Year 7 - Art and design
The elements of art: pattern
The elements of art
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Unit Summary
Pupils will develop an understanding of the basic elements of art and learn how artists use these elements in different ways in their work. In the unit, pupils will answer questions as they look at the elements through a variety of processes to identify how they are used in different art forms.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use block printing to create a repeated pattern design.
Key Notes
- Patterns often involve designs made using printing techniques.
- Printed patterns are often seen in everyday items like clothing, furnishings and wallpapers.
- Block printing is a process where a design is transferred from a material onto a surface using pressure.
- Patterns often use geometric shapes and are built through repeat and print techniques.
Vocabulary To Learn
- pattern: a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated
- print: making a copy of a design by pressing it onto a surface like fabric or paper
- geometric: characterised by regular lines and shapes like squares, triangles, or circles
- repeat: when a shape or design is copied again and again to make a pattern
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- A repeated pattern is just the same shape copied over and over again.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Patterns often involve designs made using printing techniques. Printed patterns are often seen in everyday items like clothing, furnishings and wallpapers.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'pattern'
a design in which lines, shapes, forms or colours are repeated.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: A repeated pattern is just the same shape copied over and over again. Correction: While repeating the same shape is one way to create a pattern, artists and designers use a variety of methods to make repeated patterns more dynamic, engaging and sophisticated.
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