- Guide the children to make a range of small studies in their sketchbooks by using a viewfinder to select parts of the arrangement. Encourage the children to choose media that reflect the focus of their work, eg charcoal and chalk to represent tonal contrasts. Ask them to think about:
- the arrangement of shapes
- the 'colour families' they work with
- the idea of contrasts
- the effect of light and shade
- the textures of objects
- Discuss the use of line, colour, tone, texture and composition in selected artists' works as well as the ideas that inform still-life painting. Ask the children to compare the methods and techniques of others' with their own work, identifying similarities and differences in subject matter, contrasts, viewpoints and techniques.
- After this discussion, ask the children to review their choice and arrangement of objects. Talk about the possibilities for arrangements that highlight the meanings in their chosen objects and the association of objects. Encourage the children to develop and refine their ideas.
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- make a number of small studies that explore different ideas
- compare and comment on ideas, methods and approaches used in still-life paintings
- identify similarities and differences in others' work
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