Blog by Tag: art

The children have been exploring different shapes, colours and patterns on our interactive whiteboard. 
 

In PSHE this week we explored group dynamics. We understood that there are people who take on roles of leaders or followers in a group and when is the appropriate time to take on these roles. We then applied this knowledge of group dynamics in our art lesson where we created prints as a…

Sunflowers have been learning about an Artist Paul Smith. We have looked at his clay sculptures and discussed what we like. We have then designed and created our own rocket clay Sculptures.

This week, we have brought back our junk modelling table. The children have explored the different materials and constructed 3D models. We've had rocket ships, airplanes, musical instruments and so much more! 

This week in our art session we have been exploring how to draw using tone to create a 3D effect. We have been taking the time to choose which sketching pencils to use to create shadows.

Sunflowers have explored using different forms of paint. We used water to paint various items. We had a dog, a ,monster and we wrote our names.

We had so much fun creating our felt in Art this term.

Children creating their own pictures, linking to the idea of EAD. 
 

In art we have been exploring the work of William Morris who was an artist and designer in Victorian times. He believed that household items like furniture and textiles should be artworks, so that everyone could enjoy arts and crafts. We have also looked at what inspired William Morris' designs.…

We have been creating some truly fabulous 'Pen Portraits' in Art this half term, considering the words that we would use to describe ourselves and working them into a self-portrait. First, we used a 'one-line' technique to draw ourselves, then traced over our drawings using a variety of…

In Art we have been learning about mark making. We have moved on from abstract art to observational drawing.

This week in art, we have started to design our own Egyptian scrolls to give information about ourselves. We mind mapped lots of symbols and patterns from ancient Egyptian art and looked at how we could change them and adapt them to reflect our likes and interests.  We then investigated creating…