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Colour theory art lessons and full art projects. This range of art resources for how to teach colour theory includes a range of projects for high school.
In these polyblock printing technique lessons, my Y7 art pupils looked at African Adinkra Symbols and used them as inspiration to create their own colourful, printed artworks. They researched and analysed the Adinkra symbols, then created their own symbols and finally created their own polyblock printed artworks. Get Art Resources sent straight to your email: […]
Read More KS3 Art: Block Printing Scheme of Work – Adinkra SymbolsThis is one of my favourite printing projects to teach because it’s really difficult for students to get it wrong! The aims of this KS3 Printmaking Pattern Project are for students to understand how to design patterns, understand the poly-printing process and learn how to take inspiration from a street artist. Get Art resources sent […]
Read More KS3 Printmaking Pattern ProjectAfter teaching a dry media pattern design project previously, I altered this pattern design scheme of work to focus more on colour theory and develop students’ painting skills. This is the first year I have taught the project this way, and I am so chuffed with the results! Get this full pattern painting project on […]
Read More KS3 Art Project: Painting PatternsI designed this 3D Pop Art project as a fun way to end the summer term with my students. It is inspired by different Pop Art ideas and I combined a few elements of art (including colour theory) to create this full scheme of work. I taught it with Year 7 (11-12yrs) for around 6 […]
Read More KS3 Easy 3D Pop Art Sculpture ProjectThis simple clay art project is one of my favourites to teach towards the end of the year; it is engaging and dead easy to teach, with really effective outcomes for students! It’s also great for them to be able to take some 3D ceramic artwork home with them at the end of the year. […]
Read More KS3 Easy Clay Project: Textured VesselsI’m really excited to share this easy oil pastel art project because I have only just finished teaching it and the students have created some really wonderful work – I love their final pieces! (Although I do feel like I’m getting a bit obsessed with teaching Cubist inspired art lessons 😂 ) I was struggling […]
Read More KS3 Oil Pastel Cubism Art ProjectIt sounds bad to say but “I’m making this project up as I go along” 😂 as in, it’s not finished yet! I’m creating the home learning Cubism Scheme of Work for my KS3 (Year 9) classes and I am going to add lessons weekly depending on how my students respond to it and how […]
Read More KS3 Art – Cubism Home Learning ProjectI have made this home learning KS3 Op Art project for our Year 7 students to work on during lockdown, but it could easily be used for Year 8 or Year 9 (or maybe even art cover lessons?). I have been teaching these Op Art lessons online via Google Classroom. I have designed this Op […]
Read More KS3 Art – Op Art Home Learning ProjectI created this painting scheme of work with the aim of engaging more boys in KS3 art. The outcomes for the project are less focused on precision and accuracy, but more on expression, emotion and mood. It uses Kandinsky’s artwork as a starting point to explore links between music, colour and feelings, then moves on […]
Read More KS3 Painting Scheme of Work: Colour Theory with KandinskyI love teaching this Abstract Still Life painting project! I have used this painting scheme of work with lots of different year 8 groups and they have all enjoyed it and made great progress. The outcomes are all different and students like being able to see how they can improve their work each week, even […]
Read More KS3 Art Painting Scheme of Work: Abstract Still Life