This Art and design video guides learners in painting plates inspired by Clarice Cliff’s circle tree design. The activity encourages colour mixing, contrast and playful paint techniques.
year: Stage 1
Teacher video: Clarice Cliff
This Art and design video supports teachers in delivering a lesson inspired by the work of Clarice Cliff, focusing on her iconic circle tree design. Learners create their own decorative paper plate, using bold concentric circles and a contrasting black tree silhouette. The video guides teachers through the process of mixing bright colours from primary paints and applying them carefully to form even, layered circles. It also introduces a playful technique for painting tree silhouettes using black paint and straws.
Teacher video: Colour mixing
This Art and design video supports teachers in delivering a lesson focused on refining painting techniques through colour mixing. This activity encourages experimentation with tone and shade, helping children understand how subtle changes in mixing can create a wide range of results.
Learner video: Building block printing
This Art and design video introduces learners to printing with paint using textured objects to create colourful patterns. The activity encourages experimentation with shape, layering and mixed media techniques.
Learner video: Painting with colour
This Art and design video guides learners through a hands-on painting activity inspired by Jasper Johns’s ‘Zero to Nine’. Learners begin by drawing the numbers 0 to 9 on an A3 sheet and then use primary colours (red, yellow and blue) to paint inside the shapes.
Teacher video: Painting with colour
This Art and design video supports teachers in delivering a follow-up lesson on colour, focusing on mixing paints and applying them in response to the work of artist Jasper Johns. The lesson centres around recreating Johns’ ‘Zero to Nine’ artwork, encouraging both creative freedom and technical refinement.
Teacher video: Making colours
This Art and design video supports teachers in delivering an introductory lesson on colour. It introduces learners to basic colour theory by exploring how the three primary colours, red, blue and yellow, can be combined to create secondary colours.
Learner video: Shape portraits
This Art and design video guides learners in creating a final portrait using shape-based sketches and colouring techniques.
Learner video: Colouring practice
This Art and design video helps learners develop their colouring skills by focusing on grip, pressure and technique. Learners are guided through how to hold a pencil for effective colouring, using the side of the tip to fill spaces with smooth, even colour. The video introduces key concepts such as pressure, direction and control, encouraging learners to avoid gaps, maintain consistent colour and stay within the lines.