Lesson video

Hi there.

I'm Ms. Miah and I'm so excited you're here as well.

Today you'll be joining me for an awesome lesson where we're going to learn, explore, and have lots of fun together.

Are you ready? Let's begin.

In this lesson, you'll be able to design a monster by drawing and using different shapes.

Your keywords are on the screen now and I'd like you to repeat them after me.

Shape.

Combine.

Detail.

Fantastic.

Let's find out what these words mean.

A shape is a two dimensional area with a defined boundary.

Examples of a shape can be a circle, square, or triangle.

And as you know there are so many other shapes as well.

Let's move on to the next definition.

So combine means to bring together different elements to form a whole.

Detail means a small part of something that adds to its overall appearance.

Now here are two more keywords that we're going to be using throughout this lesson.

So again, I'd like you to repeat after me.

Feature.

Texture.

Now the definitions for these words.

So feature means something that makes it special or different, and texture is how something feels when it is touched.

Texture can also be visual, so it can be how something looks as well.

For example, does it look furry or fluffy? Soft or smooth? Let's move on.

So this lesson is all about designing a monster and it's made up of two lesson cycles.

Our first lesson cycle is to identify and combine shapes to create a monster.

We then move on to adding details and features to our monster drawing.

Now artists use shapes to create their drawings.

What shapes can you see in this monster? So this monster drawing is made up of these shapes.

And you can see that there are several shapes that are there that have been combined to make this monster.

And something else that I've noticed is that the shapes are overlapping.

Now when we talk about uniform shapes, we are referring to simple shapes, for example, like circles, ovals, triangles, and even rectangles.

These shapes have a consistent and regular appearance and can be used something like building blocks.

We can see here that the monster's body is shaped like an oval, and actually by using an oval it gives them monster rounded or soft look.

Now circles can be used for the monster's eyes or spots on its body.

Circles are perfect for creating eyes as they feel open and friendly, and also for little details like buttons or bumps on the monster.

Triangles are often used for sharp features like the monster's teeth or claws.

The pointed edges of triangles give off a more dangerous or scary feel.

And it's perfect for adding a little bit of a spooky element to the monster.

When we say the shapes are overlapping, it means the parts of the different shapes are placed one on top of another.

For example, the circle for an eye might overlap the oval that makes up the monster's body.

This creates depth and makes the monster appear more three-dimensional instead of just flat on the page.

Over to you.

I'd like you to look at the monster below and identify the shapes that you can see.

Can pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So what shapes could you see? Let's have a look.

So you may have said that you see circles for the eyes.

A triangle for the beak.

Ovals for the body and wings.

And rectangles for the legs.

Now you could also say that the wings could also be represented by a semicircle.

Now Lucas and Sophia are playing a game to create a monster.

They shuffle shape cards and pick three cards.

<v ->So they've picked an oval, a square,</v> and a crescent.

Lucas says "There are so many ways I can combine these shapes together to make a monster." So now Lucas is going to arrange and combine his shapes.

He sketches the shapes lightly first.

Now we can see that Lucas has combined the oval, square and crescent.

The oval has been used as the head.

The square has been used as the body, the crescent, as the arms and squares for the legs.

Lucas says, "The shapes aren't uniform or perfect in my sketch as I want to focus on the arrangement." Sketching using lines helps mistakes to be corrected easily.

So once you are happy with your sketch, you can move on to drawing the outline.

So Lucas says, "I connected my shapes so that the outline appears more like my monster's body.

I'll go over my shapes by applying more pressure." And by applying more pressure, you form good, solid and bold outline for your monster.

So Lucas has now drawn main parts of the monster.

Head, body, arms and legs by combining and arranging the shapes.

So there are many ways you can combine and arrange the shapes to create the main body parts of a monster.

So here on the screen we can see monster one and monster two.

The same shapes have been used, but they have been arranged and combined differently.

So which combination of the shapes do you prefer? Have a think.

For me, I prefer monster one and that's because I like the way the crescent has been used as a horns for the monster, and I also like the posture of the monster.

So the way the monster is standing.

There is no right or wrong answer for this.

It's simply your opinion of what you like.

So back to you.

True or false? The shapes you use need to be uniform in your drawings.

You could pause the video here and click play when you've got the answer.

So what did you get? It's false.

I wonder why? You can pause the video again.

It's false because your sketches using shapes do not need to be uniform.

It's all about trying to focus on the arrangement and the combination of shapes.

So really we don't need to think about whether our shapes are uniform or not because we are trying to create the body of the monster.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's move on.

This is the main task for lesson cycle one.

So for this task, you are going to be using three shape cards.

You're then going to combine the shapes to form a monster's head, body, arms and legs.

You are going to draw at least three different monsters using the three shapes.

Now add one more shape of your own and create another monster.

For part two of this task you're going to discuss with your partner or the class were any shapes difficult to use and why.

You can pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

Off you go, have fun.

So how did it go? Well, you may have drawn something like this.

This is what Lucas got.

So he chose a square, triangle and an oval.

We can see that Lucas has chosen to arrange his shapes in a particular way, and we can see that Lucas has arranged the shapes like this.

He's chosen the oval to be the body and the triangle to be the head.

I wonder if you managed to use all three shapes for your monster? For task two, for question two, Lucas says, "I used the oval for the monster's body because I thought it looked like a big belly.

I found it difficult to use the triangle shape for the arms. It didn't look right at first." I wonder if you experienced the same? Were there any shapes that you found tricky? Sophia says, "I used the triangle for the body instead, so it looked more unusual.

It's fun how we used the same shapes but made such different monsters." Well done for giving that task go.

You're this much closer to designing your monster.

Now let's move on to lesson cycle two.

For this lesson cycle, you are going to be adding details and features to the monster drawing.

Sophia and Lucas are discussing how they could further improve their monster drawings.

Lucas says, "Artists often take initial drawings and add details to make their drawings more unique." Sophia says, "Now that we have the main body parts of the monster, we can start thinking about textures too." So on the screen now you can see some different details you could add to your monster.

This could be horns, wings, claws, or even a tail.

So by adding these details to your monster, you end up creating a unique monster.

So these details can change how your monster looks and make it stand out.

So Lucas decides to add these details to his monster drawing.

So Lucas says "Claws can be small, sharp, triangles added to the ends of arms or legs." So he's gone and added those in.

"A tail can be a curved line, a squiggle or even a zigzag.

Wings can be large shapes like semicircle or triangles added to the back." And we can see that Lucas has also added in a face for his monster there using circles, a crescent for the big smile that the monster's got and teeth as well.

Can you see that by adding details our monster is slowly beginning to take form.

Over to you.

With a partner, I'd like you to discuss which detail you might choose to use for your drawing and why.

Would you choose to include A horns, B wings, C claws, or D a tail? Now you might find that you choose multiple details to add.

That's absolutely fine.

You can pause the video here and click play when you finished with your discussion.

So what did you choose? <v ->Well, if I was designing my monster,</v> I would definitely choose to give my monster horns, wings, claws, and a tail because I like each and every one of these features as I know that this will make my monster stand out.

Moving on.

You can also add texture to your monster drawing.

A texture is how something feels like rough, smooth, or bumpy.

An artist can show that in their drawings.

So this is called visual texture and that's because we can see that texture.

So here we've got some examples of how you might add texture to your monster.

So you can add dots, you can add squiggles, you can use stippling or even dashes.

So for example, if you draw lots of tiny scratchy lines, it can make something look rough like a tree bark.

Or if you use soft curve lines, it can look smooth like feral silk.

Lines help bring drawings to life by making them look like they feel different to touch.

So now Lucas goes back to his drawing and adds texture.

Lucas says, "I will add squiggles to my monster's wings because I want them to look fluffy like bird wings." I love this detail.

I really like how Lucas has thought about using squiggles to show that the wing is fluffy and I think it works really well here.

Over to you.

What I'd like you to do is with a partner, discuss which texture you might choose to use for your drawing and why.

It could be that you focus in on some of the different details that you want to draw and whether those details will include texture or not.

So for example, you might be thinking about the wings.

What will the wings look like? Or you might be thinking about the tail.

What type of texture might that tail have? So you can choose between A squiggles, B stippling, C dashes and D dots.

You can pause the video here and click play when you're ready to rejoin us.

So what did you choose? Well, when it came to thinking about my own monster, I thought about the tail of my monster.

And for the tail I thought about adding dashes.

This is to show that the tail has quite a smooth texture and I would include the dashes on the size of the tails to show that it is smooth.

Let's move on.

Onto the main task for this lesson cycle.

So question one.

You are going to choose one of your monsters and add at least three different details and textures to your monster drawing.

So here you've got dots, squiggles, stippling and dashes.

You're going to sketch lightly so that you can erase any mistakes.

And I'd like you to think about features like the horns, claws, tails, or wings.

For part two of this task, with a partner, you are going to compare your monster.

How are they similar or different? Which details and textures make each monster unique? Have fun completing your monster now by adding the details and features to your monster.

And then when you're ready, click play so we can carry on.

So how did you do? I hope you really like the designs of your monster.

You may have drawn something like this, and here in these two images we can see that features such as wings, horns have been added in to our monster.

We can also see that texture has been added in.

In both monsters we can see that dashes have been used to show that the monster has fur.

We can also see that squiggles have been used to also show that both monsters are fluffy.

For question two, Lucas and Sophia are comparing their monsters.

Lucas says, "Both our monsters have sharp teeth.

My monster has wings and claws." Sophia says, "I added dashes to create texture because I wanted my monster to look fluffy." Well done if you manage to add in texture and I hope you really like your monster's design.

Fantastic.

We've made it to the end of the lesson.

We're now going to summarise our learning.

So in this lesson, you were learning to design a monster.

You should now understand that identifying the shapes in different monster drawings can help us to recreate them.

You also understand that arranging and combining shapes in different ways can create unique monsters.

Sketching using light lines helps mistakes to be corrected easily.

And lastly, you understand that line and texture can be used to add details to make drawings more interesting.

Well done for finishing this lesson.

I really do hope you like the design of your monster and I look forward to seeing you in the next lesson.

Bye.