Art & DT

Children at St. Anne’s love their Art and DT lessons! At our school, you can find:

  • A love of art across the school with children expressing how much they enjoy their art lessons

  • Children from Y1-6 having a sketchbook that progresses through the school years with them, evidencing progression

  • Each year group covering clear objectives

  • Children learning about a different artist each year with links across their other subjects

We offer after school club options of Art and Calligraphy to further encourage children to develop their creativity.

cal.jpeg

In Nursery, the children have been thinking about Bonfire night – fire work painting, printing and splatter art.

They also made sparklers, using straws and then children chose and snipped shiny paper for fire

They also had a go at junk modelling rockets children chose their own boxes and folded paper added shapes for windows.

The children have also been reading Owl babies and making their own, using forks to paint owls creating owls using collage and junk modelling.

In Reception this half term we have been doing lots of art and DT in our creative area. We have been making rockets to go to the moon in junk modelling. We worked really hard on our own versions of the painting ‘The Starry Night’ by Vincent van Gogh. We thought about the colours that we would use and how to move our brushes to make different marks.

We definitely have some budding artists in Reception!

Year 1 Objectives

What happens when we mix colours?

What are warm and cold colours?

What happens if we add more water?

What happens if we change the size of our brush?

Can I add simple annotations?

Year 1 Vocabulary

Drawing: thick, thin, soft, broad, narrow, fine, pattern, line, shape, detail, mirror image, nature, made environment.

Painting: primary (colour), light, dark, thick, thin, tone, warm, cold, shade e.g. different shades of red, green, blue, yellow, bright.

Printing: print, rubbing, smudge, image, reverse, shapes, surface, pressure, decoration, cloth.

Collage & Textiles: fabric, colour, pattern, shape, texture, glue, stick, scissors, sew, needle, felt, hessian, scraps, wool, yarn, thread, fur, tweed, silk, satin, net, weave.

Sculpture: model, cut, stick, fold, bend, attach, assemble, statue, stone, shell, wood, metal.

In Year 1, the children are creating their own toy bear using 2D shapes.

Year 2 Objectives

  • Freedom to explore a range of materials

  • What effect do pastels have? What effect does water paint have?

  • Can I make experimental marks?

  • What does tone mean? How can you use a pencil to achieve different tones?

  • How do we use shading? What is the effect?

  • What is shape? What is pattern?

  • Can I annotate and evaluate an artist’s work?

Year 2 Vocabulary

Drawing: Thick, Thin, Soft, Broad, Narrow, Fine, Pattern, Line, Shape, Detail, Nature, Made environment, Comparison, Still life.

Painting: Secondary (colour), Light, Dark, Thick, Thin, Tone, Warm, Cold, Shade e.g. different shades of red, green, blue, yellow, Bright, Pointillism, Colour wash.

Printing: Print, Rubbing, Smudge, Image, Reverse, Shapes, Surface, Pressure, Decoration, Cloth, Repeat, Rotate, Mon-print, Two-tone print.

Collage & Textiles: Fabric, Colour, Pattern, Shape, Texture, Glue, Stick, Scissors, Sew, Needle, Felt, Hessian, Scraps, Wool, Yarn, Mixed media, Collage, Appliqué, Layers, Combine, Opinion, Thread, Fur, Tweed, Silk, Satin, Net, Weave.

Sculpture: Sculpture, Structure, Assemble, Construct, Model, Fold, Bend, Attach, Statue, Stone, Metal, Curve, Form, Clay, Impress, Texture.

In Year 2, the children are exploring texture as an element of art.

Year 3 Objectives

  • Independently explore a range of media and plan their own artwork

  • Developing curiosity and creativity

  • Exploring finger paints and charcoal

  • Mark-making on different textures.

  • Which media works the best?

  • How do I use a straw to blow ink?

  • What is the effect of printing?

  • Testing different backgrounds and colours and making comparisons

  • Using staples, hole punchers and tying with various thread to document journeys in sketchbooks.

  • Adding meaningful annotations

  • Link to real career – artist study (examples: Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Barbara Hepworth sculptures

Year 3 Vocabulary

Drawing: Frame, Cartoon, Comic strip, Map, Position, Boundary, Label, Line, Symbol, Practical, Impractical, Change, Improve.

Painting: Abstract, Natural, Bold, Delicate, Detailed, Colour descriptors e.g. scarlet, crimson, emerald, eau de nil, turquoise, Watery, Intense, Strong, Opaque, Translucent, Wash, Tint, Shade, Background, Foreground, Middle ground.

Printing: Imprint, Impression, Mould, Mono print, Background, Marbling, Surface, Absorb, Stencil, Pounce, Negative image, Positive image.

Collage & Textiles: Tie and dye, Natural, Synthetic, Vat, Bunching, Dip, Soak, Resist, Threading, Stitching, Embroidery, Cross stitch, Running stitch, Stem stitch, Shrunken, Wool tops, Carding, Tease, Matting.

Sculpture: Viewpoint, Detail, Decoration, Natural, Form, Two-dimensional, Three-dimensional, Tiles, Brick, Slate, Wood, Stone, Metal, Texture, Bronze, Iron.

Year 4 Objectives

  • Continuing to build on independent exploring

  • Mark-making and drawing in the style of a chosen artist

  • What are the effects of hatching, cross-hatching, stippling and shading?

  • Can I annotate impact in detail?

  • Design project linked to Topic (Stone Age) Clay pottery and researching how to make vessels

  • Making marks to add texture to clay pots? Considering colour

  • Study on Keith Brymer Jones and evaluation of pottery.

Year 4 have been strengthening their skills in drawing and painting. What is a mosaic and how are they made?

Year 5 Objectives

  • Encouraging meaningful annotation

  • Completing an in-depth art study: Picasso, Emmin and Quinn

  • Conveying personal opinions on art work

  • Mixing different shades of colours, thinking about tint, tone and shade

  • Greek pottery unit on Grayson Perry, comparing to Brymer Jones from Y4 study

Year 5 Vocabulary

Drawing: Viewpoint, Distance, Direction, Angle, Perspective, Bird’s eye view, Alter, Modify, Interior, Exterior, Natural form, Vista, Panorama, Image, Subject, Portrait, Caricature, Expression, Personality.

Painting: Traditional, Representational, Imaginary, Modern, Abstract, Impressionist, Stippled, Splattered, Dabbed, Scraped, Dotted, Stroked, Textured, Flat, Layered, Opaque, Translucent, Intense.

Printing: Monotype, Printing plate, Inking up, Water-based, Oil-based, Overlap, Intaglio, Relief, Etching, Engraving, Indentation, Collograph, Pressure.

Collage & Textiles: Cloth, Fray, Taffeta, Organdie, Poplin, Tweed, Embellished, Manipulated, Embroidered, Warp, Weft, Replicate, Soft sculpture.

Sculpture: Realistic, Proportion, Surface texture, Balance, Scale, Relationship, Transform, Movement, Rhythm, Composition, Structure, Construct, Flexible, Pliable, Hollow, Solid, Surface, Plane, Angle, Slip, Attachment, Relief.

In Year 5, we are comparing and contrasting traditional and digital printing. The children are designing their own printing design which they are going to print with aluminium foil.

Year 6 Objectives

  • What is art? Having complete independence when expressing our artwork.

  • Using images to inspire story writing

  • Answering questions, gathering evidence, evaluations and writing opinions, similarities and differences.

  • Evolution and inheritance – exploring a range of media and techniques in sketchbooks. Drawing upon knowledge and skills from past 6 years.

  • Discover and rediscover, discuss preferences, chat with peers, advice from teachers and at home.

Year 6 Vocabulary

Drawing: Action, Balance, Direction, Dynamic, Imbalance, Movement, Poised, Transition, Viewpoint, Weight.

Painting: Still life, Traditional, Modern, Abstract, Imaginary, Natural, Made, Inanimate, Composition, Arrangement, Complimentary, Tonal, Shading.

Printing: Aesthetic, Pattern, Motif, Victorian, Islamic, Rotation, Reflection, Symmetrical, Repetition.

Collage & Textiles: Manipulation, Smocking, Ruching, Batik, Embellish, Accentuate, Enhance, Detract, Practicality, Aesthetic

Sculpture: Line, Shape, Pose, Position, Gesture, Repetition, Sequence, Dynamic, Flowing, Motion, Rhythm, Proportion, Balance

In Year 6, we have been exploring graffiti. We are making our own slogan to go on a trainer merchandise.