Year 4 - Art and design
Design a local landmark low relief tile
Views of a local landmark: ceramics
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Unit Summary
Pupils will learn about composition in landscape, and respond to a local landmark. They will use this knowledge to interpret different viewpoints and perspectives in their own unique way. They will develop these studies into a low relief ceramic tile, using a variety of clay techniques.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to design a low relief tile using features of a local landmark.
Key Notes
- Artists can look at the same landmark, but choose to take inspiration from different features.
- A full scale design is a drawing or model that is the same size as the final artwork or object.
- Making a full scale design allows the artist to see all details accurately before beginning the actual creation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- low relief: a type of sculpture where the design is raised only slightly from the background
- features: the distinctive parts, characteristics, or qualities of something that make it recognisable
- full scale: a drawing or model that is the same size as the actual artwork
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Artists can only take inspiration from the same features of a landmark.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Artists can look at the same landmark, but choose to take inspiration from different features. A full scale design is a drawing or model that is the same size as the final artwork or object.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'low relief'
a type of sculpture where the design is raised only slightly from the background.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Artists can only take inspiration from the same features of a landmark. Correction: Remind children that artists can look at the same landmark, but choose to take inspiration from different features. Finding different things inspiring is an important part of being an artist.
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