Lesson video

Hello, everyone.

How are you doing today? I hope you're doing really, really well.

My name is Ms. (indistinct), and I'm going to be your art teacher today.

I'm very, very excited about that because, well, let me tell you, lots of reasons.

One, I love teaching.

Two, I love art.

And three, because of the subject that we are going to be exploring today.

Our lesson is called Draw the Moon.

Oh, wow.

Who else is excited about the moon? I know I am.

The moon is something so magical, so mysterious, and so beautiful, and today, we are going to be learning to draw the moon.

Our lesson comes from a unit called "Moon and Space: Drawing and Mixed Media." I am feeling so excited and I just can't wait any longer.

I think we're gonna get straight into this lesson.

Let's do that.

The outcome for today's lesson is, I can use curved lines and tone to draw the moon.

Doesn't that sound interesting? Let's find out more about what will be involved in today's lesson.

Well, we will have some keywords in our lesson today.

Let's go through them.

My turn, your turn.

Curves.

Tone.

Sphere.

Fantastic.

I liked hearing those words so loud and clear.

Let's find out what the words mean.

Curves are lines that bend or change direction in a smooth way.

Tone is how light or dark something is, and we can see in that image these marks are going from dark to light.

And a sphere is a 3D shape that is round and smooth like a ball, and we can see a sphere on the screen now.

These are our three keywords.

They'll be coming up in our lesson today.

Let's look out for them.

Let's listen out for them.

Let's think carefully about these keywords.

Our lesson today is called "Draw the Moon." It has two parts to it.

First of all, practise drawing curved lines, and next, turning a circle, that circle into a sphere.

Let's begin by practising drawing curved lines.

I've got a question to start with.

How could you describe these lines? Hmm.

Have a think about it.

Pause the video here.

Tell someone next to you how could you describe these lines? I wonder what you came up with.

Perhaps you mentioned that these lines are curved.

That's right.

These lines are curved.

Let's have another go at saying that keyword.

My turn, your turn.

Ready? Curved.

Great stuff.

Loved hearing that.

There are lots of different types of lines that an artist might use.

Straight lines.

Can you show me some straight lines? Let's all make some straight lines, going straight down like this.

Fantastic.

Wavy lines.

Oh, they look fun.

Should we have a go at making some wavy lines? Yeah, I'm enjoying those.

Are you? And curved lines.

Let's make our curved lines.

Oh yes, very nice and important for our lesson today.

This artist is practising drawing curved lines.

They are moving their wrist to help them achieve a small curved line.

You notice that, that a movement is coming from their wrist as they make the smooth curved line.

And now I will practise moving my wrist to draw small curved lines.

Have a look, and now it's your turn.

I would like you to practise moving your wrist to draw small curved lines.

Pause the video while you do this.

Oh, wow.

Those small curved lines are looking really good.

And I can just imagine how you're moving your wrist to create those small curved lines.

And remember, it's by moving their wrist rather than their whole arm, an artist can control their curved lines.

Well done for having a good go at this.

Here's Izzy, and Izzy is going to practise drawing curved lines in different materials in her sketchbook.

That's a great idea, Izzy.

Let's see how she begins.

"Okay, I'm going to start drawing little curves with my pencil." Oh, good idea, Izzy.

And here they are.

Take a look at all of those curved lines that Izzy has drawn with her pencil.

And again, I can imagine she was just moving her wrist to help her make those small curves.

They're looking good, Izzy.

What will she do next, I wonder? "Next, I'll try using charcoal on its side to create bigger curves." I love that, Izzy.

Let's have a look.

Aha.

There they are.

There are Izzy's bigger curves.

And I love how she chose to put this charcoal on the side so she could get that nice big chunky feel to her curves.

Hmm.

I got a question for you.

What other materials could Izzy try to draw curved lines with? So pause the video and tell someone nearby what other materials could Izzy try? I wonder what ideas you came up with.

Let's see what Izzy has gone for.

Aha.

Izzy tries drawing curves with pastels.

Great idea.

I wonder if you'd guess pastels.

"I like how the curves blend together with the pastel material," says Izzy.

Let's have a look.

Okay.

Yes, that's really nice.

We can see this blue and purple colour blending together.

It's creating a really nice effect in those curves.

Great job, Izzy.

Artists can draw curved lines in lots of different materials.

Pencil.

That's how Izzy started her curves.

Charcoal.

Oh yeah, that's what Izzy went for next.

And I like how Izzy had put the charcoal on the side, but you could use the point of the charcoal or the side of the charcoal.

Watercolour paint.

Now that's a great idea.

I wonder if you came up with that idea earlier when you were thinking of different materials that you could use.

And pastels.

Oh yeah, I love the way Izzy used pastels to blend those colours together to create curves.

We can see that there are so many different materials that artists can use to create curved lines.

And here is Izzy again.

Izzy is experimenting with how she could draw curves.

Experimenting with materials and lines can help artists to discover materials and effects that they like best.

Not every experiment will be successful, and that's okay.

That's how we learn things, and that's how we just make our discoveries by finding out what works and what doesn't.

Check for understanding.

True or false? Artists can experiment with different materials and lines.

Pause the video while you decide if this is true or false.

Well done if you selected true.

And now I'd like you to say a little bit more about your answer.

Why? Why is that true? Pause the video while you discuss this.

Perhaps you said something like this.

Experimenting with materials and lines can help artists find which materials and lines they like best.

And now it's time for your first task.

This is an exciting moment in the lesson.

In your sketchbook, I would like you to practise drawing different styles of curved lines with a range of materials.

You might try: drawing little curves with pencil like Izzy did at the start.

You might draw bigger curves using charcoal on its side.

Oh, I love that method.

Or you might use pastels on different coloured paper.

And we can see some of those examples there.

So enjoy your first task of creating different styles of curved lines with a range of materials.

And I'll see when you're finished.

Pause the video here.

Okay, it's great to be back with you.

And your sketchbook might look something like this.

I love pages of sketchbooks which just show experimentation and exploration.

So maybe you tried pastels in different colours, blending the colours together.

Maybe you have drawings of little curves with pencil in your sketchbook.

Maybe you've got some drawings of bigger curves using charcoal on its side.

And perhaps you even made some curves with watercolour.

Whatever you did, I hope you enjoyed it.

That's what exploring art is all about.

And now it's time for the next part of our lesson.

Turning a circle into a sphere.

Hmm.

Let's take a look at these two images.

What is the difference between these two images? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

What did you notice, I wonder? Well, the thing is both images have the same outline shape of a circle, but there's a difference.

What is it? Did you notice that one image has used tone to make the circle look like a sphere? Tone means how light or dark something is.

Do you remember that keyword? Let's go through that keyword again.

My turn, your turn.

Ready? Tone.

Loved hearing that keyword tone.

Now we can use tone to make a drawing look more three dimensional, and we can see three tones here on our screen.

We've got at the top, a dark tone.

Underneath it, we have a mid tone.

and at the bottom, we have a light tone.

Three dimensional means it has three to measure, how tall it is, how wide it is, and how deep something is.

We can see a cuboid here on the screen, which is a three-dimensional shape, and we can measure how tall it is, we can measure how wide it is, and we can measure how deep it is, and we can see how deep something is by measuring the front to the back.

Sometimes an artist might want to show that something is three dimensional, like this drawing of a sphere.

This means that the drawing will not look flat.

Check for understanding.

Which image does not show a sphere.

Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video and share your answer with someone nearby.

Well done if you selected B, this image has not used tone.

It shows a circle rather than a sphere.

Well done if you selected B.

Oh my goodness, here is one of my favourite things in the whole world.

It's the, yes, it's the moon.

And what shape is this moon? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

The moon is the shape of a? Yup, you've got it, it's a sphere.

It's a three-dimensional sphere.

This artist wants to draw the moon.

The artist starts by drawing a circle.

That's a good start.

They begin to build up areas of darker tone on one side of the sphere using curved lines.

Next, the artist uses lighter curves and lines towards the middle of the circle.

Check for understanding.

Which image shows the darkest tone? Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video while you share with someone nearby which image shows the darkest tone.

Well done if you selected image C.

And remember, tone means how light or dark something is.

And this image C is the darkest.

Let's return to our artist's image of a sphere.

The artist can use different materials to make the sphere have areas of darker and lighter tone.

So they could add in some charcoal perhaps to give a darker tone on the left-hand side.

Finally, the artist can use mark-making to add texture to show the craters of the moon.

Oh wow, that's really come together.

What a fantastic looking moon.

This artist has used straight lines rather than curved lines on their sphere.

What do you notice about their artwork? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

I wonder what you noticed.

Perhaps something like this.

The sphere looks flat even though the artist has used tone.

So actually, it's the curved lines that can help the moon to look spherical rather than using straight lines.

Check for understanding.

In which sphere has the artist used curve lines to draw the moon? Is it A, B, or C? Pause the video and tell someone nearby.

Well done if you selected A.

The curved lines used here help the moon to look spherical rather than flat.

And now it's time for your final task.

I would like you to turn a circle into a sphere by drawing the moon using curved lines and tone.

What a terrific sentence this is because it's got all three of our keywords.

Did you notice that we've got sphere, curved, and tone? So I'd like you to start by drawing a circle.

Next, build up areas of darker tone, then use some lighter curves and lines, and then explore combining different materials, perhaps adding in some charcoal to get an even darker tone.

And finally, add the craters and other details of the moon.

Enjoy your task of turning a circle into a sphere by drawing the moon using curved lines and tone.

I'll see you when you're finished.

Pause the video here.

It's great to be back with you.

How did you get on with that task? There are many ways you may have drawn the moon.

You might have started by drawing a circle.

Built up areas of darker tone.

Maybe you added craters and other details using mark-making and used lighter curves and lines.

Perhaps you used different materials such as charcoal or watercolour.

Well done, everybody, for having a go at this task.

Your moons are looking absolutely terrific.

Well done for creating such fabulous spheres.

In our lesson today, "Draw the Moon," we have covered the following.

Artists can experiment with different materials to create curved lines.

Artists can use tone to make an object look more three-dimensional.

Using curved lines can help an object look spherical.

Well done, everyone, for joining in with this lesson.

I loved exploring the moon with you, exploring curved lines, different materials that we can use to make those curved lines, and the magic of turning a circle into a sphere and then turning that sphere into the moon.

Oh my goodness, you've been busy and you did a great job today.

Hope you're feeling really proud of yourselves and I look forward to seeing you at another art lesson soon.

Bye for now.