Abstract art: dry materials in response to stimuli
I can work into my abstract artwork using dry materials to create a variety of marks and textures.
- Year 8
Abstract art: dry materials in response to stimuli
I can work into my abstract artwork using dry materials to create a variety of marks and textures.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists often use dry materials to create definition in their work when responding to a stimuli.
- When working intuitively, we can work in an abstract way to reflect mood or energy, rather than realistic images.
- Using intuitive mark-making, artists let their materials and feelings guide the artwork
Keywords
Intuitive - creating without a set plan, making choices based on feeling, instinct, or the mood of the moment.
Define - to make something clearer or more detailed, often by adding lines, shapes, or contrast to show its form.
Dry materials - art materials that do not need water or liquid to work. They are used for drawing, shading and mark-making directly onto a surface.
Common misconception
You should only add layers to a painting with paint.
Dry materials can be used in a variety of ways to add detail and shading to an art work. Dry materials can be layered over the top of wet materials once dried. Examples include pastel over watercolour or pen over dried ink washes.
Equipment
Watercolour or ink, brushes, paper, colouring pencils, charcoal and oil pastels
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is an example of a dry material in art?
Q2.Put these steps in the correct order for blending with oil pastels:
Q3.Which dry material would be useful for creating a quick sketch?
Q4.How can you use dry materials on a dried painted surface? Select all that apply.
Q5.Match each dry material to the sentence that best describes how it is used:
