Explore the shades, textures and colours of a rainforest | Art and design

Starter quiz

When sketching the trees in the rainforest, which shapes could you use to represent the trunk and canopy?
- Triangular shapes for trunks, circles for leaves
- Rectangular shapes for trunks, oval or circular shapes for leaves ✓
- Straight lines for trunks, zigzag for leaves
- Square shapes for trunks, curved shapes for leaves
What shape is most commonly used to represent a leaf in a rainforest sketch?
- Circular shape
- Oval or elongated shapes ✓
- Square shape
- Triangular shape
What is the main purpose of shading in a drawing?
- To create texture and depth ✓
- To outline the subject clearly
- To add bright colours to the artwork
- To fill in the background space
Which of the following are primary colours?
- brown ✓
- red ✓
- purple
- blue ✓
Which of the following are secondary colours?
Match the drawing technique with its correct description:
- Stippling
  
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  Using small dots to create texture and shading ✓
- Zig-Zag
  
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  Using an angular, back-and-forth motion to create texture or shading ✓
- Scumbling
  
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  Creating a textured, scribbled effect by making circular, overlapping ✓

What does a 'tint' refer to when mixing colours in art?
- Adding black to a colour to make it darker
- Adding white to a colour to make it lighter ✓
- Adding grey to a colour to make it neutral
- is where an artist adds white to create a lighter version of the colour
On which leaf has tone been applied?
True or false: shading often involves using darker colours to show shadows to make a painting look more three-dimensional.
- True ✓
- False
Using smaller brushes allows __________ to be added to paintings.
- collage
- words
- colour
- details ✓

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Mixing colours creates a range of natural colours for a palette.
Blending, sponging and stippling creates different textures.
Tinting involves adding white to a colour to make it lighter, while shading involves adding black to make it darker.
Using smaller brushes allows fine details to be added to a painting.

Pupils may think that mixing in lots of colours makes a better brown.

Overmixing paint can lead to a muddy, unappealing colour, rather than a clean, rich brown.