Year 2: Drawing Cuddly Toys Using Texture and Viewpoint

 In year 2 last term, we explored and described different ways to shade in order to show texture. Can you see how we used the pencils in different ways?
We also looked closely, talked about and drew objects from different viewpoints: the front, back, and both sides. 
Here are some of our drawings of cuddly toys using shading to show the texture.

Year 5 Book Art - 3D Sculptures

In year 5 we have been exploring book art. We gathered books that were to be recycled and instead  brought them back to life in 3D. We tried to show the personality or character of the book and kept loosely to the original story. We wanted to upcycle the book in a new, creative way.

Our project included  origami, folding, glueing, twisting and cutting paper, among other techniques.

It provided an exciting opportunity to explore transformation, with paper being a great material for exploring form.

Year 1 Drawing

In year 1 art, we started the year drawing the characters from the story Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy. The children listened to the story and drew the characters from the descriptions given. They used their imagination and created beautiful dogs!

We were focusing in our first few lessons how to use pencils in different ways; to create textures.

Then we explored using pastels and chalks in different ways to draw spirals, and snails. We noticed how we use our fingers, hands, wrists, arms and shoulders when drawing!

We also drew careful observational drawings of shells which were very difficult because of the intricate detail. We explored the patterns and lines on the shells before drawing them using sketching pencils.

Year 2 Grauation!

Year 2 graduated from their Mead University courses in Art, Forest School, Cookery and Recycling. Over the last six weeks they have enjoyed attending sessions in these subjects.

                                                              Art Colour Project graduates

                                                                    Cookery graduates

                                                                  Recycling graduates

                                                                Forest School graduates

                                                                  Well done to you all!

Year 2 Art Project-Mead University

Some of the Year 2 children enrolled on the Colour Art Project and have completed five weeks of their course.  It has included exploring emotions using colour and creating different art work using their silhouettes and the Pointillism painting technique. Well done you will graduate next week with flying 'colours'!

Scotland get crafty!

Scotland Class beat there attendance target last week and earnt themselves an arts and crafts afternoon. They made these fantastic bookmarks. Well done Scotland!

Year Three express themselves

In RE this half term year three are looking at how people express their faith through the arts.  This week we looked at paintings depicting Bible stories and painted our own interpretations using watercolours. They did a great job, as I'm sure you will agree.

Print and Activism!

In year 6 art, children were introduced to the idea that they can use art as a way of sharing their passions and interests with their peers and community.

We started by introducing them to artists who are activists, and then we helped pupils identify and voice the things they care about as individuals.  Then the classes made posters using collage, print and drawing.

Here are some of the finished posters!

We’re walking in the air...

In year 5 art, the children have explored the process of making monotypes.

First they learned about an artist who uses monotypes to build sculptures and installations.

Then they embarked on a project which gave them the opportunity to use the monotype process (combined with painting and collage) to make an illustration inspired by the book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs.

Here are some of their finished pieces.