Year 1 - Art and design
Draw the moon
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 curved lines and tone to draw the moon.
Key Notes
- Artists can experiment with different materials to create curved lines.
- Artists can use tone to make an object look more three dimensional.
- Using curved lines can help an object look spherical.
Vocabulary To Learn
- curves: lines that bend or change direction in a smooth way
- tone: how light or dark something is
- sphere: a 3D shape that is round and smooth, like a ball
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Straight lines rather than curved lines are used to draw a sphere.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists can experiment with different materials to create curved lines. Artists can use tone to make an object look more three dimensional.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'curves'
lines that bend or change direction in a smooth way.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Straight lines rather than curved lines are used to draw a sphere. Correction: Remind children that if straight lines are used, the sphere can look flat even though the artist has used tone. Curved lines help the moon to look spherical.
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