Year 1 - Art and design
Tonal flowers
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 use light and dark tones to create a reduction drawing.
Key Notes
- Artists use tone to show where an object is light and dark.
- Artists can build layers of tone, rather than use pressure, to create dark tones.
- Artists can create light tones by taking away, rather than adding, materials.
Vocabulary To Learn
- tone: how light or dark something is
- light: a tone that is closer to white
- dark: a tone that is closer to black
- reduction: when an artist takes away a material rather than builds up layers of materials
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Tone is always achieved through pressure.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists use tone to show where an object is light and dark. Artists can build layers of tone, rather than use pressure, to create dark tones.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'tone'
how light or dark something is.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Tone is always achieved through pressure. Correction: Remind children that tone can be achieved through adding pressure, but layers of material can also be built up or removed to vary tone.
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