LKS2 Topic: Mountains, Rivers and Coasts Block G: Mountain Views
Develop your analysis of art, improve your sketching skills and learnhow to make a collagraph print. Learn about artists who choose to paint mountain landscapes and in particular, the Japanese artist
Hakusai. Create your own prints of Mount Snowden.
Block F: Mountain Views[5 Sessions] / Main outcome:Art
Other outcomes:Geography
By the end of this block you will have achieved the following outcomes: /
- An understanding of the historical and cultural development of their art forms.
- An understanding of how art and design reflect history.
- To evaluate and analyse creative works using the language of art, craft and design.
- To create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas.
- To improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing and printing.
- To describe and understand key aspects of physical geography including mountains.
- To interpret a range of sources of geographical information, including maps, diagrams, globes, aerial photographs and Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Session 1 Art and Geography
Mountain Art
Analyse mountain pictures and think about why artists choose to paint mountains. / Children will
- Will begin to use the language of art to analyse mountain pictures.
- Will consider why so many artists choose to paint mountain landscapes.
Session 2 Art and Geography
The 36 Views of Mount Fuji
Analyse the work of Hokusai and in particular his 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Sketch your own still life. / Children will
- Use the language of art to analyse the work of Hokusai.
- Begin to use the language of art to evaluate the work of Hokusai.
- Use an atlas to locate Japan and Mount Fuji.
Session 3 Art and Geography
Mount Snowdon
Learn about Mount Snowdon, make sketches and consider perspective. / Children will
- Use their sketch books to record observations of Mount Snowdon.
- Begin to consider perspective when drawing things in the foreground and background.
- Begin to interpret geographical information from a map.
- Locate Mount Snowdon on a topological map of the UK.
Session 4Art
Collagraph Creating
Choose one of your sketches and adapt it into a collagraph printing plate. / Children will
- Choose an image from their sketch books to develop and adapt into a collagraph printing plate.
- Choose from a range of materials, based on their texture and the pattern they create, to design a mountain scene collagraph.
Session 5Art
The 30* Views of Mount Snowdon
Use your printing plate to create prints of Mount Snowdon. / Children will
- Create a print (or prints) using their printing plate.
- Add detail to their print by adding another print to the foreground.
- Choose a title for their artwork.
- Professionally analyse the work of others in the class using the skills learnt in previous sessions.
*change this number to the number of children in your class
Resources
Session 1
Provided: Images of mountain art; Questions for art analysis; Art vocabulary.
You will need:
Session 2
Provided: Images of Hokusai’s 36 Views of Mount Fuji.
You will need: Atlas; Pencils.
Session 3
Provided: Images of Mount Snowdon; Topographical Maps Powerpoint.
You will need: Map of the UK; Sketch books; Drawing pencils.
Session 4
Provided: How to make a collagraph print guide; Collagraph examples.
You will need: 20cm² mount board – or cardboard (enough for 2 each); PVA; A range of resources; dry pasta, rice, string, card, material, cotton wool, lentils, newspaper, bubble-wrap, leaves, bark, sand, tin-foil.
Session 5
Provided:
You will need:Varnished and dried printing plates; Good quality paper in a range of colours (dark blue and white are good for a mountain scene); Damp cloths to dampen paper; Printing ink; Protective aprons/shirts (printing ink will stain); Clean and dry rollers.
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