Year 1 - Art and design
Make decorative paper using marbling techniques
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 variety of marbling techniques.
Key Notes
- Artists can make marbled prints in many different ways.
- Suminagashi printing is one form of marbling that originated in Japan.
- Marbling can be made with coloured inks and shaving foam.
Vocabulary To Learn
- marbling: floating inks or pigments on liquid, then transferring this onto paper
- Suminagashi: a Japanese marbling technique
- ink: a dark or coloured liquid that can be used for drawing, writing or printing
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Marbling prints can only be made in one way.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists can make marbled prints in many different ways. Suminagashi printing is one form of marbling that originated in Japan.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'marbling'
floating inks or pigments on liquid, then transferring this onto paper.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Marbling prints can only be made in one way. Correction: Marbling can be made in lots of different ways, such as ink or chalk floating on water. Marbling can also be made with shaving foam.
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