Content

Skills

Work in Clay

Sculpture; developing art vocabulary

Still Life work

Basic drawing and painting skills;  Form, tone, colour theory

Narrative Art in the form of printing. Looking at Greek Myths for inspiration, listening to BBC short radio plays for pupils to respond to.

Visualise imagery; printing

Painting Great Art

Exploring various artists’ drawing and painting styles; Developing knowledge about art movements.

Pattern From Around the World

Sampling pattern work; Experimenting with designs; Exploring pattern; Analysing packaging design

Manga Mania

Distinctive genre as a discipline/way of drawing.

Content

Skills

Paper Sculptured African Mask

Creating and appreciating sculptural forms.

Intermediate drawing and painting skills.

Composition work; addressing proportion; depth and single point perspective.

Artist Study – Caravaggio, painting a figure in a local landscape

‘Reading pictures’; trialling different styles

Pattern Work, looking at Celtic Art and Illuminated manuscripts to develop personal monograms

Awareness of line, tone, shape and graduated colours.

Collage work, using climate change as a theme to respond to while reflecting on the use of persuasive posters.

Decoding visual clues; exploring the power of visual art to communicate

Using colour for its depth value and creating optical illusions.

Explore formal elements; colour theory; exploring art vocabulary.

Content

Skills

Ceramic Caricatures

Imaginative work based on aspirational people.

Advanced drawing and painting skills –Portraiture.

Using the grid system; developing three dimensional effects.

Investigation and response. Inspired by associations of the current season.

Use of multiple media where applicable; creating a considered response.

Drawing and Painting using animals as inspiration.

Creating a likeness; experimenting with colour and tone; geometric art

Illustration, creating a fantasy painting using mixed media.

Exploring work of book illustrators; working partly in relief, using tissue paper etc; composition

Individual project based on the concept of ‘Future me’.

Planning; imagining; drawing; working with a range of materials to produce meaningful work

Year 6

Year 7

Year 8

I can independently develop a range of ideas which show curiosity, imagination and originality.

I can engage in open-ended research, experimenting with drawing and other techniques to produce more expressive work.

I can engage in purposeful and open-ended research, which will allow me to develop my ideas in response to a design brief.

I can research, plan and develop a range of ideas and approaches, keeping the final product in mind.

I can study artwork, then analyse and select characteristics which can be used in my own ideas.

I can demonstrate how the artwork I have studied informs how my own ideas develop and how my creative intentions grow.

I can select and develop technical skills to create products and pieces with precision through, drawing, painting, printing and ceramics, paying attention to the final finish of my work.

I can confidently develop my technical skills by using a sketchbook and through drawing, painting and paper sculpture, and realise personal ideas having explored creative approaches.

I can confidently investigate new and unfamiliar materials, engaging in purposeful and open-ended experimentation in which my ideas and purpose are clear.

I can independently select and effectively use relevant processes in order to create successful and finished work.

I can use tools in different ways to control how media is applied and the effect it creates.

I can apply the unique characteristics of the work of the artists I have studied, in order to inform my creative actions and then select processes and techniques that I want to use.

I can review my work and suggest appropriate improvements during the process and the finished product.

I can evaluate my own work and others’ work against success criteria to identify how improvements could be made.

I can adapt the appearance of modelled and painted surfaces, applying my knowledge of colour or 3D media to express an intention

I can use artists’ work to improve and influence my own.

I can explain how particular periods, genres, styles or aspects of art contain visual and expressive characteristics that convey meaning.

I can identify how individual experience and cultural influences affect what artists make, using this to critically inform improvements.

I can draw on and evaluate the work, concepts and ideas of other artists to inform my own work.

I can select materials and tools to support creative actions in response to artworks that have been selected in line with my personal taste and engagement.

I can extend my research to identify new and innovative art that challenges thinking about what art is and can be.

I can take into account the influence of the different historical, cultural and social contexts across a range of artists.

I can understand and explain how different types of art and design convey meaning, seeing the influence of the different historical, cultural and social contexts.

I can express my opinions through evaluations of several artists, considering how their work is a product of their culture, time or place.

I can use key vocabulary when discussing my own work and that of other artists with confidence.

I can use key vocabulary when discussing or writing about my own work and that of other artists.

I can use key vocabulary to express my thoughts using descriptive and critical language when speaking and writing.