Year 4 - Art and design
Monoprint onto a collaged surface
Hidden worlds: collage and mixed media
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Unit Summary
Pupils will investigate micro-organisms & create observational drawings in pencil, charcoal and watercolour paint, before creating prints & pictures in mixed media collage.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to print on a collaged surface.
Key Notes
- Collages allow artists to creatively combine different materials to make unique, interesting pieces of art.
- Abstract art uses colours and shapes to express feelings and ideas, inviting viewers to interpret, not identify objects.
- Unlike other printmaking methods that make many copies, a monoprint creates just one unique print.
Vocabulary To Learn
- collage: arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface
- abstract: art that does not try to represent something realistically
- print: a way of making a copy of something
- microorganism: a very small living thing, like bacteria or viruses, that you cannot see without a microscope
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Collages are always three-dimensional.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Collages allow artists to creatively combine different materials to make unique, interesting pieces of art. Abstract art uses colours and shapes to express feelings and ideas, inviting viewers to interpret, not identify objects.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'collage'
arranging different materials and sticking them together on a surface.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Collages are always three-dimensional. Correction: Remind children that collages can be three-dimensional, but can also be made on a flat surface.
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