Year 4 Art and Design

Power prints- Drawing

In this topic pupils will use mechanical engravings as a starting point, pupils develop an awareness of proportion, composition and pattern in drawing and combine media for effect when developing a drawing into a print.

1. How can we use tone to create 3D shapes? To draw using tone to create a 3D effect.*

2. How do we use proprtion in our drawings?  To explore proportion and tone when drawing. 

3. How can using scissors help to develop a composition? To plan a composition for a mixed-media drawing. 

4. Which shading techniques are most effective for wax relief? To use shading techniques to create pattern and contrast.

5. How can we turn our drawings into prints? To work collaboratively to develop drawings into prints.

Power prints- Drawing

National Curriculum Objectives

• To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination.

• To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using line, shape, form and space.

• To be taught about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work.

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay].

• To develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.

• To learn about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Mega materials- Sculpture & 3D

In this topic pupils will explore the way different materials can be shaped and joined, learning about techniques used by artists as diverse as Barbara Hepworth and Sokari Douglas-Camp and creating their own sculptures.

1. From 2D to 3D. To develop ideas for 3D work through drawing and visualisation in 2D.

2. Soap sculptures. To use more complex techniques to shape materials. 

3. Working with wire. To explore how shapes can be formed and joined in wire.

4. Shadow sculpture. To consider the effect of how sculpture is displayed.*

5. Recycle and recreate. To choose and join a variety of materials to make sculpture.

Mega materials- Sculpture & 3D

National Curriculum Objectives

• To develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.

• To learn about great artists, architects and designers in history.

• To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques.

Ancient Egyptian Scrolls- Craft & Design

This unit focuses on exploring and creating Ancient Egyptian art, guiding pupils in understanding and applying the styles, patterns, and techniques of Ancient Egyptian art through lessons that include designing scrolls, making paper, and creating contemporary responses using zines. 

1. Exploring Ancient Egyptian art. To investigate the style, pattern and characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art.

2. Designing scrolls. To apply design skills inspired by the style of an ancient civilisation. 

3. Making paper. To apply understanding of ancient techniques to construct a new material.

4. Scroll making. To apply drawing and painting skills in the style of an ancient civilisation.

5. Making zines. To apply an understanding of Egyptian art to develop a contemporary response.

Ancient Egyptian Scrolls- Craft & Design

National Curriculum Objectives

• To create sketchbooks to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.   

• To improve their mastery of art and design techniques,  including drawing,  painting and sculpture with a range of  materials.  

• To know about great artists, architects and designers in history.

Light & Dark- Painting & mixed media

In this topic pupils will develop skills in colour mixing, focussing on using tints and shades to create a 3D effect. Experimenting with composition and applying painting techniques to a personal still life piece. 

1. Tints and shades. To understand how to darken or lighten a colour when mixing paint.

2. Three dimensions. To use tints and shades to give a three-dimensional effect when painting.

3. Painting techniques. To explore how paint can create very different effects.

4. Composition. To consider proportion and composition when planning a still-life painting.

5. Still life. To apply knowledge of colour mixing and painting techniques to create a finished piece.

Light & Dark- Painting & mixed media

National Curriculum Objectives

• To evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.

• To become proficient in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques.

• To create sketch books  to record  their  observations  and  use them  to review  and revisit ideas. 

• To improve  their  mastery  of  art  and design techniques,  including drawing,  painting and sculpture with  a range of  materials  [for  example,  pencil,  charcoal,  paint,  clay].

• To know about great artists, craft makers and designers, and understand the historical and cultural development of their art forms.