Y6 Portrait and Line
Skills used:
- Learn and apply new drawing techniques such as negative drawing, chiaroscuro, expression, sketching and still life (Y6)
Knowing and applying the formal elements
Line
- Deepen knowledge and understanding of using line when drawing portraits.
- Develop greater skill and control. Study and apply the techniques of other artists.
Tone
- Increase awareness of using tone to describe light and shade, contrast, highlight and shadow. Manipulate tone for halo and chiaroscuro techniques.
Paint
- Paint with greater skill and control, applying tonal techniques and more complex colour theory to own work.
Colour
- Mix and apply colours to represent still life objects from observation. Express feelings and emotions through colour. Study colours used by Impressionist painters.
Line
- Deepen knowledge and understanding of using line when drawing portraits.
- Develop greater skill and control. Study and apply the techniques of other artists.
Sketchbooks
- Make personal investigations and record observations in sketchbooks. Record experiments with media and
try out new techniques and processes in sketchbooks.