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Chalk prints

I can create a print using chalk pastels and water.

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Chalk prints

I can create a print using chalk pastels and water.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Printing in art means to make a copy of something.
  2. Marbling is a form of printing, as artists make a copy of the inks or pigment floating in the water.
  3. Historians are unsure where marbling originated, although it is thought either Japan or Persia are most likely.

Keywords

  • Print - a way of making a copy of something

  • Marbling - floating inks or pigments on water, then transferring this onto paper

  • Chalk pastel - a soft and powdery art material

Common misconception

Marbling was invented in Britain.

Art historians are not exactly sure where marbling was invented, but it was certainly popular in places such as Japan a long time before it was brought to Britain.


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To manage resources and support children with Task B, pupils could work in small groups rather than as a whole class. Images of planets or space for inspiration could also be prepared in advance.
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Equipment

Chalk pastels, printing trays, jugs of water, disposable cutlery, thick paper cut to a little smaller than the trays. Circular paper cut to a little smaller than the trays for Task B.

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Lesson video

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which images show curved lines?
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
What art material is this?
An image in a quiz
paint
Correct answer: chalk pastel
paper
Q3.
Which image shows the technique of stippling?
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q4.
Chalk pastels can be black and white or colourful.
Correct answer: True
False

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is a description of printing?
a soft and powdery art material
floating inks or pigments on water, then transferring this onto paper
Correct answer: a way of making a copy of something
Q2.
Which of these would you use to make a planet look lighter or darker?
a curve
Correct answer: tone
shape
Q3.
Layering chalk can create a range of colours.
bright
dark
Correct answer: soft
Q4.
What equipment is not needed to create a chalk pastel print?
chalk
Correct answer: pencil
tray