Year 6 - Art and design
Use digital techniques to make street art compositions
Street Art: digital and new media
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Unit Summary
Pupils will study street art in contemporary culture. They will consider graffiti in the context of lettering artforms and graphic design. They will learn how to draw graffiti letters and street art graphics before designing their own street art composition for a community space artwork.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use digital tools to create a street art composition that acknowledges how location can influence the message and impact of an artwork.
Key Notes
- Digital media is used in street art for a range of purposes, including design experimentation and applying techniques.
- Stencils can be made digitally through filters, or by hand, using bridges and islands to create detailed designs.
- Images can be overlayed with digital media, helping artists to consider how their art will look in a public space.
Vocabulary To Learn
- street art: art created in public spaces, often with social or political messages
- digital media: tools and platforms that allow for the creation, sharing, and manipulation of artwork using digital technology
- stencil: a technique used in street art where a cut-out template is placed on a surface to spray or paint a design
- composition: the arrangement of elements in a piece of art, including colour, shape, text, and images, to create a balanced or meaningful artwork
- overlay: adding an image, texture, or graphic element on top of a base image, often using digital media, to create a visual effect
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Street art has to be spontaneous and can't be planned or created digitally.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Digital media is used in street art for a range of purposes, including design experimentation and applying techniques. Stencils can be made digitally through filters, or by hand, using bridges and islands to create detailed designs.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'street art'
art created in public spaces, often with social or political messages.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Street art has to be spontaneous and can't be planned or created digitally. Correction: While street art often has a spontaneous nature, digital tools allow artists to plan and refine their designs before sharing them publicly. Digital art can provide more control and flexibility, allowing for thoughtful and intentional compositions.
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