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Lesson 2: Developing drawings

Taking portrait photographs ready for use in later lessons and developing drawings into finished prints using a range of techniques, including monoprints.
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Lesson plan

1. Recap and recall

Display the Presentation: Explain the answer. Arrange the children into pairs and ask them to explain why colour washes might make a good background for a portrait and how they might create different effects for a background.

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Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough
Montem Academy, Slough

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In this unit

Assessment – Art and design Y5: Painting and mixed mediaLesson 1: Poem portrait
Lesson 2: Developing drawings
Lesson 3: Self-portraitsLesson 4: Changing facesLesson 5: Mixed-media portraits
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