Year 3 - Art and design
Make a tonal study of a robot sculpture
Recycled robots: drawing and sculpture
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils design and make a robot using recycled materials. They will investigate robots in film and TV, and create their own recycled robot using construction techniques.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a tonal study of a sculpture.
Key Notes
- Creating a tonal study involves sketching lightly and using shading techniques, like cross-hatching.
- Cross-hatching is a shading technique where you draw lines in one direction, then add another set crossing over them.
- Overlapping objects, varying height, and adding background elements make a composition more engaging.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sketch/sketching: making quick and simple drawings to show ideas or the things we see
- shade/shading: drawn marks to show areas of light and dark
- tone: how light or dark something is
- cross-hatching: drawing lines that cross over each other and are placed close together
- composition: is the combination of a selection of elements arranged and organised
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Some children might think cross-hatching is just drawing straight lines to create shading.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Creating a tonal study involves sketching lightly and using shading techniques, like cross-hatching. Cross-hatching is a shading technique where you draw lines in one direction, then add another set crossing over them.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'sketch/sketching'
making quick and simple drawings to show ideas or the things we see.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Some children might think cross-hatching is just drawing straight lines to create shading. Correction: Show pupils different examples of cross-hatching and allow time to practise other shading techniques.
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