Year 3 - Art and design
Print a repeat pattern using a motif
Perfect Patterns: drawing and design
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Unit Summary
Pupils will create a range of art outcomes based on the theme of patterns. They will look at patterns in the natural world and investigate how pattern and decoration forms a fundamental part of art making. They will make a pattern motif and use it to create their own repeat pattern.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to print a repeating pattern using a motif.
Key Notes
- Foam printing can be used to transfer a motif onto paper or fabric.
- Repeating, rotating, and mirroring a motif creates different pattern effects.
- Careful spacing and alignment help to create a neat and effective repeated pattern.
Vocabulary To Learn
- printmaking: making prints by pressing a design from a block, plate, or screen onto paper or fabric
- print: a way of making a copy of something
- motif: is a repeated pattern, image, or theme
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think pressing down hard makes the print clearer.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Foam printing can be used to transfer a motif onto paper or fabric. Repeating, rotating, and mirroring a motif creates different pattern effects.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'printmaking'
making prints by pressing a design from a block, plate, or screen onto paper or fabric.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may think pressing down hard makes the print clearer. Correction: Applying even pressure will result in a clearer print.
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