Drawing: Tone and texture
Exploring how artists use tone and texture. Applying these techniques in observational drawings.
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Unit 1: Drawing: Tone and texture
Unit outcomes
Learners who are secure will be able to:
- Experiment with a range of materials to create marks and tones.
- Use different pressures and control to make different marks.
- Describe the texture of objects.
- Identify how artists use tone.
- Control shading to show tone.
- Sketch simple shapes lightly so that changes can be made.
- Refine a drawing by building up the outline of an object.
Suggested prior learning
Unit 1: Drawing: Make your mark
Get startedLessons
Lesson 1: Exploring drawing materials
- To explore drawing techniques using a range of materials.
Lesson 2: Understanding and creating texture
- To explore and describe texture through touch and rubbings.
Lesson 3: Exploring tonal shading
- To develop tonal shading skills using control and pressure.
Lesson 4: Sketching and refining a drawing
- To develop an initial sketch for an observational drawing.
Lesson 5: Creating an observational drawing
- To apply an understanding of tone and texture to make an observational drawing.
Key skills
Experiencing:
- E.01 Encounter, sense,
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Key vocabulary
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Art and design
Vocabulary display – Art and design S2: Drawing: Tone and texture
A display version of the unit vocabulary.