making quick and simple drawings to show ideas or the things we see

Refine and prepare drawings for print

Art and design

In this unit, pupils will explore the world of insects up close, recording their observations using line drawing techniqes. They will develop these drawings through a number of print processes, before creating and realising a design for surface print.

Insects: drawing and printmaking

When designing your insect for printing, it’s best to keep the drawing {{ }}.

You can simplify a drawing by focusing on the main shapes and lines, and leaving out small ...

a quick and simple drawing to show ideas or the things we see

to make something more simple or easier to understand

To show the texture of an insect when drawing, you might use:

You can make your sketch stand out by drawing some lines {{ }} and thicker.

How does using form in your drawing help?

What do we call the overall way shapes and objects are placed in a drawing?

Carefully observing the insect’s shapes and patterns

Which of these would help you make your insect drawing more realistic?

What should you do before starting your observational drawing of an insect?

She draws insects using only her imagination

She uses bright colours and paints insects in cartoon style

She quickly sketches insects without looking at them

She observes nature closely and adds detailed lines to show form and texture

What is one way artist Frances Gynn creates her insect drawings?

A beetle’s shiny back looks darker on one side

A light drawing showing where the wings go

Match the keyword to an example of how it might look:

Starter Quiz