Taking inspiration from decorated skulls in different cultures, children trace an image of a skull and then decorate it using a medium and pattern of their choice.
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Using media of their choosing, children go in search of textures that interest them to take rubbings of
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After exploring the idea of truisms, children create their own piece of art by matching a truism with powerful photography to mirror its message.
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Using the same arrangement as last lesson, pupils draw inspiration from the abstract artist Camargo and use charcoals to create a new still life piece
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After viewing the emotive works of Käthe Kollwitz, children draw their own portraits using a series of lines and experiment with 'halo' and 'chiaroscuro' techniques.
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Children are given one sixth of ‘The Japanese Footbridge’ by Claude Monet as a vertical strip, to accurately draw what they see on their fraction of the painting and then practise mixing and applying paint to match the original.
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In the first of two lessons, children create small squares of 'zentangle' patterns; an abstract drawing created using repetitive patterns
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Working to a specific brief, children work collaboratively to create a design for an empty room
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Based on Paul Klee's belief that “a drawing is simply a line going for a walk”, children take a black and white photocopy of a textured material centred on an A3 page and using a pencil, extend the drawing outwards, drawing in any tones they see
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