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Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Create a three-dimensional effect by using contrasting tones to show light and dark.
- Combine lines and marks to represent different textures.
- Use lines and marks in different ways to represent dark and light areas (tone).
- Comparing the sizes of different objects to draw them in proportion.
- Represent the size of one object relative to another.
- Consider where to place each element thinking carefully about the space.
- Show texture in the collage.
- Use the impasto technique to create textured effects.
Suggested prior learning
Drawing: Developing drawing skills
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Lessons
Lesson 1: 3D pencil drawings
Lesson 2: Texture and tone
Lesson 3: Understanding proportion
Lesson 4: Creating an effective composition
Lesson 5: Using texture, tone and proportion in drawing
Optional: Every picture tells a story
Key skills
Generating ideas:
- Generate
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Key knowledge
Making skills (formal elements):
- Form:
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Key vocabulary
collage
composition
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- A selection of sweets, cakes or chocolates in wrappers ×8
- PVA glue ×1
- Glue sticks ×30
- Scissors right- and left-handed options recommended. ×30
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Loose A4 or A3 drawing paper, coloured or patterned card and tissue paper
×30 - Thick card ×30
- Ready-mixed paint
- Paintbrushes ×30
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Sawdust
- Paint palettes ×30
The equipment below is optional
- A lamp for each table
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Reusable plastic palette knives or wooden lolly sticks
- Paper plates
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Cross-curricular opportunities
English: Spoken language.
Science: Light.
Build on the learning
Painting and mixed media: Light and dark
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