Year 1 - Art and design
How artists make marks
Mark-making: using drawing tools and techniques
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Unit Summary
In this unit puils will investigate, explore and use a range of materials and techniques to create drawings. They will make art expressively and spontaneously, exploring texture and pattern with a range of media before before creating drawing machines.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of drawing tools in different ways to make marks.
Key Notes
- We can make marks using movements with our whole body, not just our hands.
- Different drawing tools and media are used by artists to make marks. This is called mark-making.
- We can explore using media with different drawing tools in unusual ways to create interesting marks.
Vocabulary To Learn
- drawing tool: any tool you can use to make marks with
- mark-making: the lines, dots, scratches and drawings created by drawing tools
- media: materials used to create artwork
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When drawing, artists only use their hands.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
We can make marks using movements with our whole body, not just our hands. Different drawing tools and media are used by artists to make marks. This is called mark-making.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'drawing tool'
any tool you can use to make marks with.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When drawing, artists only use their hands. Correction: Remind children that artists can use their whole body when creating marks.
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