Explore a variety of painting techniques
I can use tints, shades and a variety of paintbrush techniques to achieve different effects.
Explore a variety of painting techniques
I can use tints, shades and a variety of paintbrush techniques to achieve different effects.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Artists can create tints and shades that they see within a landscape.
- Tints are made by adding white to a hue of colour, while shades are achieved by adding black.
- Paintbrushes can be used to create many different effects, including blending, dry-brush and wet on wet.
Keywords
Tint - created by adding white to the original hue of colour
Shade - created by adding black to the original hue of colour
Effect - a result produced by using materials in different ways
Common misconception
A paintbrush can only be used for one effect.
Remind children that a paintbrush can be used to create many different effects, such as dry-brush and wet on wet.
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Equipment
watercolour paints, paintbrushes, waterpots, images of local landscapes
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
A mark made by a moving point
A flat figure or form that has boundaries
A design in which lines, shapes, or colours are repeated
has hue, intensity, and value
Exit quiz
6 Questions
Adding white to a colour
Adding black to a colour
Result of using materials in different ways