Lesson video

Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping, and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today all about the seasons, painting and colour mixing.

We're going to do lots of thinking, exploring, and talking together in this lesson.

So, shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to identify colours associated with each season and prepare a colour palette to reflect your choices.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some keywords.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson.

Our first two keywords are opinion, season.

I'm going to say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Opinion, season.

Good job.

Now, let's take a look at what these two keywords mean.

Opinion is what you think about something.

A season is one of the four parts of the year, spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

Now, let's take a look at our other two keywords.

The keywords are plan, triptych.

I'm going to say those again, and I would like you to repeat them after me.

Plan, triptych.

Good job.

Now let's take a look at what these two keywords mean.

Plan is when you think about what you want to do and then decide how you will do it.

A triptych is a type of artwork that has three parts which work together.

These are the learning cycles that we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

Sharing an opinion.

Creating three colour palettes.

In the first learning cycle, we're going to explore sharing an opinion.

Which season do you think this artist is trying to show? Hmm, pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner.

Which season do you think this artist is trying to show? And press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? Did you think it was spring, summer, autumn, or winter? Well, looking at these images here, artists might use the colours of each season to inspire their artwork.

Can you see the artwork we've just looked at? That's right.

The one there that's in the blues.

A season is a part of the year that has its own special kind of weather.

There are four seasons.

Spring, when it gets warmer and plants start to grow.

Summer, the hottest time with lots of sunshine.

Autumn, when the weather cools and leaves change colour.

And winter, the coldest time, sometimes with snow and ice.

Each season happens in a cycle, and they change over the course of the year.

So, spring greens.

Here's some examples of some colours here.

Maybe summer is linked to purple.

Summer purples.

Here's some examples there of the different hues.

Autumn oranges and winter blues.

So can you see that these are all different colour palettes for spring, summer, autumn, and winter? Now, artists can also use hot and cold colours.

So here's some hot colours, and here's some cold colours.

Can you see for the hot colours, we've got reds, orange, and yellow.

And for cold, we've got purple, blue, and green.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Which colour might an artist use to show winter? A, B, or C? Hmm.

Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

If you said C, you're absolutely right.

Artists can use icy blues to show winter.

Jacob is thinking about which season he would like to show in his artwork.

Jacob says, "I really like the cheerful greens and yellows in the season of spring." This is Jacob's opinion, "I really like the cheerful greens and yellows in the season of spring." Izzy has a different opinion, "I love the purple colours of the summer season.

They make me feel energetic!" Your opinion is your own idea or feeling, and other people might have different opinions.

So those are the colours that Izzy likes, and Jacob likes these colours.

It's fine to think differently to other people.

Let's take a moment to pause here and check our understanding.

Which sentence is not an opinion? Red is a primary colour.

I like hot colours best.

I dislike the spring green colour palette.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said red is a primary colour, that's correct.

Liking or disliking something is an opinion, as others might disagree.

Red is a primary colour.

That's a fact.

It's important to understand that others may not have the same opinion as you.

Jacob overhears this opinion, "The summer colours are horrible.

Using them in an artwork would look awful." How could Jacob help this person share their opinion in a better way? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? How could Jacob help this person share their opinion in a better way? He has some ideas.

The person could say, "I do not think I will use summer colours in my artwork.

But it is great that your artwork will be different to mine!" Or "Summer colours can be really inspiring.

I can't wait to see your artwork!" Or "It is really good that we are working on different ideas.

This is what makes art so exciting!" So these are some other ways that that person could have shared their opinion.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

It is fine for others to have a different opinion to you.

Is this statement true or false? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that that statement is true, you're absolutely right.

Why is that statement true, though? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner about why this statement is true, and press play when you're ready to continue.

If you said that other people might disagree with you or have a different opinion, this is what helps to make art exciting, you're absolutely right.

Well done.

This brings us to our first learning task.

Firstly, I'd like you to decide which season colour palette you would like to use in your artwork.

Would you like to use spring greens, summer purples, autumn oranges, or winter blues? So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to decide which season colour palette you would like to use in your artwork, and press play when you're ready to continue.

Which one did you go for? I think I would have chosen spring greens.

Now, for the second part, I'd like you to explain your opinion of your colour choices to your partner.

Maybe some of these sentence starters can help you.

I have chosen.

I like.

I am going to use.

because.

So pause the video here and give yourself enough time to explain your opinion of your colour choices to your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Well, hopefully you decided which colour palette you would like to use, like Jacob, who's chosen the spring greens.

Izzy has chosen the summer purples.

Then, you might have said, like Jacob, "I have chosen spring greens as they look so fresh and cheerful." Or like Izzy, "I like the summer purples as they remind me of all the flowers I see in the fields around my house." Maybe you were like Sofia, "I'm going to use winter blues because the colours are so strong and dramatic." Well done for choosing your colour palette and explaining your opinion of why you chose that colour palette for your artwork.

This now brings us to the second part of our lesson.

We're going to create three colour palettes.

Some artworks are made of more than one part.

A triptych is a special name to describe an artwork that is divided into three sections, or panels.

These panels work together to create a whole image or tell a story.

Can you see those three sections there in that image? Sometimes the three sections of a triptych are joined together.

Jacob is planning an artwork inspired by spring.

He's going to make three panels for his artwork, and he says, "I will join my three sections together to create a triptych." Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Which image shows a triptych, A, B, or C? Pause the video here and give yourself a moment to think, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said B, that's absolutely right.

This artwork is made of three sections, so it's called a triptych.

A colour palette describes the colours an artist wants to use in their artwork.

An artist might practise and plan their colour palette before they begin their artwork.

This means they can test out which colours they like best before they begin their artwork.

Jacob is planning three different colour palettes inspired by spring.

"In my first panel, I'm going to use some tints of spring greens," says Jacob.

So there we go, he's got his colour palette ready, and he's got those tints of spring greens.

Jacob now plans his second colour palette, "I would like to make the middle panel bright with lots of spring yellows." So this is his colour palette here.

And then finally, Jacob plans his third colour palette, "In my final palette, I would like my spring colours that are more blue and perhaps darker." Can you see how he has that on his colour palette there? Those slightly darker bluey-greens.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Why might an artist plan their colour palette before beginning their artwork? To make sure their work is the correct size? To test out which colours they like best? To see which colours work well together? Pause the video here and have a discussion with your partner, and press play when you're ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said to test out which colours they like best and to see which colours work well together, you're absolutely right.

Artists might like to practise making their colour palette to see what they like best and which colours work well together.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to plan and create three colour palettes for your season artwork.

You might think about making tints of your colours.

And remember, to make a tint, you add more white to your colour.

Maybe making shades of your colours.

And to make a shade, we add more black to those colours, but not too much, remember.

And maybe using hot or cold colours within your work.

So pause the video here and make sure you give yourself enough time to have a go at plan and creating three colour palettes for your season artwork, and then press play when you're ready to continue.

How did you get on? Shall we take a look at an example? So you might have three colour palettes like this.

Maybe you've created tints of your colours, used the colours from your chosen season, and maybe created some shades of your colours.

So we've got some lighter versions and some darker versions.

Can you see how all of those colours flow together but they're all different? Well done for having a go at creating three different colour palettes.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about painting the seasons and planning a colourful work.

Artists can take inspiration from the colours that we might find within each season.

Other artists might have a different opinion to you.

A triptych is made from three sections or panels.

And artists can plan for an artwork with the colours that they select and combine.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope to see you in the next one.

See you next time.