This Art and design video introduces relief printmaking through lino printing inspired by memory drawings. The activity encourages learners to explore carving and pressing techniques and how artists like Elizabeth Catlett use line and texture to express emotion and tell stories.
year: Stage 5
Teacher video: Printmaking
This Art and design video introduces key printmaking techniques including block, mono, collagraph and lino printing. It explores how each method supports the development of line, pattern, tone, texture and colour, while offering practical guidance on materials, tools, and safe classroom use.
Learner video: Developing memory drawings
This Art and design video demonstrates how to add depth to drawings using foreground middle ground and background. The activity encourages learners to use lines patterns and shading inspired by Elizabeth Catlett to suggest space distance and guide the viewer’s eye.
Teacher video: Depth in art
This Art and design video supports teachers in exploring how artists create the illusion of depth in two-dimensional drawings. The lesson introduces the concepts of foreground, middle ground and background, helping learners understand how size, detail, colour and placement can suggest distance and space.
Learner video: Using felt tips and water
This Art and design video demonstrates how to create expressive drawings using felt tip pens and water inspired by Charlie Mackesy. The activity encourages experimentation with line tone movement and gentle washes of colour to convey emotion.
Learner video: Gestural mark marking
This Art and design video introduces gestural mark making to capture speed energy and direction. The activity encourages learners to respond physically and emotionally to movement using expressive lines and marks.
Learner video: Movement
This Art and design video demonstrates expressive drawing techniques to capture movement inspired by ballet or football. The activity encourages using bold materials and gestural marks to respond to dynamic filmed movement.
Teacher video: Addressing perfection
This Art and design video helps teachers support learners in developing expressive mark making skills through large-scale drawing. The lesson focuses on movement, encouraging children to move away from perfectionism and embrace creativity, expression and experimentation.
Teacher video: Drawing materials
This Art and design video introduces teachers to a range of drawing materials and their expressive qualities, helping them feel confident in modelling techniques and offering learners broader artistic experiences. It explores the use and characteristics of materials such as graphite sticks, charcoal, oil and soft pastels and crayons, alongside techniques like sgraffito and blending.