Lesson Plan for Year 8 - Art - Intermediate Drawing and Painting

**Lesson Plan: Intermediate Drawing and Painting** **Year Group:** Year 8 **Subject:** Art **Topic:** Intermediate Drawing and Painting **Duration:** 5 Weeks (One-hour class per week) ### Overall Objectives: - To develop intermediate skills in drawing and painting. - To understand and apply principles of composition, shading, and colour theory. - To explore and appreciate different artistic styles and mediums. ### Week 1: Introduction & Understanding Composition **Objectives:** - Introduce basic composition techniques. - Practice sketching simple objects focusing on compositional balance. **Activities:** 1. **Starter Activity (10 mins):** - Discuss famous artworks and identify the compositional techniques used (e.g., Rule of Thirds, Leading Lines). 2. **Main Activity (40 mins):** - Demonstrator-led drawing session on sketching a still-life arrangement, focusing on composition. - Students create thumbnail sketches emphasising different compositional layouts. 3. **Plenary (10 mins):** - Peer review of thumbnail sketches – discuss strengths and areas for improvement. **Materials:** - Pencils, erasers, sketchbooks, various still-life objects. ### Week 2: Shading Techniques and Value Scales **Objectives:** - Learn and practice different shading techniques. - Create value scales to understand light, medium, and dark tones. **Activities:** 1. **Starter Activity (10 mins):** - Discussion on the importance of light and shadow in creating depth. 2. **Main Activity (40 mins):** - Demonstrate hatching, cross-hatching, stippling, and blending. - Students practice these techniques in their sketchbooks. - Create a value scale from 1 (lightest) to 9 (darkest). 3. **Plenary (10 mins):** - Discuss how the different shading techniques can be applied to future projects. **Materials:** - Pencils of various hardness (HB to 9B), sketchbooks, shading practice worksheets. ### Week 3: Colour Theory and Mixing Paints **Objectives:** - Understand primary, secondary, and tertiary colours. - Practice mixing paints to achieve desired hues. **Activities:** 1. **Starter Activity (10 mins):** - Brief lecture on the colour wheel and colour theory basics. 2. **Main Activity (40 mins):** - Demonstrate mixing paints to create secondary and tertiary colours. - Students create their own colour wheels. 3. **Plenary (10 mins):** - Group discussion on how understanding colour can enhance their artwork. **Materials:** - Acrylic paints, paintbrushes, palettes, water cups, paper. ### Week 4: Practicing Intermediate Drawing – Perspective **Objectives:** - Learn the basics of one-point and two-point perspective. - Practice drawing simple scenes using these techniques. **Activities:** 1. **Starter Activity (10 mins):** - Introduction to perspective – discuss its importance in creating depth. 2. **Main Activity (40 mins):** - Demonstrate one-point and two-point perspective drawings. - Students create their own perspective drawings of a room or street scene. 3. **Plenary (10 mins):** - Review student work and discuss common challenges and solutions in perspective drawing. **Materials:** - Rulers, pencils, sketchbooks. ### Week 5: Applying Techniques in a Final Piece **Objectives:** - Combine composition, shading, and colour techniques in a final piece. - Gain an understanding of how to plan and execute an artwork from start to finish. **Activities:** 1. **Starter Activity (10 mins):** - Review key concepts from the previous weeks. 2. **Main Activity (40 mins):** - Students plan and begin creating a final piece of their choice, incorporating learned techniques. - Teacher circulates to provide individualized feedback. 3. **Plenary (10 mins):** - Students share their progress and discuss their approaches. **Materials:** - Pencils, erasers, sketchbooks, acrylic paints, paintbrushes, water cups, paper. ### Assessment: - Continuous observation and feedback during class activities. - Review of sketchbooks and final piece. - Self and peer evaluations to encourage reflection on the learning process. **Note:** Adapt and differentiate activities as needed to cater to diverse learning needs in the classroom.