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An introduction to drawing

Why is colour important in art?

Exploring shadows and tone

How can we bring our drawings to life?

Observational drawing

Drawing

Cave paintings

A world without paint brushes

Mixing colours workshop

A modern day cave painting

A modern day cave painting: Part 2

Painting

How artists make marks

Expressive mark-making

Mark-making with ink and water

Textured marks with charcoal

Mark-making and patterns

Building drawing machines

In this unit puils will investigate, explore and use a range of materials and  techniques to create drawings. They will make art expressively and spontaneously, exploring texture and pattern with a range of media before before creating drawing machines.

Mark-making: using drawing tools and techniques

How has water been depicted by artists, makers and designers

Sketchbook experimentation: water-like marks

Depicting water with watercolour and collage

Painting with water as a subject

Watercolour water collaboration

Make a collaborative mixed media collage

Through investigations and studies of a diverse range of artworks based on water, pupils will make their own observations and records of the subject. They will make collaborative temporary collages based upon the theme of water.

Reflections on water: introducing painting

The qualities of different textiles

Exploring weaving techniques

Circular weaving

Design an underwater weaving

Weaving using everyday objects as a frame

Embellish and evaluate

Pupils learn the principles of weaving and develop their manipulative skills through fastening fabric based materials. They investigate and explore the principle of textile construction and gain sensory experience of textile materials.

Watery weavings: introducing textiles

Mixing secondary colours: spring greens

Mixing secondary colours: autumn oranges

Mixing secondary colours: summer purples

Hot and cold colours

Paint the seasons: plan a colourful work

Painting the seasons

In this unit, pupils will develop brush control and knowledge of paint colours, techniques & processes. They will experiment with mixing and applying colours in visual contexts, for creative effects and to solve problems. They will use a variety of techniques to create a seasonal triptych.

The seasons: painting and colour mixing

Drawing flowers: shape and line

Make flower sculptures: texture

Tonal flowers

Colour mixing for the garden

Print and pattern with vegetables

Combine elements and create a flower garden

Through hands-on activities, pupils will experiment with different making techniques and materials to create artworks based on the 7 elements of art. Pupils will gain a deeper understanding of how artists use the elements within their artworks.

Create a flower garden: introducing the 7 elements of art

Draw the moon

Create a chalk planet

Chalk prints

Make decorative paper using marbling techniques

Create planets and stars using collage papers

Create a space inspired composition

Pupils will develop their ability to apply light and dark tones to shade the surface of the moon. They will create a space background and use collage papers of their own making to create a planet composition.

Moon and space: drawing and mixed media

Paint a walking line

Make a clay picture

Art with music and colour

Print a sea pattern on cloth – stories in indigo

Designed in collaboration with October Gallery, this unit reflects how art operates in the world, as expression, storytelling, identity and connection. While remaining accessible for all classrooms pupils explore mark-making, movement, clay, print, and dye to build fine and gross motor skills.

My world: art and nature

Art and design

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