combining colors, shapes, and patterns from nature, books, and your own experiences

using a variety of tools and methods to apply paint

Watercolour water collaboration

Art and design

Through investigations and studies of a diverse range of artworks based on water, pupils will make their own observations and records of the subject. They will make water studies in the mediums of collage and paint.

Reflections on water: introducing painting

What do we call the different ways artists use paint to create their artwork?

When artists work together, it is called collaboration.

When might an artist use a tissue with watercolour?

What do we call the painting technique where an artist uses a crayon to draw on paper and then paint over it with watercolours?

When artists work together, it is called ...

What paint colour do we mix to make a colour lighter?

Introduction

What will you need for this lesson?

Are you ready to learn?

Equipment

Worksheet