Use digital techniques to make street art compositions
I can use digital tools to create a street art composition that acknowledges how location can influence the message and impact of an artwork.
- Year 6
Use digital techniques to make street art compositions
I can use digital tools to create a street art composition that acknowledges how location can influence the message and impact of an artwork.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Digital media is used in street art for a range of purposes, including design experimentation and applying techniques.
- Stencils can be made digitally through filters, or by hand, using bridges and islands to create detailed designs.
- Images can be overlayed with digital media, helping artists to consider how their art will look in a public space.
Keywords
Street art - art created in public spaces, often with social or political messages
Digital media - tools and platforms that allow for the creation, sharing, and manipulation of artwork using digital technology
Stencil - a technique used in street art where a cut-out template is placed on a surface to spray or paint a design
Composition - the arrangement of elements in a piece of art, including colour, shape, text, and images, to create a balanced or meaningful artwork
Overlay - adding an image, texture, or graphic element on top of a base image, often using digital media, to create a visual effect
Common misconception
Street art has to be spontaneous and can't be planned or created digitally.
While street art often has a spontaneous nature, digital tools allow artists to plan and refine their designs before sharing them publicly. Digital art can provide more control and flexibility, allowing for thoughtful and intentional compositions.
Equipment
Computers or tablets with access to digital art software, printer, thick cartridge paper or card, camera, pens, pencils, erasers, masking tape, scissors or craft knives and cutting mat.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Digital art software allow artists to __________ before painting them on larger surfaces as murals and street art.
Q2.When designing a mural, what should you think about? Select all that apply:
Q3.What does "proportion" mean in art?
Q4.What is an important consideration when designing a mural for a public space?
Q5.Fill in the gap: Composition is the of elements in a piece of art, including colour, shape, text, and images, to create a balanced or meaningful artwork
Q6.Order the steps in how to make a street art mural:
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Street art is created in ...
Q2.What does the word "overlay" mean in digital art?
Q3.Which of these is an example of using digital media in street art?
Q4.What is a “composition” in street art?
Q5.Match the keyword to its correct meaning.
