Year 1 - Art and design
Drawing flowers: shape and line
Create a flower garden: introducing the 7 elements of art
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Unit Summary
Through hands-on activities, pupils will experiment with different making techniques and materials to create artworks based on the 7 elements of art. Pupils will gain a deeper understanding of how artists use the elements within their artworks.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to observe the lines and shapes within flowers.
Key Notes
- We can observe real objects carefully and make line drawings to record what we see.
- Artists might not create drawings that look exactly like the real objects they are observing.
- We can observe the different shapes of a flower and record those shapes through drawing using paper.
Vocabulary To Learn
- observe: to look at something carefully and notice details about it
- line: a mark made by a moving point, such as a pencil or brush
- shape: the form of something made by a line around the edge
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Drawings always have to look exactly like the object the artist is observing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
We can observe real objects carefully and make line drawings to record what we see. Artists might not create drawings that look exactly like the real objects they are observing.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'observe'
to look at something carefully and notice details about it.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Drawings always have to look exactly like the object the artist is observing. Correction: Drawing exercises focus more on artists using their eyes to carefully observe lines and shapes, rather than trying to create a drawing that looks exactly like the object.
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