How has water been depicted by artists, makers and designers
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can make different colours to depict water using watercolour paint.
Key learning points
- Artists use lots of different colours to depict water.
- At different times of year and different times of day, water can be different colours.
- Artists can use watercolours to depict water, adding black, white and water to change the colour of their paint.
Keywords
Colour - colour is what we see when light hits an object and reflects back to our eyes. There are many different hues of colour, such as blue, yellow and red
Water - water is a clear, wet liquid that we drink, wash with, and see in rivers, lakes, and oceans
Depict - to show or represent something through pictures, words, or actions
Common misconception
Artists always depict water using the colour blue.
Remind children that artists can use blue to represent water, but they can use lots of other colours as well.
Teacher tip
The photographic images from this lesson can be adapted by using images that children are familiar with in thier local area, such as a pond in a local park, a river or the sea.
Equipment
Watercolour paints
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is used to make a painting?
Q2.Which word best describes this artwork?
Q3.Which colours can you see in this artwork?
Q4.Artists always paint water as blue.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of these colours could represent water?
Q2.When an artist something, it means to represent it using words, pictures or actions.
Q3.In which image has the watercolour paint been mixed with the most water?
Q4.When an artist mixes black with a colour, the colour becomes darker.
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The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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