This week, our young artists worked on cactus-themed sketching. We explored where cactuses grow, how they develop, and how their body parts are structured through discussion. The children observed how light affects colour and practised using pencil tones to create shading and a sense of three-dimensional form. They then used paint to apply colour, adjusting […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T3-W1
This week, our Year 3–4 students continued their study of Impressionist artists from last term.To explore new materials, students worked on black canvas bags using acrylic marker pens.They chose a Vincent Van Gogh artwork as a reference and recreated it in their own unique style. Because the bags are something they can use in their […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update – T3-W1
This week, students explored how to express different emotions through facial forms using paper. Instead of drawing, they created their work by cutting and shaping paper, which encouraged a more hands-on and experimental approach. They learned about positive space (the parts that form the face) and negative space (the areas that are removed), and how […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T3 W1
This week, students in Years 7–9 learned about stained glass, including how coloured glass is made, cut, and assembled using thin metal lines. For the activity, instead of using glass, students created stained glass–inspired artwork using black paper and tissue paper. The cut-out sections were filled with various colours of tissue paper to mimic the […]
Mrs Sim’s Class – Art Update – T2-W11
This week, Year 1–2 students continued exploring portrait art inspired by Picasso, focusing on creative and experimental approaches to faces and the human body. Switch-a-Face BoxStudents experimented with drawing different parts of the body—face, upper body, and lower body—on separate sides of a box. By rotating the box, they could create new and unexpected combinations, […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T2-W11
This week, our Year 3 – 4 students continued their Camille Pissarro inspired art project by beginning the painting stage. Students learned how to use watercolour paints to create different colour tones by adding water and adjusting the intensity of the colours. We also discussed the differences between acrylic paint and watercolour paint, focusing on […]
Ms Temple’s Class – Art Update – T2-W11
This week, Year 5–6 students completed their ongoing Eva Armisen inspired painting project. Students finalised their large canvas paintings, continuing to use acrylic paint to build rich colours, refine facial expressions, and add thoughtful details. They worked carefully to capture the warm and emotional atmosphere characteristic of Eva Armisen’s style, while also expressing their own […]
Mr Dunn’s Class – Art Update T2 W11
This week, our Year 7–9 students continued building on their AI brand advertising project. Students who completed their car brand concepts and video advertisements moved on to the next creative stage. In this phase, they began designing a series of five advertising posters using everyday products such as shampoo, toothpaste, and other common household items. […]
Mrs Sim’s Class – Art Update – T2-W10
This week, our Year 1 to 2 students continued exploring portrait drawing while learning about contour drawing. Students practised drawing a face using one continuous line without lifting their hand from the paper. This helped them understand how lines can be connected to form shapes and expressions. They then worked in pairs and carefully observed […]
Ms Staines’s Class – Art Update – T2-W10
This week, our Year 3 – 4 students continued their Camille Pissarro inspired art project by beginning the painting stage. Students learned how to use watercolour paints to create different colour tones by adding water and adjusting the intensity of the colours. We also discussed the differences between acrylic paint and watercolour paint, focusing on […]