Year 5 - Art and design
Use monoprinting to create a self-portrait
Me in a box: drawing and sculpture
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Unit Summary
Pupils will devise and make a personalised assemblage sculpture that reflects aspects of their inner and outer personality. They will compose a poetry self-portrait before researching, gathering and collecting items for their assemblage sculpture.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a self-portrait concrete poem using monoprint.
Key Notes
- A monoprint results in only one distinct print, making it a unique work of art.
- Artists sometimes choose to use complementary opposite colours to draw the viewer's attention to their artwork.
- Artists may vary text sizes in a concrete poem to highlight specific words or phrases they wish to emphasise.
Vocabulary To Learn
- concrete poem: a type of poem where the arrangement of words creates a visual image
- monoprint: a printing method to create a single, unique print
- complementary colours: pairs of colours positioned opposite each other on the colour wheel that, when used together, create strong contrast and visual impact
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Complementary colours are located next to each other on the colour wheel.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
A monoprint results in only one distinct print, making it a unique work of art. Artists sometimes choose to use complementary opposite colours to draw the viewer's attention to their artwork.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'concrete poem'
a type of poem where the arrangement of words creates a visual image.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Complementary colours are located next to each other on the colour wheel. Correction: Remind children that complementary colours are opposite each other on the colour wheel, not next to each other. This opposite placement is what creates their high contrast and visual vibrancy when paired.
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