Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today about maps to explore identity, journeys and imagination.

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 layering and mixed-media to create map artwork.

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 mixed-media, review, layering.

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

Mixed-media, review, layering.

Good job.

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

Mixed-media is when you use different types of materials to make one piece of art.

Review means to look at something again, to check it, think about it or talk about it.

And layering means adding one or more parts on top of another, like stacking paper or paint.

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 that'll we'll working through together in today's lesson.

Reviewing and planning a mixed-media artwork and creating a mixed-media artwork.

In this first learning cycle, we're going to review and plan a mixed-media artwork.

What materials do you think the artist has used to create this artwork? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Well, this is a mixed-media artwork.

mixed-media means using different materials all together in one piece of art.

What mixed-media can you see in this artwork? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner to pick out that mixed-media and press play when you're ready to continue.

What could you identify? Well, perhaps like Alex, you could see paint.

Can you see the different colours here that have been used to layer in the background? We've got that blue and orange and some pink and even some darker colours towards the bottom.

There's also been some pen created to show the journey of those lines there in black and some circles to identify some important places.

And also some colouring pencils.

Can you see where it's added some colour for a bit more of that texture? Quite scratchy elements drawn on this map here.

And also maybe some paper collage for the countries.

Can you see some ripped up elements added onto the map where the countries are and have been glued on top? Before artists can make new artwork, they sometimes look at their old artwork and we call this reviewing.

Why might they do this? Pause the video here and have a quick discussion with your partner and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Well, reviewing their work might help them see what has worked well before or how they might like to try things differently this next time.

Looking back gives artists new ideas and helps them plan how to mix media in a way that tells their story or shows their feelings.

These Oak pupils are creating mixed-media artwork to represent their movements and journeys.

They are reviewing mixed-media and artistic techniques they have learned.

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

Looking back and reviewing old gives artists new ideas.

What's the missing word from this gap here? Is it reviewing old toys, photos, shoes, or artwork? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think about the answer to this question and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that looking back and reviewing old artwork gives artists new ideas, you're absolutely right.

Well done.

Alex is reviewing painting and layering.

He says, "I could paint with different layers and draw map shapes into the wet paint with different tools." So you can see from his artwork here, he's got different layers of coloured paint.

You can see some blue, some red and some white, and we can see different markings made with different tools.

He maybe used a cotton bud to create some of those shapes or maybe even the end of a pen or a pencil to create those different shapes and textures.

Laura is reviewing what she knows about abstract expression.

She says, "I could draw abstract lines and shapes to express movement.

So she's got some lines here to show a path.

She's got some lines here that she smudged to look like some runners and created that movement there.

She's got some lines made with orange and red to look like that sunrise.

And she's slightly smudged those two.

And she's got different colours of green to represent those trees.

Jun is reviewing collage.

He says, "I could collage different materials and images." You can see here he's torn out some images from a magazine and he's maybe printed some images and cut round them.

And he could also use some paint underneath to create that base layer and you see how it looks quite textural underneath.

And Aisha is reviewing what she's learned about drawing.

She says, "I could draw a map of my journey and maybe add symbols." Can you see some of the special places she's included, like her home and a tent to showcase her camping and a telephone box for London.

And she's got some stars here to represent her journey in drawing.

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

Mixed-media means using the same materials all together in one piece of art.

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.

Mixed-media means using different materials all together in one piece of art.

Aisha's ready to plan her artwork.

She says, "I remember that when creating something new, some artists and designers plan their artwork first to help them explore ideas." Aisha thinks about the special places in her life, her grandmother's home, her home, London, stargazing in different places, camping with her family in Wales, and Malaysia.

So these are all Aisha's special places in her life.

And she reviews a map here that she previously created to explore new ideas.

You see here some of the different images to represent some of those special places and some stars to show those journeys to those places.

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

Some artists and designers plan their artwork first to help them explore conversations, collage, ideas or mind maps.

Which one of these words is the one to go in this gap here? 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 some artists and designers plan their artwork first to help them explore ideas, you're absolutely right.

Well done.

Aisha thinks about which media and techniques she would like to use and creates a plan.

She's here got some moving stars with abstract lines and shapes using charcoal.

She's got the technique of collage and also has included layered paint and map shapes for the background.

So can you see how she sketched a quick plan and added these annotations so we know what she'd like to do to create her artwork? This brings us to our first learning task.

I'd like you to create a plan for your mixed-media artwork to express your personal journey and movement.

Consider places in your life that are special to you, the mixed-media you will use and the composition.

That's where everything will be placed on your page.

And then I'd like you to be reviewing your old art for ideas as well.

So this is the first part of that learning task, creating that plan.

When you've created your plan, I'd like you to talk to a partner about your ideas and your plan overall.

Think about why these places are special, why you have chosen the different media, and your reasons for your chosen composition.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a go at both of the steps of this learning task and press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you find that? Were you able to create your plan and then discuss that with your partner? Well, let's have a look at an example here.

So Aisha says, "I would like to include layered paint in my mixed-media artwork." And here she's got her plan drawn out of the different things she would like to include and the different ways and different materials she would like to use to do that.

She says, "I'm going to print out images of a phone box and hibiscus flower to collage." And she's got those different stars there that she's going to sketch out with that charcoal to create that journey.

So well done if you're able to have a go at creating your plan, and talking about it with a partner.

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

We're going to create a mixed-media artwork.

Aisha is ready to create her mixed-media artwork to express her journey and movement.

Now, what media could she use? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner and press play when you're ready to continue.

And what did you think? Well, like she says, "I'm going to use paint, paper, and charcoal.

And there are many other media choices that she could make.

First, Aisha paints the background.

She chose yellow to represent happiness and sunshine.

Now once the paint is dry, she adds another layer of paint and draws map shapes into the wet paint using a cotton bud.

Can you see those map shapes there? She says, "I chose to draw the shapes of the UK and Malaysia to represent my personal journey." She used a cotton bud there to draw those map shapes.

So an interesting technique, Aisha cuts out images and uses layering to stick them on top of each other.

So she chose the image of a London phone box and a Malaysian hibiscus flower.

And can you see here how she's cut them out and then added them on top, layering them with PVA glue? Aisha layers abstract lines and shapes on top to represent her personal journey using charcoal.

So we've got some sun rays here that have been included and she smudged the charcoal to show the movement of those sun rays.

She's also got a tent to represent camping, one of her special places.

And we've also got some moving stars here representing her personal journey.

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

Which image shows collage, A, B, or C? 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 it was B, you're absolutely right.

Collage is layering lots of different elements on top of each other, whereas C shows some paint and A shows us some different mixed-media using charcoal and colour.

This now brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to create a mixed-media artwork to express your personal journey and movement.

You could paint in layers and add map shapes.

You could layer abstract lines and shapes to show movement.

You could draw a personal map or you could select images to layer using collage.

So this is the first part of the learning task, creating that mixed-media artwork using any of these different methods here.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to have a go at creating your mixed-media artwork, expressing your personal journey, using any of the methods here.

And press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Well, shall we take a look at an example? So you might have created mixed-media artwork like this where you've maybe included some abstract lines and shapes, maybe collagee some items, maybe included some map shapes through paint work or using another medium and maybe included some layered paint.

So here we've got the yellow and the orange.

So well done for having a go at creating your mixed-media artwork, including lots of these different methods that you've learned along the way.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about layering and mixed-media.

Mixed-media means using different materials all together in one piece of art.

Artists use layering to show complexity and meaning.

Artists review and enhance their artwork to improve it.

And artists and designers sometimes plan their artwork first to help them explore ideas.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope you enjoyed learning about maps to explore identity, journeys and imagination.

I certainly did.

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

See you then.