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      Drawing and painting my dream building

      Lesson details

      Learning outcome

      I can use my imagination to draw and paint a dream building.

      Key learning points

      1. Artists and designers use their imagination and different types of lines, shapes, and patterns when drawing.
      2. Painting using colour, texture, and brush techniques helps to add depth and detail to designs.
      3. Different colours can express mood and atmosphere.

      Keywords

      • Imagination - an idea in your head about something you have not experienced in the real world

      • Sketch/sketching - making quick and simple drawings to show ideas or the things we see

      • Texture - how something feels when it is touched

      • Detail - a small part of something that adds to its overall appearance

      Common misconception

      Artists always draw things exactly how they look in real life.

      Artists sometimes draw things as they look in real life but can also draw things from their imagination.

      Teacher tip

      Consider looking at Friedensreich Hundertwasser: a painter, printmaker, and architect best known for his paintings characterised by colourful and natural shapes.

      Equipment

      For this lesson, students wil need access to painting materials.

      Licence

      This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2026), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0
      except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions
      (Collection 2).

      Lesson video

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      Prior knowledge starter quiz

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      What is a print?

      a painting of something using brushes
      Correct answer: a way of making a copy of something
      a model of something using clay

      Q2.
      What is this object?

      An image in a quiz
      paintbrush
      paint
      Correct answer: printing tray
      pot

      Q3.
      What is a sketch?

      Correct answer: a quick and simple drawing to show ideas or the things we see
      a very detailed drawing

      Q4.
      What is imagination?

      when you copy something in detail
      Correct answer: when you create pictures, stories and ideas in your mind

      4 Questions

      Q1.
      Which of these is a sketch?

      An image in a quiz
      Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
      An image in a quiz
      An image in a quiz

      Q2.
      When you use your imagination you ...

      copy an object.
      take a photo.
      Correct answer: use ideas in your head.

      Q3.
      What does this colour mixing show?

      An image in a quiz
      tinting
      Correct answer: shading
      hot colours

      Q4.
      Texture and detail can be added to a painting by ...

      Correct answer: scratching into the paint.
      Correct answer: painting thickly.
      drawing quick and light lines.
      using your senses.

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