a dense, tropical forest with diverse ecosystems

the state of being diverse; variety, especially in species or forms

how the images or elements are arranged within an artwork

a part of something that makes it special

Artists who use the rainforest as inspiration for their artwork

Art and design

Make frottage leaf studies

Collage skills using the rainforest as inspiration

Draw the rainforest: studies of plants and leaves

Explore the shades, textures and colours of a rainforest

Paint a rainforest

Pupils will learn about different artists who used forest scapes as their subject. They will create rubbings and make a collage from  objects they have collected, before making observational drawings and developing and realising their own rainforest painting.

The Rainforest: drawing and painting

making an artwork by rubbing over a textured surface with a media to see the pattern underneath

how something feels or how something looks like it would feel

a flat, green part of a plant, often used for frottage to capture its texture

is an art form where various materials are combined to create a new whole

involves placing materials on top of each other to create depth in art

a mark made by a moving point, such as a pencil or brush

shapes that have uniform measurements and do not appear in nature

shapes that do not have straight lines and are found in nature

is where an artist adds black to a colour to darken it down

is where an artist adds white to create a lighter version of the colour

is the group of colours you choose for your artwork

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

The Rainforest: drawing and painting

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