Art & Design

Year 1

Autumn

Drawing

Pupils will be introduced to a range of drawing tools, such as charcoal, pencil, chalk and pastel. They will be taught to make basic marks and about how changing the pressure and orientation of these marks can create different textures.

Painting

Pupils will explore making thick and thin paint marks on a range of surfaces. They will use primary colours and the dip, dip dab method of painting.

Spring

Printmaking

Pupils will explore the marks that can be made by printing with a range of objects. Pupils will be taught the techniques of stencilling and relief printing. They will combine these printing techniques to create a final piece, inspired by the work of the contemporary artist Karen Lederer.

Textiles

Pupils will be given the opportunity to explore a range of materials, including fabric, oil crayons, chalk and paint, to create pieces of art. They will use natural and man made fibres, combining colours and textures.

Summer

3D

Pupils will learn how to smooth a form out of clay. They will explore a range of materials to understand the importance of weight and balance in construction and they will use recycled materials to create their own sculpture inspired by The Enchanted Owl by Kenojuak Ashevak.

Collage

Pupils will look at Castle and Sun by Paul Klee. They will learn about using collage techniques to create a layered surface for their artwork. Pupils will also use muted colours to soften an image. They will use lines as well as pattern to suggest something is there.

Year 2

Autumn

Drawing

Applying previously acquired skills, pupils will use a range of marks to represent mood and movement. They will start to explore shape and texture through expressive mark making in response to a piece of music and descriptive language. Pupils will use a picture book or piece of art as a starting point for their own artwork.

Painting

Pupils will respond to music as they explore line, colour and space. They will use traditional painting tools as well as make their own to manipulate the paint they work with.

Spring

Printmaking

Pupils build on previously acquired printing skills. They make prints using natural objects and learn how to make a collagraph printing block. Printing techniques are then combined to create repeated patterns, inspired by the work of William Morris.

Textiles & Collage

Pupils will create abstract collage and textile images using a range of materials. They will also make a reconstructed picture using selected images from magazines and prepared papers.

Summer

3D

Pupils will take inspiration from the art of the indigenous people of Australia. They will combine these ideas with sculpture, creating three-dimensional forms decorated with dot patterns.

Creative Response - Drawing & Collage

Pupils will have the opportunity to reflect on the processes they have learnt in previous ones. In particular, they will look at drawing and collage techniques and skills from prior learning. Pupils will refine and improve their drawing and collage-making skills. They will choose and apply techniques to create work that will form part of a whole-school collaborative piece.

Year 3

Autumn

Drawing & Painting

Pupils will continue to experiment by using a range of materials, including paint, to create different marks. They will also mix colours. Pupils will be taught how to use a variety of painting techniques, including tonking and sgraffito. They will explore how to combine techniques to create texture and shape.

Printmaking

Pupils will explore the range of marks that can be made through printing. They will make their own printing blocks and print on different surfaces.

Spring

Textiles & Collage

Pupils will explore colour, texture and pattern by combining textiles and collage. They will look at the work of artist Faith Ringgold and create a collaborative story quilt.

3D

Pupils will combine form and texture to build relief images and then create 3D insects, taking inspiration from Louise Bourgeois.

Summer

Painting

Pupils will learn techniques to create a negative space using paint and explore the contrast between foreground and background.

Creative Response - Painting & Printmaking

Pupils will have the opportunity to reflect on the processes they have learnt in previous ones. They will make choices based on this, to form part of a whole-school collaborative artwork.

Year 4

Autumn

Drawing

Pupils will refine their drawing skills, focusing on lines and detail. They will select drawing materials based on their understanding of the possible marks that can be made. They will use a viewfinder to select a focal point.

Painting

Pupils will examine in detail a part of a flower using magnifiers and viewfinders before sketching and then enlarging it. They will develop the techniques of overpainting and weton-wet, as well as make tertiary colours. They will respond to the work of artists.

Spring

Printmaking & Textiles

Pupils will respond to the traditional designs of kente cloth. They will create a range of surfaces, combining colour, texture and pattern. Pupils will explore the symbolic significance of colour.

3D & Collage

Pupils will explore proportion and scale by creating images of the human form. They will also use shape and colour to create the illusion of movement.

Summer

Painting

Pupils will use their knowledge of how to make tints and tones to create an ombre effect with paint. They will explore and experiment with techniques used by other artists.

Creative Response - Drawing & Textiles

Pupils will have the opportunity to reflect on the processes they have learnt in previous ones. They will make choices based on this, to form part of a whole-school collaborative artwork. They will refine and improve their drawing and textile skills.

Year 5

Autumn

Drawing & Painting

Pupils will learn a new technique called subtractive drawing. They will combine this with previously learned drawing techniques. In Lessons 2 and 3, they will look at the work of Hundertwasser. Using organic lines and spirals, along with bright colours and overlaying, pupils will create abstract landscapes.

Printmaking

Pupils will learn a new printing process. This learning will be spread over the first two lessons. In Lesson 3, pupils will combine this new skill with printing techniques learned previously.

Spring

Textiles & Collage

Pupils will take inspiration from natural objects to create textile art. They will combine collage and appliqué techniques to create work that depicts textured surfaces. Pupils will use a variety of materialsincluding itemsfrom nature.

3D

Pupils will develop visual spatial skills as they look at the shape and form of 3D objects. They will use papier-mâché as well as develop skills to manipulate clay.

Summer

Painting

Pupils will explore a range of effects which can be achieved using watercolour paint. They will create a bank of effects and select from these to make specific marks.

Creative Response - Printmaking & Textiles

Pupils will work through the steps of the creative process as they combine printmaking and textiles to embellish a circular piece of fabric. This will be part of a collaborative piece of work.

Year 6

Autumn

Drawing

Pupils will apply knowledge of techniques to draw in detail, using scale and proportion to modify their artwork. They will produce portraits.

Painting & Collage

Pupils will complete a series of still life paintings, combined with collage. They will look at the still life work of Patrick Caufield and compare it to the cubism work of Pablo Picasso.

Spring

Printmaking & Textiles

Pupils will create a simple one-point perspective drawing and use selected parts to create a printed image as well as replicate line through batik.

3D

Pupils will create 3D forms using a variety of techniques. They will need to consider use of colour, pattern and texture as they combine their pieces made throughout the unit in Lesson 3, to form 3D structures.

Summer

Painting

Pupils will combine techniques learnt in previous lessons to create the illusion of depth and represent the translucent qualities of water.

Creative Response - Drawing & Textiles

Pupils will work through the steps of the creative process as they combine drawing and batik to add detail to a circular piece of fabric. This will be added to a collaborative piece of work.