Big Art – Developing printing techniques
This autumn, Year 6 used their Geography skills to learn about Roundhay and the local area. To consolidate this knowledge, they completed a ‘Big Art’ project, which focused on architecture found around Roundhay.
The children began by using their sketching and shading skills to draw a local building, such as Tropical World, the mansion in Roundhay Park and Oakwood Clock. Once they had done this, they began to think about how the drawing could be broken up into different sections to be printed.
Once they had done this, the children made printing stamps out of a variety of materials, including cardboard, string and pipe-cleaners. They had to make sure that these were raised, so that when they applied the printing ink to them, only the stamp printed. Following this, they then worked with their group to print the designs onto a piece of material using black printing ink. This was a completely new skill for the children, so it was quite tricky to get it right, especially ensuring that the proportions of the building were correct. Some children then chose to include a secondary colour to add light and shade to their finished artwork, which was extremely effective.
