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Art and design

Lesson 4: Tone 1: 3D Pencil Drawings (Original scheme)

Using tone to make an observational line drawing look three dimensional and exploring different gradients of pencil.

Learning objective

  • To draw using tone to create a 3D effect.

National curriculum

Pupils should be taught to:

  • To use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
  • To develop a wide range of art and design techniques in using line, shape, form and space
  • Be taught about the work of a range of artists, craft makers and designers, describing the differences and similarities between different practices and disciplines, and making links to their own work

Success criteria

Cross-curricular links

Before the lesson

Attention Grabber

Main event

Differentiation

Pupils needing extra support: May benefit from a one-to-one demonstration of holding the pencil, especially with lighter tones. Could arrange and draw a curved and shaped card strip rather than ribbon.

 

Pupils working at greater depth: Should be encouraged to describe how they are creating tones by using the pencil differently. Could be encouraged to create a more complex shape to draw. Could develop some observational drawing using colour as well as pencil tone.

Wrapping up

Assessing pupils' progress and understanding

Vocabulary

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Susan Coles,  
Art and Design specialist
Susan is an educator, artist and an active advocate and well-known champion of art craft and design education. Her roles include: Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Art, Craft, Design Education, Past President, and now Honorary Fellow of the…
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