Manipulating drawings
I can develop my ideas by manipulating drawings in different ways.
Manipulating drawings
I can develop my ideas by manipulating drawings in different ways.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Biro and hairspray can be used in drawings in different ways to create interesting effects.
- Layering allows artists to infuse their unique voice and style into their drawings.
- Artists manipulate their drawings to explore concepts and clarify their intentions and message.
Keywords
Manipulate - to control or change something to achieve a desired effect
Develop - expanding and refining an idea to create a more complete outcome
Layer - in art, adding materials or techniques on top of each other to create depth or texture
Common misconception
Drawing always has to be neat, precise, and done with traditional materials like pencil.
Artists can experiment with non-traditional materials and looser techniques like splashes, drips and sprays to develop freedom and unexpected results.
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Manipulating drawings, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 10 art and design lesson on: Manipulating drawings, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 4 art and design lessons from the Foundation workshops: selecting primary sources and recording observations unit, dive into the full secondary art and design curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Examples of artists' work. For layering media: paper, biro, pens, ink, paint, water and hairspary. For layering collage: range of background papers, recycled objects & materials, needle & thread.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
wood, metal, fabric, or found objects can give art a unique texture
plastic or fabric can give the artwork a different or new look
rough, soft or smooth materials that make the art interesting to touch
experimenting with new materials leads to interesting outcomes