Year 1 - Art and design
Create a chalk planet
Moon and space: drawing and mixed media
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Unit Summary
Pupils will develop their ability to apply light and dark tones to shade the surface of the moon. They will create a space background and use collage papers of their own making to create a planet composition.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of chalk pastel techniques to draw a planet.
Key Notes
- Artists can experiment with different chalk pastel techniques.
- Blending and layering can be used with chalk pastels to create different effects.
- Artists might take inspiration from different parts of space, including planets.
Vocabulary To Learn
- chalk pastels: a soft and powdery art material
- layer: materials placed on top of one another
- blend: mixing colours or shades together smoothly
- inspire: when artists look at something, and make artwork about it
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Chalk pastels only come in black and white.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists can experiment with different chalk pastel techniques. Blending and layering can be used with chalk pastels to create different effects.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'chalk pastels'
a soft and powdery art material.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Chalk pastels only come in black and white. Correction: Chalk pastels come in black and white, but they also come in a wide range of bright and vibrant colours.
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