Identifying and applying the influence of other artists
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the work of other artists to inspire my own work
Key learning points
- Artists can interpret their inspiration using their own, distinctive style.
- Artists might choose to apply another artist's style to practise a technique, or trial out a different idea.
- Exploring different styles is an important part of discovering what you like as an artist.
Keywords
Inspire - something that makes someone want to create in a meaningful way
Distinctive - having qualities that sets something apart from others
Style - the techniques, methods and elements that characterise an artist's work and distinguish it from others
Common misconception
When artists look at the same landscape, their artwork will look similar.
Remind children that sometimes artists will make artwork that looks similar, but this is not always the case. Artists can interpret their inspiration using their own, individual style.
Teacher tip
For Task A, it may be helpful to provide children with a variety of images showing landscapes interpreted by different artists. Pupils may find it helpful to have hard copies of these images.
Equipment
Landscape photographs, watercolour paint, water pots, paintbrushes
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A tint is made by adding __________ to a hue of colour.
Q2.What do you create by adding black to a hue?
Q3.Match the term to its definition:
a lightened colour, made by adding white
a darkened colour, made by adding black
Q4.Which painting technique uses a dry paintbrush?
Q5.When using a paintbrush, rolling it can create a edge.
Q6.Artists can only use paintbrushes for one effect.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which term describes the qualities that set an artist's work apart?
Q2.Artists might explore different styles to new techniques.
Q3.Match the artist to their distinctive feature:
Bright, bold colours
Dark tones, abstract shapes
Realistic colour palette
Q4.True or False: Artists can use another artist's style in their own work.
Q5.What is a key reason for exploring different artistic styles?
Q6.When looking at an artist's work, you might consider the ...
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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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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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