What can you use to make the moon look bright in your drawing?
orange pen
white chalk ✓
charcoal
What does 'tone' mean in drawing?
how light or dark something is ✓
how many colours we use
how smooth something is
What is a sphere?
a pyramid
a cube with six faces
a 3D shape that is round and smooth, like a ball ✓
How can we make a circle into a sphere?
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Draw a circle.
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Build up areas of dark tones using curved lines.
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Use lighter curves and lines.
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Explore combining different materials to add texture.
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Add the craters and other final details to the moon.
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Key learning points
Artists can experiment with different materials to create curved lines.
Artists can use tone to make an object look more three dimensional.
Using curved lines can help an object look spherical.
Common misconception
Straight lines rather than curved lines are used to draw a sphere.
Remind children that if straight lines are used, the sphere can look flat even though the artist has used tone. Curved lines help the moon to look spherical.
Keywords
Curves - lines that bend or change direction in a smooth way
Tone - how light or dark something is
Sphere - a 3D shape that is round and smooth, like a ball
a paintbrush
a rubber
a pencil ✓
Are these curved lines or straight lines?
What type of artwork is this?