Monoprint onto a collaged surface
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can print on a collaged surface.
Key learning points
- Collages allow artists to creatively combine different materials to make unique, interesting pieces of art.
- Abstract art uses colours and shapes to express feelings and ideas, inviting viewers to interpret, not identify objects.
- Unlike other printmaking methods that make many copies, a monoprint creates just one unique print.
Keywords
Collage - arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface
Abstract - art that does not try to represent something realistically
Print - a way of making a copy of something
Microorganism - a very small living thing, like bacteria or viruses, that you cannot see without a microscope
Common misconception
Collages are always three-dimensional.
Remind children that collages can be three-dimensional, but can also be made on a flat surface.
Teacher tip
Enccourage children to combine and explore different images of microorganisms, where they might choose to create multiple prints on one collage's surface.
Equipment
Photocopied images of microorganisms, oil pastels, collage papers, glue, ball point pens, masking tape.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Why might an artist use a dark background in their artwork?
Q2.Artists only use colours from their imagination and never look at real objects for inspiration.
Q3.What might an artist do before beginning an artwork?
Q4.Why might an artist choose to combine different types of fabric in their artwork?
Q5.Which of the following shows the best order for making a fabric collage?
Q6.Put these steps in the best order for creating a fabric collage that uses observed colours and textures.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Collages must always be three-dimensional.
Q2.To create an abstract artwork, you might take from an image, such as a microorganism, and rearrange them in your own way.
Q3.Abstract art copies exactly what something looks like.
Q4.In abstract art, how do artists typically use colours and shapes?
Q5.What should you do when making an abstract collage?
Q6.Match the key word to the definition.
arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface
art that does not try to represent something realistically
a very small living thing that you cannot see without a microscope
a way of making a copy of something
To help you plan your 4 art and design lesson on: Monoprint onto a collaged surface, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 4 art and design lesson on: Monoprint onto a collaged surface, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 art and design lessons from the Hidden worlds: collage and mixed media unit, dive into the full primary art and design curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.