Unit 2: Painting & mixed media: Portraits

Learners who are secure can:

• Vary the size, shape and placement of words to create an effect during the drawing task.
• Try out a variety of materials and compositions for their drawing backgrounds.
• Show that they are making decisions about the positions of their drawings on their backgrounds.
• Try out more than one idea.
• Create a successful print.
• Use some art vocabulary to talk about and compare portraits.
• Identify key facts using a website as a reference.
• Use art vocabulary to discuss a portrait and explain their opinion of an artwork.
• Try something new when experimenting with their photo portrait.
• Apply skills and understanding developed through the unit, including creating self-portraits that aim to represent something about themselves.
• Show they have considered the effect created by their choice of materials and by making clear choices about the composition of their final piece.
• Explain how the artists studied in the unit have influenced their art journey.