Year 6

Develop and apply learning in your own design piece

In this lesson, we will draw on previous learning and develop our own design ideas using an object we know well as a starting point. We will apply our learning about typography and composition.

Year 6

Develop and apply learning in your own design piece

In this lesson, we will draw on previous learning and develop our own design ideas using an object we know well as a starting point. We will apply our learning about typography and composition.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Can independently take action to refine their technical and craft skills in order to develop their mastery of materials and techniques.
  2. Can consolidate learning about typography and composition.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What does a multi-disciplinary artist do?
Teach others how to be artists.
Travel around the world.
Work in a school.
Correct answer: Work using a wide range of techniques and with different materials.
Q2.
Graphic designers must always include colour in their work?
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
Which colour expresses the feeling of sadness?
Correct answer: Blue
Green
Red
Yellow
Q4.
What is a good method for showing texture in illustrations?
Cutting lines into clay
Using collage
Correct answer: Using lines
Using one colour
Q5.
A sketchbook is a place where we can collect thoughts, ideas and inspiration.
False
Correct answer: True

5 Questions

Q1.
What is a brief?
A hard-backed sketchbook
A piece of paper
Correct answer: A statement given to designers to guide their work
An artist's pencil case
Q2.
What is a grid?
A method for weaving
A place to keep your art materials
Correct answer: A system for organising layout
The contents page on a reading book
Q3.
What is layout?
A blank area of a design
A special name for a ruler used by graphic designers
Correct answer: The way that different parts of a design are arranged
Tracing paper
Q4.
When you draw a self portrait you are not meant to look away from your drawing.
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
Which piece of equipment is necessary for drawing a grid?
A compass
A protractor
Correct answer: A ruler
Watercolour paints