The elements of art: pattern
I can use block printing to create a repeated pattern design.
- Year 7
The elements of art: pattern
I can use block printing to create a repeated pattern design.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Patterns often involve designs made using printing techniques.
- Printed patterns are often seen in everyday items like clothing, furnishings and wallpapers.
- Block printing is a process where a design is transferred from a material onto a surface using pressure.
- Patterns often use geometric shapes and are built through repeat and print techniques.
Keywords
Pattern - a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated
Print - making a copy of a design by pressing it onto a surface like fabric or paper
Geometric - characterised by regular lines and shapes like squares, triangles, or circles
Repeat - when a shape or design is copied again and again to make a pattern
Common misconception
A repeated pattern is just the same shape copied over and over again.
While repeating the same shape is one way to create a pattern, artists and designers use a variety of methods to make repeated patterns more dynamic, engaging and sophisticated.
Equipment
Polytile squares, white and black paper, scissors, glue, pencils, printing ink, rollers, palettes, prepped backgrounds and drying space.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is most useful when making a print?
Q2.Artists can use lines, dots and shapes to make expressive ...
Q3.What happens when you mix two primary colours together?
Q4.Match the composition term to what it describes.
Q5.Which of these best describes a geometric design?
Q6.What does the word 'repeat' mean in pattern design?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is an example of a printed textile?
Q2.Block printing is when a design is moved from a block onto a surface using ...
Q3.Match the keywords.
