Subject: Art and design
Learner video: Notan art
This Art and design video guides learners through the process of creating a piece of Japanese Notan art, a striking style that uses symmetry and contrast. Learners draw, cut and flip shapes from black card to explore positive and negative space in a balanced composition.
Learner video: Cyanotype prints
This Art and design video guides learners through the process of creating a cyanotype, which is a blue photographic print made using sunlight.
Learner video: Modelling dough skills
This Art and design video guides learners through a hands-on exploration of modelling dough, encouraging them to experiment with shaping, twisting, stretching and layering.
Learner video: Observational drawing
This Art and design video guides learners through an observational drawing activity focused on close looking and careful sketching. Using real flowers or images, learners are encouraged to observe details such as shape, size and placement while sketching what they see.
Learner video: Paper animal sculptures
This Art and design video introduces learners to a sculpture activity using simple paper and card techniques. Learners practise folding, rolling and assembling shapes to create imaginative animal sculptures, such as snakes and birds, while developing fine motor skills and understanding form.
Learner video: Drawing with scissors
This Art and design video demonstrates a hands-on collage activity inspired by the work of Henri Matisse. The activity encourages creativity, experimentation and control with scissors.
Learner video: Drawing self-portraits
This Art and design video supports teachers in guiding learners through an activity focused on observational skills and symmetry.
Learner video: Clay techniques
This Art and design video guides learners as they practise essential clay modelling techniques to begin making their Maya-inspired face sculptures. Learners explore how to roll, shape, cut, mark and join clay pieces using the score and slip method, building their confidence in manipulating this 3D material to express form and character.