Unit 2B: Creating pictures Section 5: SHORT FOCUSED TASKS
Objectives
Children should learn:
technique: to select and use the spray tool
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Discuss the differences between light and colour when viewed on screen and in print, using two examples of the same picture. Introduce the idea of 'painting with light'. Demonstrate how to use the spray tool to select colours and patterns.
Ask the children to create pictures of night scenes, eg Guy Fawkes night or Diwali. Ask them to use the flood fill tool to create a black screen and then to use mark making tools and various colours to explore the quality of light and colour on the screen.
use the spray tool
choose colours and patterns to match their purposes
Points to note
The teacher could include the children's work in a multimedia presentation, or exchange work with other schools using electronic mail, to reinforce the idea that an image on screen can be a final product.
Children could use traditional methods, eg crayons and scraping techniques, to carry out a similar task. Display the results of both methods and discuss the similarities and differences.
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