Year 3 - Art and design
Collage skills using the rainforest as inspiration
The Rainforest: drawing and painting
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about different artists who used forest scapes as their subject. They will create rubbings and make a collage from objects they have collected, before making observational drawings and developing and realising their own rainforest painting.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a collage of a rainforest plants using frottages.
Key Notes
- Using rubbing techniques can create different textures on paper.
- Choosing when to tear or cut helps create the shapes and details needed in a collage.
- Layering and overlapping adds depth and texture.
Vocabulary To Learn
- collage: is an art form where various materials are combined to create a new whole
- layering: involves placing materials on top of each other to create depth in art
- texture: the feel or appearance of a surface
- frottage: making an artwork by rubbing over a textured surface with a media to see the pattern underneath
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that texture is only about how something feels when touched.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Using rubbing techniques can create different textures on paper. Choosing when to tear or cut helps create the shapes and details needed in a collage.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'collage'
is an art form where various materials are combined to create a new whole.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils may think that texture is only about how something feels when touched. Correction: Remind children that in art, texture can also be shown visually, like drawing rough bark or smooth leaves, even if you can't physically feel it.
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