Year 1 - Art and design
Depicting water with watercolour and collage
Reflections on water: introducing painting
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Unit Summary
Through investigations and studies of a diverse range of artworks based on water, pupils will make their own observations and records of the subject. They will make collaborative temporary collages based upon the theme of water.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create textured papers to make a collage.
Key Notes
- Know that texture is a word to describe how something feels
- Know that artists might depict water as having many textures
- Artists can layer materials to create a collage to depict the different textures of water.
Vocabulary To Learn
- texture: the way something feels when you touch it
- layer: when one material is placed on top of another material
- collage: an artwork made by layering different things like paper and fabric together
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Artists will always depict the texture of water in the same way.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Know that texture is a word to describe how something feels. Know that artists might depict water as having many textures.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'texture'
the way something feels when you touch it.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Artists will always depict the texture of water in the same way. Correction: Remind children that although water itself always feels wet and smooth, artists might use their materials to show the water being bubbly, smooth or rough. Artists can describe this as the texture of the water.
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