Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Term 2—
Art (Printing)

Background Information
Pupils should be taught:
to create sketch books to record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas ,
to improve their mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials [for example, pencil, charcoal, paint, clay]
about great artists, architects and designers in history.
through a variety of creative and practical activities, the knowledge, understanding and skills needed to engage in an iterative process of designing and making.
Printmaking was found on stones, bones and caves. Humans placed their hands on cave walls and blew fine pigment around them to create prints. This is the first evidence of the use of a stencil to create an image.
Back then, printmaking was not originally an art form, it was just a form of communication.

In this unit the children will…
Research Stone-age art/ prehistoric cave art and where it originated
Sketch ideas into sketchbooks
Design a final print design for my lino tile
Use lino tools to carve out my design, ready for block printing
Create a ‘cave wall’ mural
Paint designs onto a stone

By the end of this unit….
All children will:
create sketch books to record their
observations of stone-age/cave art
review and revisit their sketch ideas to inform their design decisions
improve their mastery of drawing skills using sketching pencils
improve their mastery of painting and printmaking
learn about great artists and designers in history
Most children will:
improve on their own designs
select from and use a wider range of tools and equipment to perform practical tasks [for example, cutting, shaping accurately
Some children will:
evaluate their ideas and products against their own design criteria and consider the views of others to improve their work

The children will explore:
Stone-age art and cave paintings
Great art and designs in history
Sketching their own designs
Cutting and carving lino tiles
Printmaking using a Block printing technique
Painting designs on natural materials using a variety of tools

Key Vocabulary
Parietal style, depiction, restore, prepare
Prehistoric art, mural, cave painting,
Block printing, lino tile, printmaking, relief printing, chisel, gouge