Art & DT

Drawing (ongoing) 

Tools: Pencil, wax, chalk, pastels, ink, pen, brushes 

Foundation Stage

Year 6

Use drawings to tell a story from retelling or from imagination. 

Investigate different lines – thick, thin, wavy, straight.

Explore different textures and experiment with mark making to illustrate these.

Ensure sensitivity and visual awareness.

Encourage accurate drawings of people that include all the visible parts of the body. (Head, hands, fingers, where are they?)

Explore different textures and experiment with mark making – building on previous experience.

Observe and draw landscapes as accurately as possible, some small discussion of proportion and where the sky is. 

Observe patterns in the natural and man-made world. (Texture)

Ensure sensitivity and visual awareness. Observe anatomy – encourage accurate drawings of objects/ people. (Still life)

Sketch objects in both the natural and man made world.

Look at drawings and comment thoughtfully, begin to discuss use of shadows, use of light and dark. 

Sketch to make quick records of something. 

Work out ideas through drawing

Pastels/ charcoal/ pencils (different range) 

Experiment with the potential of various pencils (2B – HB) to show tone, texture etc. 

Encourage close observation of objects in both the natural and man made world.

Observe and draw simple shapes. 

Draw both the positive and negative shapes i.e draw both the outline of the object and the shapes it creates within it.

Make initial sketches as a preparation for painting and other work.

Encourage more accurate drawings of people – particularly faces looking closely at where they feature and the detail they have.

Identify and draw the effect of light (shadows) on a surface, on objects and people. 

Introduce the concepts of scale and proportion. 

Encourage more accurate drawings of whole people, building on their work on facial features to include proportion, placement and shape of body. 

Work on a variety of scales, A4 (wrist movement), larger (to involve development of arm and upper body movement and visual perceptions)

Computer generated drawings. 

Drawing from direction.

Look at the effect of light on an object from different directions.

Use a variety of techniques to interpret the texture of a surface e.g. mark making, different textured paint.

Produce increasingly accurate drawings of people.

Produce increasingly detailed preparatory sketches for painting and other work.

Introduce the concept of perspective. 

Work on a variety of scales and collaboratively. 

Independently selects materials and techniques to use to create a specific outcome. 

Colour 

(Pigment – paint (acrylic, water colour etc.), inks, pastels, dyes etc and tools to apply colour – brushes, sponges, straws etc)

Year 6

Begin to introduce mixing of colours to make new colours.

Find collections of colour – different sorts of green, blue, purple etc. Use language to evaluate – light/dark 

Continues to explore applying colour with a range of tools for enjoyment 

Make as many tones of one colour as possible using primary colours and white.

Darken colours without using black

Mix colours to match those of the natural world – colours that might have a less defined name

Experience using colour on a large scale, A3/A2 

Watercolours/ ink

Understand foreground/ middle ground/ background

Acrylic paints

Extend skills  exploring colour mixing to applying colour mixing.

Make colour wheels to show primary and secondary colours.

Introduce different types of brushes for specific purposes. 

Begin to apply colour using dotting, scratching, splashing to imitate an artist.  

Pointillism – control over coloured dots, so tone and shading is evident. 

Mix and match colours to those in a work of art.

Work with one colour against a variety of backgrounds.

Observe colours on hands and faces – mix flesh colours.

Advise and question suitable equipment for the task e.g. size of paintbrush or paper needed.

Use colour to reflect mood (Matisse) 

Explore the use of texture in colour (link to texture unit) with sawdust, glue, shavings, sand and on different surfaces. 

Considering colour for purposes

Use colour to express moods and feelings. 

Explore the texture of paint – very wet and thin or thick and heavy – add PVA to the paint.

Encourage individual identification of suitable equipment for a particular purpose e.g. size of paintbrush or paper needed.

Consider artists use of colour and application of it

(Pollock, Monet, Chagall)

Texture 

(Collage, textiles, weaving, threads, fibres, fabrics, surfaces, wood, clay)

Foundation Stage

Year 6

Simple collages, using paper, pasta, beans and larger tactile things. 

Selects, sorts, tears and glues items down. 

Mix colours and paint strips of paper to weave with.

Add objects to the weaving – buttons, twigs, dried flowers. 

Explore colour in weaving. 

Build on skills of using various materials to make collages –using some smaller items. 

Use texture to provide information – e.g. man made/natural materials, a ‘journey’ of where they have been etc. 

Sorts according to specific qualities, e.g. warm, cold, shiny, smooth etc. 

Discuss how textiles create things – curtains, clothing, decoration

Develop skills of overlapping and overlaying to create effects. 

Use colour to express an idea in weaving – seasons, moods, or create a picture – swamp, seascape.

Use various collage materials to make a specific picture.

Join clay adequately and construct a simple base for extending and modelling other shapes

Create surface patterns and textures in a malleable material

Use clay/ paper mache/ mod rock to create a simple 3D object 

Awareness of the nature of materials and surfaces – fragile, tough, durable. 

Use a wider variety of stitches to ‘draw’ with and develop pattern and texture – e.g. zigzag stitch, chain stitch, seeding. 

Start to place more emphasis on observation and design of textural art. 

Use initial sketches to aid work.

Continue experimenting with creating mood, feeling, movement and areas of interest. 

Look at fabrics from other countries and discuss. Compare with own. Discuss different types of fabric. 

Select and use materials to achieve a specific outcome. 

Embellish work, using a variety of techniques, including drawing, painting and printing on top of textural work. 

Consider methods of making fabric. 

Look at work of other artists using textiles i.e, molly Williams, Jill Denton, Linda Caverley 

Applies knowledge of different techniques to express feelings. 

Use found and constructed materials. 

Work collaboratively on a larger scale. 

Form 

(3D experience, rigid and malleable materials)

Foundation Stage

Year 6

Constructing and building from simple objects

Pulls apart and reconstructs

Able to shape and model from observation and imagination.

Impress and apply simple decoration.

Simple language created through discussion of feel, size, look, smell etc 

Construct to represent personal ideas. 

Use materials to make known objects for a purpose, i.e puppet.

Cut shapes using scissors.

Carve into media using tools.

Pinch and roll coils and slabs using a modelling media.

Make simple joins by manipulating modelling material or pasting carefully. 

Discussion of weight and texture. 

Also able to shape and form from direct observation 

Use a range of decorative techniques: applied, impressed, painted, etc.

Use a range of tools for shaping, mark making, etc.

Constructed from found junk materials.

Replicate patterns and textures in a 3-D form.

Begin to make simple thoughts about your own work and that of other sculptors. (Moore, African, Native American, Goldsworthy)

Shape, form, model and construct from observation and / or imagination with increasing confidence. 

Plan and develop ideas in a sketchbook and make simple choices about media.

Have an understanding of different adhesives and methods of construction

Begin to have some thought towards size

Simple discussion about aesthetics 

Experienced surface patterns / textures.

Work safely, to organise the working area and clear away.

Discuss own work and work of other sculptors with comparisons made. (Hepworth, Arp, Nevelson, Gabo, etc)

Consider light and shadow, space and size. 

Investigate, analyse and interpret natural and manmade forms of construction.  

Shape, form, model and join with confidence.

Produce more intricate patterns and textures.

Work directly from observation or imagination with confidence.

Take into account the properties of media being used.

Discuss and evaluate own work and that of other sculptors in detail (Goldsworthy, Calder, Segal, Leach, recycled sculptures from Africa and India, Giacometti, etc.)

Printing 

(Fingers, hands, vegetables, card, wood, string, lino, clay, polystyrene etc)

Foundation Stage

Year 6

Take print from objects: leaf, hand, onion, feet, junk, bark, modelling clay etc.

Produce simple pictures by printing objects.

Able to work from imagination and observation.

Imprint onto a range of textures – newspaper, coloured paper, plain paper, into clay and dough etc.

Print with block colours. 

Develop impressed images with some added pencil or decorative detail.

Relief printing – string, card, etc.

Use equipment and media correctly, to produce a clean image.

Use appropriate language to describe tools, processes, etc.

Create order, symmetry, irregularity

Extends repeating patterns – overlapping, using two contrasting colours etc

Still prints with a growing range of objects, including manmade and natural printing tools

Talk simply about your own work and that of other artists. (Warhol, Hokusai, etc.)

Identify the different forms printing takes: books, pictures, wallpaper, fabrics, etc.

Use relief and impressed printing processes.

Use a sketchbook for recording textures/patterns.

Use language appropriate to skill.

Discuss own work and that of other artists. (Packaging, Hiroshige, Escher, etc.)

Explores images through monoprinting on a variety of papers

Explore colour mixing through overlapping colour prints deliberately. 

Pointillism 

Use language appropriate to skill.

Interpret environmental and man made patterns and form

Discuss the nature of effects able to modify and adapt print as work progresses.

Explores images and recreates texture through deliberate selection of materials wallpaper, string, polystyrene etc

Experiment with ideas, to plan in a sketchbook.

Experienced in producing pictorial and patterned prints.

Designs prints for fabrics, book covers and wallpaper

Makes connections between own work and patterns in their local environment (e.g. curtains, wallpaper)

Discuss and evaluate own work and that of others. (Morris, labelling, etc.)

Recreates a scene remembered, observed or imagined, through collage printing

Screen printing

Explore printing techniques used by various artists. 

Pattern 

(Painted, printed, dyed, rubbed, imprinted, embossed etc.)

Foundation Stage

Year 6

Make irregular painting patterns based on real life – i.e. printing the skin of a tiger/zebra/cheetah

Simple symmetry – folding painted butterflies. 

BOOK stimulus – 

‘My mum and dad make me laugh’

(Spots and stripes) use junk and painting materials to create spot and stripe collages 

Experiment creating repeating patterns on paper using drawing or printing of your own design. 

 Link to Maths 

Look at natural and manmade patterns and discuss. 

Use the environment and other sources

to make their own patterns, printing, rubbing. 

Use sketchbooks to design your own motif to repeat. 

Create own patterns using ICT

Make patterns on a range of surfaces, in clay, dough, on fabric, paper, chalk on playground 

Link to Maths – symmetry

Look at various artists creation of pattern and discuss effect, i.e. Gaudi, Matisse, Escher, aboriginal art) 

Link to Maths – tessellation (Escher)

Geometry, shape lines (Mondrian/Klee)

Use shape to create patterns

Create own abstract pattern

Patterns reflect personal experiences and expression.

Creating patterns for purposes e.g. wallpaper, clothes, puppets, boxes, folders, book covers etc.

Look at various artists’ creation of pattern and discuss effect, i.e. Morris, Sol Lewitt, Matisse (pattern within pattern), Bridget Riley, Miro)

Discuss own and artists’ work, drawing comparisons and reflecting on their own creations.