A delightful site for Key Stage 3rd and 4th pupils about six famous artists and their work. There are literacy activities too and it promotes reading skills.
This activity intr
oduces the form of art known as Cubism. It shows how artists use shapes to make abstract pictures. Children can then make their own face in a similar style and print it out if they want.
Demonstrate the Pointillist technique of painting. Look at a picture painted using this technique then have a go at the online activity. Designed for Key Stage 4, but Key Stage 3 pupils would understand the website with explanation.
This activity introduces the pupils to landscape painting in the style of Van Gogh. A large Van Gogh-style picture is used to illustrate his technique to the pupils, which is then broken down into smaller segments for a close-up look. Van Gogh’s famous line technique is discussed and the pupils have the opportunity to make a picture using the whiteboard tools.
This site explores the use of circles in pictures. Look at a picture based on the work on the artist Kandinsky and create a picture with circles using a colour palette and tool bar.
LEARN TO DRAW
