Lesson Two – Sketching Light and Shade
This art and design teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to experiment using different ways to represent light falling across an object when sketching pictures of the body.
The class can identify and explain how to hold and use a pencil correctly to accurately show tone and shade on a sketch to indicate the direction and reflection of light across an object.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to experiment using different ways to represent light falling across an object when sketching pictures of the body
Activities in this teaching pack include a display poster to identify and describe techniques used by an artist when sketching different parts of the human body and a template to model and record how light might fall across an object when sketching.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how Leonardo da Vinci represented light and shadow when sketching the human body as preparation for a full painting.
This lesson is part of a art and design scheme of work to get the children to develop sketching skills and techniques when drawing parts of the human body by investigating drawings and paintings produced by Leonardo da Vinci. There are teaching activities for shared learning, activity worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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