Painting 2 & 4 Key Stage 1

PAINTING 2 & 4 – KEY STAGE 1 SKILL SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES ARTISTS VOCABULARY CURRICULUM RECOMMENDED WORKS OF ART LINKS MATERIALS

To Control the lightness To explore mark making with paint using knowledge of tints Pop artists Tints Pattern Sketchbooks and darkness of colours and shades. using black and white. Using the chosen colour, paint a shape near the centre of Bridget Riley Shades Shapes Powder or Ready the paper or in sketchbooks. mix paint To use sketchbooks for Mix up tints by adding white, and shades by adding black Splash Light and dark experimental purposes. to the main colour. The pupils can only choose one colour Brushes of plus black (to create shades) and white (to create tints). Swirl several sizes To reinforce good Begin with the chosen colour ie red and paint some marks working practices in the on to the paper. Now add a small amount of white to the Twirl Pieces of sponge care of equipment. red in the palette. This will make a deep pink. With this tint, paint some more marks. Add more white to the tint in Zigzag Rags the palette. You now have a paler pink colour. Add to the painting. Shape Off-cuts of card Repeat the process until the tint becomes almost white. Record each new tint in sketchbooks as you go along. Begin Pale/Deep Palettes with the colour (red) again and repeat for shades. Use these to paint other areas adjoining or overlapping the Overlap Water first. Experiment with other marks: lines, spots, splashes, swirls, twirls, zigzags etc. Sometimes use white or black as well as the other tints and shades already mixed. Try as many interesting lines, shapes and patterns as possible. Use edges of card to print lines over the painting. Demonstrate to the children how to clean and store the brushes and palettes after use.