Starter quiz
- Texture is a word to describe how something looks or ...
- smells.
- tastes.
- feels. ✓
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Is this artwork in a portrait or landscape position?- portrait
- landscape ✓
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Which word describes the texture of this water?- shiny
- calm
- foamy ✓
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- Which statements describe things a paintbrush does not like?
- being left in water pots ✓
- being left on top of water pots
- having their bristles make a fan shape ✓
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Exit quiz
- How should an artist hold their paper if they are painting a scene outside?
- landscape
- portrait
- It is up to the artist. ✓
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- An artist should use heavy, dark marks when sketching an outline.
- True
- False ✓
- Curves and splatters might be useful for showing ...
- a calm, still pond.
- rough sea waves. ✓
- a river trickling gently.
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Which materials have been used in this image?- pen and watercolour
- oil pastel and watercolour ✓
- pen and oil pastel
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- I know that light marks can be used to sketch an outline.
- Artists can choose to hold their paper in a landscape or portrait position.
- Oil pastel or crayons and watercolour can be used to make a wax resist artwork.
Common misconception
That portrait means the picture is always a person's face, and landscape means it can only be a big outdoor scene.
Remind children that portrait just means the paper is taller than it is wide, and landscape means it’s wider than tall. You can use both for many different kinds of pictures, not just faces or outdoor scenes.
Keywords
Sketch - a quick, simple drawing which is not detailed or perfect
Portrait - when the paper is taller than it is wide
Landscape - when the paper is wider than it is tall
Wax resist - where an artist draws on paper, and then paints over it
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