Year 2 - Art and design
Respond to artists' visions of paradise
Paradise island: drawing and sculpture
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Unit Summary
This unit develops pupils' ability to draw expressively and imaginatively in a range of media. They will investigate how and why artists create their art, before designing and sculpting an imaginary paradise island either individually or collaboratively.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a paradise scene inspired by an artist.
Key Notes
- Artists make creative choices about colour, shape and composition to show ideas.
- You can look closely at artworks to identify how artists represent an idea.
- Artists are inspired by places, dreams, stories or nature when imagining paradise.
- We can respond to artworks by making our own visual interpretations.
Vocabulary To Learn
- paradise: somewhere you feel safe, calm and happy
- composition: the way elements are arranged and organised within an artwork
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When painting, pupils may try to paint everything at once without letting layers dry.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists make creative choices about colour, shape and composition to show ideas. You can look closely at artworks to identify how artists represent an idea.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'paradise'
somewhere you feel safe, calm and happy.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: When painting, pupils may try to paint everything at once without letting layers dry. Correction: When painting, it is important to paint the background first and let it dry before adding other elements on top.
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