Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Mayes, and I am so pleased you have chosen to learn with me today.

We are going to have a great lesson, and I'm here to support you for any challenges you might encounter.

Let's get started.

Let's have a look at today's outcome.

Today's outcome is I can plan and prepare for a collaborative artwork.

(computer key tapping) Let's have a look at the key words together.

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

Collaboration.

Great.

Imagination, oh, that's a long word, imagination.

Super, and painting technique.

That was a bit tricky.

Should we try that one again? Painting technique.

Wonderful job.

Let's have a look at what those words mean.

Collaboration is another word for working together.

Imagination means combining colours, shapes and patterns from nature, books, and your own experiences.

And a painting technique means to using a variety of tools and methods to apply paint.

Some of those you have already done.

(computer key tapping) Let's have a look at our first learning cycle.

In our first learning cycle, we are going to be collaboratively planning an artwork.

I think it's going to be a really exciting lesson.

(computer key tapping) Have a look at this image.

(computer key tapping) What do you think these children are doing? Here is a picture of Lucas.

Artists sometimes choose to make artwork by themselves.

But sometimes they can choose to make an artwork together.

Just like in this image where Lucas is painting alongside the other children.

(computer key tapping) This is called collaboration.

(computer key tapping) Let's have a go at our first question.

True or false? Artists always work by themselves.

Hmm? Have a really good think and pause the video here if you need to.

That was some great thinking.

Well done.

The answer was false.

Let's have a look at why.

Artists can choose to work by themselves, but they can also plan and make work collaboratively.

When artists work collaboratively, they have to make choices together.

Laura and Lucas are planning to create an artwork collaboratively, so they will be making an artwork together.

(computer key tapping) They are planning to make an artwork about water.

(computer key tapping) Lucas says, "We could create an artwork showing a river." What a great idea.

Laura says, "I like that idea.

The water could be crashing over rocks." So, they might borrow the image of rocks from this picture.

(computer key tapping) They continue to discuss their plan.

Lucas says, "Yes, could the river be running through a forest?" (computer key tapping) Laura says, "Yes.

I like that idea, Lucas." I think that's a good idea too, don't you? So, they're going to borrow the trees from this image.

Laura has another idea.

She says, "We could add mountains in the background," just like the mountains that we can see here.

(computer key tapping) Lucas does not like Laura's idea of having mountains in the background of their water artwork.

How can he explain this to Laura? (computer key tapping) Lucas shares his ideas with Laura.

"I wonder if we could have the river running into the sea instead." (computer key tapping) Laura says, "Okay, but I would still like to have some big hills in the scene." So, Laura has changed her idea slightly and Lucas has had to change his ideas slightly too.

(computer key tapping) He says, "Great! Our work can combine both of our ideas together." (computer key tapping) When artists work collaboratively, they might have different ideas, and that's okay.

Artists might agree to make a small change to what they want so that everyone can be happy.

Let's have a go at thinking what that might look like when we talk through our ideas together.

I'm going to disagree with Lucas's idea.

Lucas says, "We could show the water on a sunny day." I don't like that idea.

I want to make sure the weather is stormy and dramatic, but how can I say that to Lucas so I don't upset him or hurt his feelings? I might use one of these sentence stems to help me.

I might say, "I don't agree because I like the idea of a stormy day better." I might say, "I think we could do it a different way because stormy weather or rainy weather might be more dramatic." I could say, "I wonder if it might be better to show a storm rather than sunshine." Now, it's your turn.

You are going to disagree with Laura's idea.

She says, "We could show the water as still and smooth." You can use some of my sentence stems to help you with this task.

I'm going to pause here to give you a chance to think about what you might say.

Some great ideas coming through there.

Let's have a look.

You might have said, "I wonder if it might be better to show big crashing waves." Were your ideas similar? (computer key tapping) Water can be shown in lots of different ways.

(computer key tapping) In these images, all the water looks different from the previous image.

Sometimes it's rough and stormy and sometimes it is still, and reflective, and glassy.

Which image do you think is best? (computer key tapping) How is the water different in each of these images? (computer key tapping) Artists might choose to imagine a scene, taking lots of different ideas from different places.

(computer key tapping) Lucas says, "I really like the texture of the crashing water in this scene." I like it too.

(computer key tapping) Laura says, "Me too, but I prefer the colours from this water scene." You might agree with Laura.

(computer key tapping) Artists can use their imagination to bring together ideas from lots of different places.

(computer key tapping) Lucas might use the textures from this water scene.

(computer key tapping) Here we've got our storming, crashing, curving waves, and we might use a spluttering tinfoil technique where it's foamy.

(computer key tapping) Laura might use the colours from this water scene.

We have our murky green, our slightly lighter green, an olive brown, a dark brown, and a dusky pink.

Lucas and Laura are going to collaboratively sketch a plan for their water scene, using their imagination.

They sketch their water first.

(computer key tapping) Here is their image.

"We have already decided to include a river running through a forest, crashing over rocks.

I will sketch those ideas." Lucas sketches the water he can see in this scene.

(computer key tapping) Next, they sketch what surrounds their water.

Remember, they wanted those hills that Laura discussed earlier.

(computer key tapping) We also decided to have the river joining the sea and included hills in the background.

I'll add those to our plan.

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

So, Laura has included the hills and the river joining the sea.

(computer key tapping) What could their next idea include? (computer key tapping) Lucas says, "What about the sky? A sunny day perhaps." Oh, Laura disagreed with that idea, so she said, "I think it would be better to show a stormy dark day with dark dramatic clouds." (computer key tapping) They think about the sky and the weather in their sketch.

And here they have added those dark clouds and swirling dark blue marks.

(computer key tapping) Your turn now to answer a question.

Artists use their imagination by combining colours, shapes, and is it a, materials, b, patterns, or c, dreams? I'm going to pause here to give you a chance to answer that question.

Or you may wish to pause the video.

Well done, that was some really hard thinking.

<v ->It was b, patterns.

</v> Artists can combine ideas from different places to inspire their artwork.

(computer key tapping) Here is your first task of today's lesson.

You are going to discuss in groups or pairs what you would like to include in your imaginative water scene.

(computer key tapping) You could use these sentence stems to support your discussion.

(computer key tapping) "We could try.

," "What about.

," "I think.

," "I like.

but perhaps we could.

." (computer key tapping) Remember, you can use ideas from lots of different places.

You may choose a water city scene, a swimming pool, (computer key tapping) a rock pool, a dramatic sea scene, (computer key tapping) a pond.

Your second part of today's Task A is to sketch a plan for your imaginative water scene, in groups.

You might want to think about what water you will include.

It could be a swimming pool, a river, a canal, a pond or the sea.

What will surround your water? Trees, mountains, sand dunes, houses or skyscrapers.

(computer key tapping) And finally, what the weather is like.

It might be sunny and bright or stormy and grey.

You might want to pause the video here to give you time to complete that task.

I know you are going to do a wonderful job.

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

You might have surrounded your water with a city, trees, mountains or hills.

You might have used a sunny sky or dark clouds, and you might have included water in the form of a river, the sea, a pond, swimming pool, or a rock pool.

I think you've done a great job with that sketch and some really good ideas with your planning, well done.

(computer mouse clicking) (computer key tapping) It's now time for our second learning cycle.

In this learning cycle, we are going to create textured papers in groups.

(computer key tapping) What colours and textures do you notice in this water scene? To create a collaborative collage, artists might need to prepare some materials, such as their papers before they begin.

(computer key tapping) First, they will need to think about the colours of paint, they will use to be able to use their painting techniques.

(computer key tapping) Lucas and Laura are thinking about the colours they would like to use in their imaginative water scene.

They say, "We decided we like the colours in this water scene, so we will try to make colours that are similar." Did you spot any of these colours earlier? We have some of those murky greens and dusky pinks, making it a really nice range of colours.

I'm going to describe the colours in this water scene.

(computer key tapping) We have a sludgy green, a greeny yellow, (computer key tapping) a greeny brown, a dark brown, where the water gets quite deep, and we have a dark reflection, and a dusky pink where we have the underneath of a lily pad.

(computer key tapping) You are going to describe the colours in this water scene.

(computer key tapping) Pause the video here or I'll pause to give you time to think carefully about your answer.

Well done, you might have noticed a pale blue, a mustard yellow on the trees, a vibrant green on those leaves where the sun is hitting them, or a light grey in the rocks.

Excellent job noticing some of those colours.

They were really different from my description.

(computer key tapping) Laura and Lucas are now thinking about the textures of the water in their imaginative scene.

(computer key tapping) Here is the scene they start looking at.

"In our plan, we had crushing swirling water and gushing river water.

A bit like the water in this image." (computer key tapping) Different painting techniques can be used to show different textures with watercolour paint.

You may remember some of these techniques.

Using tinfoil to create splatter marks.

Using bubble wrap to create reflective surfaces.

Using flicks of your paintbrush.

Using salt in wet water colour.

Using swirls and curves.

Using a tissue to dab away paint, or stippling with the end of your paintbrush.

(computer key tapping) What painting techniques could be helpful to show these textures in this image,? You might have said, "Wax resist could be helpful for the crashing waves, and tinfoil could be useful to show the spraying, foamy water." I'm going to describe the painting techniques I could use in this water scene.

Wax resist for the crashing waves, and tinfoil for the spraying foaming water.

(computer key tapping) You describe the painting techniques you could use in this water scene.

What painting techniques are going to be helpful here? Pause the video or I will pause to give you time to think about that question.

Well done, some great thinking about your answer.

Let's have a look.

You might have said tissue could be used to make the reflection seem lighter.

You might have said bubble wrap could be used for showing the smaller ripples within the image.

Did you think of any others? (computer key tapping) Lucas and Laura decide to use a large brush, as they are going to be painting a larger area of paper ready for their collage.

(computer key tapping) A brush like this would be a really good idea.

(computer key tapping) In their groups, Laura and Lucas are now ready to use a variety of painting techniques on large sheets of paper.

(computer key tapping) Here they are working collaboratively.

(computer key tapping) We can create lots of different textures by working together on one piece of paper.

(computer key tapping) These artists are working collaboratively to create different textures on their large paper.

(computer key tapping) They are using a large paintbrush each, tinfoil, bubble wrap, salt, tissues.

(computer key tapping) They are using a mixture of different painting techniques to create different textures.

Here is your second task of today's lesson.

One, mix paint in the colours that you want to use for your artwork.

(computer key tapping) My palette for this artwork look like this.

(computer key tapping) Task two, working in groups use a variety painting techniques to create large scale textured water paper.

You might want to think about using a large paintbrush, tinfoil, bubble wrap, salt, and tissues, just like the artist in this clip.

(computer key tapping) Some of your painting techniques might look a little like the images here.

I'm going to pause here, or you may wish to pause the video to give you time to complete that task.

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

Let's have a look at how you got on.

You might have pressed bubble wrap into wet paint.

Used stippling with a paint brush.

(computer key tapping) Created small swirls and splodges with a paintbrush.

(computer key tapping) Used tinfoil to spread the paint.

Remove the paint with a tissue.

Did you think of any other techniques you could use? Well done, an amazing effort, and your collaborative paper looks fantastic.

(computer key tapping) Let's have a look at what we have learned today.

We have learned that artists can either make work by themselves or work collaboratively with other artists.

We have learned that artists can use their imagination to combine ideas from a range of sources.

And finally, we have learned that artists can experiment with a range of painting techniques to create textured papers.

I hope you have really enjoyed today's lesson just as much as I have.

(computer key tapping) Thank you so much for joining me in your learning today.

See you soon.

Bye-bye.