Year 2 - Art and design
Drawing buildings using charcoal
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Unit Summary
A diverse range of approaches will be used in this unit to investigate houses in both an artistic and an architectural style. Drawing and printing techniques will be explored before pupils investigate how architects design environmentally friendly houses or flats, then design their own eco-home.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a charcoal drawing of a building.
Key Notes
- Different charcoal techniques can be used to add value and texture to drawings.
- Buildings are made up of multiple simple shapes combined together to create a complex form.
- Artists use different techniques like blending and erasing when drawing with charcoal.
Vocabulary To Learn
- charcoal: a black material made by burning wood
- blending: mixing colours or shades together smoothly
- value: how light or dark a shade is including black, white and greys
- complex forms: shapes that have lots of parts or details
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- You need to press down hard when using charcoal.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Different charcoal techniques can be used to add value and texture to drawings. Buildings are made up of multiple simple shapes combined together to create a complex form.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'charcoal'
a black material made by burning wood.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: You need to press down hard when using charcoal. Correction: Pressing down too hard will break the charcoal. You need to be much more gentle.
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