The national curriculum for art and design aims to ensure that all pupils:
Key stage 1
Pupils should be taught:
Key stage 2
Pupils should be taught to develop their techniques, including their control and their use of materials, with creativity, experimentation and an increasing awareness of different kinds of art, craft and design.
Pupils should be taught:
Year 1
Self Portraits
Famous Artist Study - Wassily Kadinsky
*Extend the variety of drawings tools
* Explore different textures
*Observe patterns
Observe and draw landscapes
*Observe anatomy (faces, limbs)
Year 2
Self Portraits
Famous Artist Study - Kehinde Wiley
* Experiment with tools and surfaces
* Draw a way of recording experiences and feelings
* Discuss use of shadows, use of light and dark
* Sketch to make quick records
*Closely observe anatomy (faces/facial features)
Year 3
Self Portraits
Famous Artist Study - Seurat
* Experiment with the potential of various pencils
* Close observation
* Initial sketches as a preparation for painting
*Accurate drawings of people – particularly faces
Year 4
Self Portraits
Famous Artist Study - Vincent Van Gough
*Identify and draw the effect of light
*Scale and proportion
* Work on a variety of scales
* Computer generated drawings
* Accurate drawings of whole people including proportion and placement
Year 5
Self Portraits
Famous Artist Study - Leonardo da Vinci
*Understand the effect of light on objects and people from different directions
* Interpret the texture of a surface
*Understand the concept of perspective
* Produce increasingly accurate drawings/sketches of people
Year 6
Self Portraits
Famous Artist Study- Frida Kahlo
* Understand and use the effect of light on objects and people from different directions
* Interpret the texture of a surface with increasing accuracy
* Understand the concept of perspective and be able to explain this
* Produce increasingly accurate drawings of people and human forms