LO: Picasso self portraits

For this weeks Art Club lesson we studied the master of cubism, Pablo Picasso.

Using a Cubist style, children drew as many self portraits as they could in their sketchpad, they used the research sheet below for a little guidance. Children chose their favourite sketch then drew it larger on A4 white paper.

Only primary colour paints were used which enabled children to experiment and understand mixing to make secondary colours.

Astounding results as always Art Club! Well done! :)

LO: Using charcoal, recreate your own interpretation of Marcus Sedgewick's woodcut illustrations from Floodland

Year 5 really enjoyed using charcoal in today's art lesson! Children were set the task to recreate their own interpretations of Marcus Sedgwick's woodcut illustrations from Floodland, the book they are currently reading in their English lesson.

Most children decided to lightly sketch their design first then add the blocks of colour with charcoal.

The children overall rated this charcoal lesson a 10 out of 10! 

I was incredibly proud to tell them that Marcus Sedgwick thinks their work is fantastic too! :)

LO: Create a Manga style self portrait

Manga is a type of comic developed in Japan in the late 19th century. The word 'manga' is composed from two Japanese words; 'whimsical' (man) and 'pictures' (ga).

Year 6 children were set the task to create a manga style portrait of themselves using pencils and watercolours. Take a look at the incredible results! Well done guys! :)

While the art can be incredibly realistic or cartoonish, characters often have large eyes (female characters usually have larger eyes than male characters), small noses, tiny mouths and flat faces. 

In Japan, people of all ages read manga!

LO: Create a piece of artwork inspired by the artist Joël Penkman

For our first lesson of 2016 Art Club studied the scrumptious work of the very talented Joël Penkman.

Firstly, sketches were drawn with the help of a research sheet full of several examples of Penkman's work. Children then carefully used watercolours to bring their creations to life!

It also helped having actual biscuits to sketch from (and eat!).

Take a look at the yummy results...

                       

                                                                                       

    

"My compositions are simple still-life studies with clean backgrounds to make easier for individuals to make a connection. Food triggers memories and emotion, I like that people can bring something of themselves to the artworks. My favourite medium is egg tempera. It is very time consuming as I make the gesso to prepare my boards and grind my own paint to mix, but the results are worth it...

I was born in 1979 in New Zealand were I grew up. After finishing my degree in Graphic Design at Canterbury University's School of Fine Art, I moved to the UK where I have worked as a graphic designer and most recently a freelance designer and artist" 
                                                                                                                     - Joel Penkman                        

For more information about Joël Penkman go and have a look at her website- 

http://joelpenkman.com/