symbols that represent your theme

Gather objects or secondary images to help inform your drawing process

Sketch your initial mural design using paper and pencil or digital media

Order the steps in how to make a street art mural:

Use digital techniques to make street art compositions

Lesson outcome