Visual Art

Welcome back to Term Three! I hope you had a wonderful holiday spent with your loved ones. This term, we are embarking on another exciting journey of artistic exploration, honing our skills with a diverse range of materials, techniques, and processes. We will be working with acrylic paint, mixed-media, oil pastels, metal embossing, watercolour, and clay. As an additional artistic opportunity, our Art club run by the art captains and myself will continue to rotate every three weeks, catering to different year levels. Giving students an opportunity to engage in social art making. This term, the art club will have a main focus on supporting the production process by designing and creating various costumes and props.

Prep

In Term Three, Prep students will delve into the world of landscape pattern art, building on their prior knowledge of watercolour techniques. Students will develop knowledge of the elements of landscape artworks. They will discover the intricacies of different patterns and explore their artistic possibilities. To further enhance their watercolour painting skills, students will engage in techniques such as the flat wash, graded wash, wet-on-wet, and lifting technique. Students will then transfer their new skills of knowledge to create their own large landscape pattern artwork inspired by other artists.

Curriculum Links:

Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination to create visual artworks (VCAVAE017)
Experiment with different materials and techniques to make artworks (VCAVAV018)
Respond to visual artworks and consider where and why people make visual artworks (VCAVAR020)

Key Vocabulary:

Landscape, patterns, mixed-media, medium, layering

Year 1

This term, students will have the opportunity to develop skills and knowledge on embossing. With a strong focus on symmetry, they will learn various drawing techniques inspired by scientific illustrations of insects and/or flowers. Through hands-on exploration, students will discover the process of making a print of their drawings onto metal. They will also explore the significance of colour studies and the role it has in the artistic process, with a special emphasis on achieving colour symmetry. Students will then transfer their new skills to create their own embossing artwork, utilising mixed-media materials to bring their insects or flowers to life

Curriculum Links:

Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination and express them through subject matter in visual artworks they create (VCAVAE021)
Experiment with different materials, techniques and processes to make artworks in a range of art forms (VCAVAV022)
Create and display artworks to express ideas to an audience (VCAVAP023)

Key Vocabulary:

Embossing, symmetry, techniques, complementary colours

Year 2

In Term Three, students will be using oil pastels to learn how to blend colours together. With a particular focus on complementary colours, students will gain a deeper understanding of why artists utilise this harmonious pairing in their artworks. Students will then be honing their painting skills using acrylic paint. Delving into the distinction between a portrait and a self-portrait, they will explore the unique art of capturing their own likeness. For this project, students will explore warm and cool colours and experiment with patterns, transferring their new knowledge into a mixed-media self-portrait.

Curriculum Links:

Explore ideas, experiences, observations and imagination and express them through subject matter in visual artworks they create (VCAVAE021)
Experiment with different materials, techniques and processes to make artworks in a range of art forms (VCAVAV022)
Create and display artworks to express ideas to an audience (VCAVAP023)

Key Vocabulary:

Acetate paper, warm and cool colours, complementary colours, patterns

Year 3

Students in Year Three will be honing their hand building skills. They will study a range of techniques including making a pinch pot, using the slip and score method and polishing techniques. Drawing upon their existing knowledge of line, shape, and colour, students will explore the cultural heritage of the Aztec and Torres Strait Islander cultures. They will delve into the intricacies of these two cultural patterns, looking at their design and colour significance. Guided by this newfound knowledge, students will channel their creativity and transfer these patterns to create their very own cultural pattern pinch pot.

Curriculum Links:

Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times as inspiration to create visual artworks (VCAVAE025)
Explore visual conventions and use materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to particular art forms, and to make artworks (VCAVAV026)
Identify and discuss how ideas are expressed in artworks from a range of places, times and cultures, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR028)

Key Vocabulary:

Patterns, pinch pot, slip and score, posca markers, kiln

Year 4

This term, students will be exploring the cubism movement. Delving into the artistry of Pablo Picasso and George Braque, they will gather inspiration for their subject matter. Students will be exploring different tints and shades to construct the illusion of the cubism style. Students will also be exploring Mola art. They will learn different methods of creating Mola art, learn fundamental aspects of Mola art, which include layering, bold colours, balance, harmony and geometric shapes and transfer this into their own mola art.

Curriculum Links:

Explore ideas and artworks from different cultures and times as inspiration to create visual artworks (VCAVAE025)
Explore visual conventions and use materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to particular art forms, and to make artworks (VCAVAV026)
Identify and discuss how ideas are expressed in artworks from a range of places, times and cultures, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR028)

Key Vocabulary:

Cubism, Mola art, balance, harmony

Year 5

Students in Year Five will be honing their hand building skills in creating a sculpture of their free choice on a food or animal. Through this process, students will learn how to effectively construct a plan by focusing on different drawing techniques, colour studies and identifying the most suitable hand building techniques to translate their ideas into clay creations. Students will be exploring various techniques in their independent project, including slab making, coil method, wedging, preparing clay, polishing clay which they will transfer into their own sculpture.

Curriculum Links:

Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to create artworks that express different ideas and beliefs (VCAVAE029)
Select and apply visual conventions, materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to different art forms when making artworks (VCAVAV030)
Identify and describe how ideas are expressed in artworks by comparing artworks from different contemporary, historical and cultural contexts, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR032)

Key Vocabulary:

Wedging, slab-making, slip & score, coiling, loop and ribbon tool

Year 6

This term, students are given the amazing opportunity to engage in their own studio process. Students will be learning how to effectively plan and collect their ideas using brainstorming. They will be researching cultural and historical artists to influence their choices in visual conventions and subject matter in their planning. As students create their artworks, they will develop strategies to overcome challenging obstacles. They will also have the opportunity to reflect on their independent project to deepen their understanding of their own artistic processes.

Curriculum Links:

Explore visual arts practices as inspiration to create artworks that express different ideas and beliefs (VCAVAE029)
Select and apply visual conventions, materials, techniques, technologies and processes specific to different art forms when making artworks (VCAVAV030)
Create and display artwork considering how ideas can be expressed to an audience (VCAVAP031)
Identify and describe how ideas are expressed in artworks by comparing artworks from different contemporary, historical and cultural contexts, including artworks by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (VCAVAR032)

Key Vocabulary:

Medium, visual conventions, artist inspiration, studio process

How can you support your child’s art learning at home?

Encourage colour exploration: Encourage your child to explore and investigate different colour groups when creating artwork at home. Encourage them to experiment with complimentary colours, warm and cool colours, analogous colours, and more. This exploration will help them develop an understanding of colour theory and create stronger artworks.
Experiment with a range of materials to develop different techniques from different mediums. Providing them with diverse materials will help foster their creativity and expand their artistic skill set.
Dive into art books: Encourage your child to read books about art and artists. This can provide them with an opportunity to analyse artworks, learn about different artistic styles, and seek inspiration from artists.

How can you support your child’s art learning at home?

Encourage colour exploration: Encourage your child to explore and investigate different colour groups when creating artwork at home. Encourage them to experiment with complimentary colours, warm and cool colours, analogous colours, and more. This exploration will help them develop an understanding of colour theory and create stronger artworks.
Experiment with a range of materials to develop different techniques from different mediums. Providing them with diverse materials will help foster their creativity and expand their artistic skill set.
Dive into art books: Encourage your child to read books about art and artists. This can provide them with an opportunity to analyse artworks, learn about different artistic styles, and seek inspiration from artists.