Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Mays.

And I am so pleased you have chosen to learn with me today.

We are going to have a really exciting lesson.

I am here to support you for any challenges that you might encounter.

We're gonna have a really great time.

Let's get started.

Let's have a look at the outcome for today's lesson.

The outcome for today is, I can create my own drawing machine using a variety of objects.

Now, this is one of my favourite lessons and I think you're going to really enjoy it too.

Let's have a look at the keywords for today's lesson.

I'm going to say the word and I would like you to say the word after me.

Let's have a go together.

Movement.

Very good.

Object.

Brilliant.

And finally, drawing machine.

That's a bit longer.

Drawing machine.

Very good.

Let's have a look at the meanings.

Movement is when you make something go from one place to another, just like the ball you can see here.

An object is anything you can see or touch, like a ball, a book, or a toy.

And a drawing machine is a tool or device that helps make marks by moving in different ways.

Here are our learning cycles for today's lesson.

Our first learning cycle is what is a drawing machine.

Let's explore that together.

Have a look really carefully at this image.

How do you think these marks were created? You might notice there are some lines and splatters, do you think that might give you a clue? Let's have a look then together.

This is how the marks were created.

They've been made in a drawing machine.

A drawing machine is a tool that makes marks or pictures by moving in different ways.

Sometimes with help from the artist.

Here, the artist is tilting the box and that's helping to create movement, which leaves the marks behind.

The ball has been dipped in paint or ink, which then leaves a trail behind it.

Artists such as Rebecca Horne create drawing machines to help them make marks.

How do you think the artist is controlling the drawing? What are they doing to make the marks in the way that they want? The artist isn't directly controlling the drawing tool with their hands.

They're not pushing a pencil or a pen to leave marks.

The object and movement are making the marks instead, the artist isn't directly touching the drawing tool.

Now, it's your turn to answer a question.

True or false, artists have to hold a drawing tool with their hands to make marks? And pause the video here to give you time to answer.

That was some really careful thinking, well done.

Let's have a look at what your answer might have been.

It's false, why? Artists can make marks by holding a drawing tool, but they can also make marks without touching the drawing tool directly.

Think back to that drawing machine and the way it was moving with the artist's help.

Jacob wants to create a drawing machine, these are the materials he chooses to make marks.

You can see here that Jacob has chosen a cardboard box and a little spring.

He says, "I could put paper inside the box, then dip the spring in ink or paint." That's a great idea, so then he can take his drawing out of the box afterwards.

How could Jacob use the spring to make marks? What could he do with that spring and the paper? Some great ideas, well done.

Let's have a look at what Jacob has decided to do.

He says, "I could dip the spring in paint and then drop it into the box.

It might make a splatter mark." Do you agree with Jacob? Do you think it will make a splatter mark too? I think it might do depending on how high he can drop it from.

If it's dropped from closer to the box, it might make less of a splatter.

How else could Jacob make marks? Let's have a look at what he thought about next.

Jacob says, "I could put the spring into the box, then I could roll the box from side to side." That might make some interesting lines and marks instead.

You can see here that the box is being shaken.

Now, it's your turn to have a go.

I'm going to make marks using a box and a bouncy ball.

Here's my box with my bouncy ball being rolled around to make marks.

You can see that I'm tilting the box in different ways.

Now, it's your turn.

You're going to make marks using a box and a bouncy ball.

Pause the video here to give you time to gather your materials and complete that task.

Well done, some great experimenting.

Did you make some interesting marks? I think you've done really well.

Your marks might look a little bit like this.

By moving the ball and the box, an artist can make marks without touching the object.

Now, it's time for your first task of today's lesson.

How many different types of marks can you make by moving the box and the bouncy ball? You might try, rolling an inky ball around inside the box.

Remember how we shook the box from side to side to help us create those interesting marks? You might try putting a blob of paint and the ball inside the box, closing the lid and then jumping up with the box in your hands.

You could bounce lots and shake it from top to bottom really hard, but do remember to close the lid if you are jumping with the bouncy ball.

You might also try dropping an inky ball into the box from high up and experiment with the different splatters you can get depending on how high and how low you put your ball when you drop it.

I think you're going to make some really interesting marks in this section of our lesson.

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Pause the video here to give you time to complete that task.

Enjoy what you are doing too, this is really fun.

Let's have a look at what you might have made.

Your drawings might now look a little bit like this.

You might have tried dropping an inky ball into the box from high up and got lots of little splatter marks when you did it.

You might have tried putting a blob of paint and the ball inside the box, then jumping up with the box in your hands.

I do hope you remembered to close the lid if you tried that one though, and you might have tried rolling an inky ball around inside the box, just like we looked at earlier, making those lines and paths and all those lovely curves that you can see in this mark making drawing.

Well done, some really great ideas there, and I love seeing the different journeys that your balls have made.

Now, it's time for our second learning cycle of today.

In this learning cycle, you are going to be making your own drawing machine.

Let's have a look at what that might look like.

Artists can choose different objects to move in different ways in their drawing machines.

Here, we have a glass marble.

This object might be good for rolling to make marks just like the bouncy ball we looked at earlier.

Remember the spring that Jacob was thinking about? This object could make marks by spinning or jumping.

You could even try making splatters or holding it in the middle and spinning it around.

Here is some sticks.

This object might be good for blocking the movements of other objects and we're going to be talking about a path later on.

Artists can also use materials to make objects move in a certain way.

Cardboard could be helpful for creating a path for an object, and in here, we can just use strips of cardboard to help us.

A straw could be useful to blow an object.

We have practised blowing ink before, but by blowing through the straw, we can direct an object where we would like it to go.

Sam is thinking about making a drawing machine.

She says, "I want to make a rolling object like a ball or a marble follow a path." How could Sam do this? Hmm, we did look at some of the objects earlier that might help us.

Remember the cardboard or the little sticks.

How could she make a path? Sam could fold cardboard to make her rolling object follow a path.

Let's have a look.

So by concertinaing and folding that cardboard, we can prevent the marble from going where we don't want it to go and we can direct it along those lines and curves a little bit like following a road.

Here, the marble would go down this path.

Sam says, "This would help me to direct the object in my drawing machine." Now, it's your turn to have a go.

I'm going to make a path for a rolling object to follow.

My path looks like this.

When the object is rolling along it and I'm tilting my books, you can see that the marble can't travel anywhere else other than my pathway and the other side of the paper doesn't have anything on, it's been left clear.

This way, we are controlling the object or directing the object a little bit more than we were in our previous machine.

Now, it's your turn to have a try.

You are going to make a path for a rolling object to follow.

Pause the video here to give you time to complete that task.

I can't wait to see what your path might look like.

Well done, some great thinking.

Your drawing might look a little bit like this.

I have used tape here to hold my path in the box and then just put my paper underneath it.

In that way, I've stopped my marble from going on any other side of the drawing.

You can see the path which the marble has followed.

Can you see that it goes along, up and down and where it has landed the most, we see the darkest marks.

This can give the object a direction without the artist directly touching the object.

Sam is now thinking about the movements she could use with her drawing machine.

Sam says, "I could tip my box from side to side to make my object move." This means just like we were doing before, gently tilting our box from side to side, up and down.

What other movements could Sam use with her cardboard box? Think carefully back to what we might have done before.

Sam could think about jumping with her box.

She could also think about walking or jogging with her box.

She could think about pushing her box along the floor.

Each of these different movements is going to give you a different set of marks because the objects will move in different ways inside the box.

Sam could also think of other ways to move her object, she says, "I could use a straw to blow my object through the ink." Just like this, by directing her air from her mouth into the box to move the object, she can have a little bit more control, but still not touch the object itself.

By using a straw, Sam can create movement with her object without touching it with her hands.

This is a really great way for you to also think about using a straw to move your objects.

Now, it's your turn to have a quick go.

I'm going to make an object move by using a straw to blow it.

Here, I'm also moving my box around every time I need to, to create that movement.

My air also blows some of the paint and ink and that's okay because that's still part of my drawing machine.

Now, it's your turn to have a go.

You are going to make an object move by using a straw to blow it.

Remember to put your paper in the bottom of your box and get a clean straw to use for this task.

Dip your object into the ink and then use your straw to blow it around in your cardboard box.

I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Pause the video here to give you a chance to complete that task.

Well done, that was some excellent use of a straw to move your objects.

Your drawing might look a little bit like this, where your ink as well as, your object have been blown by the straw.

An artist can still make marks by using a straw to create movement instead of using their hands.

Now, it is time for your final task of today's lesson.

Your first part of this task is to choose a range of objects that will move within your drawing machine.

You might choose a marble, a toy car, that would be really good with those lovely wheels on the bottom, a straw, remember, you could put this inside your box as it might roll, as well as use it to blow through.

You might use a peg, you might use a bouncy ball, and finally, you might think about using a spring.

Remember, all of these objects can be used, but you can also use things you can find in your home or classroom around you.

Think really carefully about the objects you might want to use as they will have different marks depending on which object they are.

Here is the second part of your task.

In this part, you are going to experiment moving your objects and making marks with your drawing machine.

You might try using a straw to blow your object to create movement.

Remember, you can direct your object with the air from your mouth.

You might try adding movement to your drawing machine like jumping or shaking, but remember, you can also think about jogging with your box or closing the lid, if you are jumping high, think about also pushing your box along a table or the floor to create movement.

You might also think about creating a path for the object to follow.

You might use sticks or cardboard with tape to help direct your object further.

I can't wait to see what your drawing machines look like by the end of this lesson, you are going to have some brilliant ideas and create some wonderful marks.

Pause the video here or I will pause to give you time to complete that task.

Let's have a look at what you might have done.

Those were some really interesting experiments with your drawing machines.

You might have picked these objects, a spring, a marble, a straw, a car, a peg, and a ball, but it's absolutely fine if you chose other objects to move in interesting ways in your drawing machine as well.

Let's have a look at what the second part of your task might look like.

You might have tried creating a path for your object to follow.

You might have tried adding movement to your drawing machine like jumping or shaking or pushing your box along the floor.

I do hope you remember to close the lid though.

And finally, you might have used a straw to blow your object to create movement.

All of those different drawing machines have created different marks and all of them look really amazing.

Well done for such careful thinking when it came to your drawing machines.

Let's have a look at what we have learned in today's lesson, we have learned that artists can create marks holding a drawing tool, but they can also, use objects and movement to create marks instead.

We have learned that a drawing machine works by moving in different ways to make lines, shapes, and marks with those moving objects.

And finally, we have learned that artists might experiment with how the movement of the drawing machine creates different marks or patterns on the page.

I think your drawing machines have been really magnificent.

Well done, some great learning today.

I hope you join me again soon.

Thank you so much for being with me in today's learning, bye.