Lesson video

Hi, I'm Miss Miah.

In today's lesson, we're going to learn about something really interesting, how artists can show movement in their artwork.

Movement could be something moving across a picture or a change that happens over time.

One way artists do this is through layering.

They might also use different painting tools, colours, shapes, and patterns, so you can see lots of ideas in one picture.

We'll also be learning about the word migration.

I'm really looking forward to seeing how you use layering to tell your own story about movement and change.

Let's begin.

In today's lesson, you'll be able to show movement, journeys and change in map artwork.

Your keywords are on the screen now, and I'd like you to repeat them after me.

<v ->Migration, movement, layer.

</v> Fantastic.

Let's see what these key words mean.

Migration, moving from one place to live in another.

Movement, when something changes place or position.

Layer one part on top of another, like stacking paper or paint.

Let's move on.

This lesson is all about places and migration.

We've got two lesson cycles today, and our first lesson cycle is to do with movement and journeys.

You're then gonna move onto layering to create movement.

Let's get started.

Hmm, have a look at this artwork here.

What do you think inspired this artwork? You can pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So what do you think has inspired this artwork? Lucas says, the lines and shapes look like a map.

Oh, that is true, Lucas, I can see that as well.

Sophia says, I agree, but the colours are different to maps I have seen before.

That's true, from the maps that I've seen, usually, they're quite green with roads that are grey, especially if I were to look on Google Maps.

But this map use different colours.

Artists sometimes use the line and shapes seen within a map to inspire their artwork.

One artist that uses map shapes to inspire his artwork is Frank Bowling.

Let's learn a little bit about Frank Bowling.

He was born in Guyana in South America and then moved to London and later to New York.

He includes shapes of countries in his artwork to show where people come from or go to.

He uses maps in his paintings to show places he's lived or travelled.

He paints about his journey across the world.

Migration means moving from one place to another to live.

Animals migrate, birds migrate, people migrate.

Did you know some animals migrate every year while people might migrate to start a new life in a different place? Over to you.

Frank Bowling uses maps in his paintings to show places he's lived, or is it A, imagined, B, travelled, C, drawn, or D thought of? What do you think? You can pause the video here and click play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got B, travelled, you are correct.

Frank Bowling uses maps in his paintings to show places he's lived or travelled.

Well done.

Let's move on.

People migrate for different reasons.

Some of these reasons include things change in their old home.

So for example, there might be war, flood, difficulty finding food or clean water.

People might also migrate because they have a new job, and this could be because they're trying to find better work and better opportunities.

Another reason is that they want or need a better life, and this could include for safety, better schools or even better hospitals.

People may also migrate because they would like a new home.

So this could include living closer to family, a different city or a new country.

Artists also show movement and journeys in their artwork.

They may show this by using lines, arrows, paths, brush strokes, layering and texture.

When painting, artists use different techniques to show movement.

How does the artist show movement in this painting? Have a think.

So how does the artist show movement? Alex says, the artist is moving the paint across the page.

The lines are wavy.

Sophia, Laura says, the different colours could show different people moving from one place to another.

Artists may use the scraping technique when painting to show movement.

They first choose their paint colours and squirt them directly onto the page.

So here we can see the colours white and blue have been chosen.

After that, they take card or plastic and scrape the paint across the page.

The colours are moving across the page and blending together.

Over to you.

Migration, means moving from one place to another to, is it A, have a holiday, B, go to work, C, live or D, take a walk? What do you think? You can pause the video here and click play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got C, live, you are correct.

Well done.

Migration means moving from one place to another to live.

For this task, you are going to use white paint and one or more other colours to show movement using the scraping technique.

Think about covering the page as this will be your background.

Not blending the colours too much to show movement.

You can pause the video here and have a go at this task.

Press play when you're ready to rejoin us.

Off you go.

Have fun.

So how did you do? So you may have created a background like this.

This is an example where Laura has used blue and white, and you can see that movement has been represented because of the scraping motion.

Laura says, it reminds me of the sea or the sky.

It could show people travelling and moving on an aeroplane or by boat.

Well done for completing that task.

Let's move on.

For our second lesson cycle, you are now going to be layering to create movement.

Let's start.

To show movement, artists sometimes layer their paintings.

Alex wants to create a movement map.

Alex says, this can be my background.

It looks like the ocean.

Now, once your background is dry, add another layer of paint to the top.

Hmm, I wonder what colours we're gonna use.

Then use the scraping technique to layer the paint over the top.

I really love this effect.

Can you see how the blues have almost changed into a light purple? To show movement, artists sometimes their paintings.

Is it A, print, B, layer, C, fold, or D, dry their paintings? What do you think? You can pause the video here and click play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got B, layer, you are correct.

Well done.

To show movement, artists sometimes layer their paintings.

Alex and Laura want to look at different types of maps as research for their artwork.

Where might they look? Have a think.

They could look at the globe.

A globe can be used to see the whole world at once.

An atlas.

An atlas can help us look closely at different countries and places.

Or a digital map.

A digital map can let us zoom into the streets, buildings, and landmarks.

Which of these maps would you use if say you wanted to find your school? I'd pick a digital map because it will let me zoom in to see the building itself and also check if I was correct.

Alex is looking at the lines and shapes he sees on different maps.

Have a look at these two images.

What lines and shapes can you see? Alex says, I can see wavy lines and curve line moving in the same and different directions.

Alex wants to scratch into the artwork to create the lines and shapes he sees on a map to express movement.

What painting tools could he use? Have a think.

Well, you could use the end of a paint brush, a cotton bud, card or even a twig.

Try holding your tool lightly so you can make gentle lines or press harder for bolder marks.

But it's important that you try not to scratch too hard so you don't tear the paper.

In this case, gentle marks work best to show movement.

Alex looks around to see what tools he can find.

Alex says maybe this chopstick would work well.

He uses the chopstick to scratch into the wet layer of paint.

And can you see here how by scratching into the paint, Alex is taking off that paint to draw the paths.

Alex is scraping away the paint to show movement.

Alex uses the maps and his ideas of movement to create different lines and shapes.

So we can see here an image of Alex's artwork using scraping, and then the map image.

Apart from the colours, I'd say the textures look almost the same.

Over to you.

Which tool can be used as a painting tool? Is it A, B, or C? You can pause the video here and click play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? If you got C, you are correct.

Twigs can be used to paint with or to scratch into wet paint.

A is a digital arrow, so you can't really use that.

And with a globe, it would be quite impractical to use that to scratch into an artwork with.

Let's move on.

Your task for this part of the lesson is to add another layer of paint to your background and scratch into it to create movement.

Consider using one colour of paint with white.

Using different painting tools to scratch away the paint.

And looking at the lines and shapes on a map.

Here are some tips before you start.

Don't use too much paint in the second layer.

A thin layer works best for scratching.

You can use the end of your chosen tool, so it could be a paint brush, a stick, or even a comb to make your scratch marks.

Now, you could try to scratch quickly and lightly so the paint doesn't dry before you finish.

And I definitely want you to think about the direction of your lines.

Wavy lines can show flowing movement, while straight lines can show fast movement.

You can pause the video here and have a go at this task.

And when you're ready, click play so we can carry on.

So how did you get on? Here's an example of using layering to create movement.

We can see that red and white paint has been used.

Lines and shapes have been drawn in by scraping away the top layer of paint.

And the use of different painting tools to scrape away that top layer of paint.

Fabulous.

We reached the end of our lesson.

Let's summarise our learning.

So this lesson was to do with places and migration.

You now understand that movement can be shown in artwork.

Artists use layers to suggest movement and change.

Artists use different painting tools to layer multiple ideas.

And lastly, migration means to move from one place to another to live.

I hope you really enjoyed this lesson and that you now understand that by layering you can show movement in your artwork.

Thank you so much for joining me.

Bye.