Author: Amanda McGarrigle

Term 2—
Art (Pointillism)

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.
Artist Georges Seurat was the developer of a very scientific way of painting known as pointillism. He used tiny dots of pure colour, side by side to build form in his paintings. These tiny dots of paint, when side by side, give the viewer’s eye a chance to blend the colour optically, rather than having the colours readily blended on the canvas. This was also known as divisionism

In this unit the children will…
Research Georges Seurat, Pointillism and where it originated
Sketch ideas into sketchbooks
Interpret Anglo-Saxon designs, using Pointillism
Experiment with colour mixing of primary, secondary and tertiary colours
Develop their shading skills, using Pointillism to create areas of light and dark

By the end of this unit….
All children will:
create sketch books to record their
observations of post-impressionist 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
learn about great artists and designers in history
Most children will:
improve on their own designs
select from and use a wider range of techniques and equipment to produce Pointillist art
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:
Who Georges Seurat was and why he was famous
Great art and designs in history
Sketching their own designs
Mixing colours, using Pointillism
Experiment with a range of Pointillism techniques

Key Vocabulary
pointillism, dots, divisionism
Georges Seurat
colour mixing, pure colour
melt, combine, arrange