Author: hskinner

LKS2—Art—Rainforests

Key Knowledge to Learn:

To have an understanding of the life and works of artist Henri Rousseau
That shades and tints can be created with white and black paint.
That you can paint from your imagination as well as observation.
How to improve mastery of art and design techniques, including drawing, and painting.
To identify different countries in each climate zone

Key skills to do:

Mix different paint to create new tones
Add white to a base paint in increments to create tints.
Add black in increments to create shades.
Research the life and work of Henri Rousseau.
Explore his paintings and form opinions.
Observe the details and intricates of leaves and flora.
Create leaf prints to study detail.
Sketch and draw different flora.
Mix paint tones to match colours.
Use various media to create pictures in the style of Rousseau.
Work collaboratively to create art.

Words to know and spell (Tier 2 Vocabulary)
Paint / Rainforest / Leaf / Vein / Stem	Henri Rousseau / Imagination / Self-taught / Detail / edge	Detail / Sketch / research

Words to understand and spell (Tier 3 Vocabulary)
Tones	How light or dark a colour is.
Tint	Mixing a colour with white to make it lighter.
Shade	Mixing a colour with black to make it darker.
Observation	To look closely at the details and copy them as closely as possible.
Background	The surroundings in a painting, usually in the distance, sometimes hidden by the subjects.
Middle ground	The space between the background and the foreground.
Foreground	The main focus at the front of the painting
print	Created by putting paint on something and pressing it onto paper to transfer the paint.

Concept check questions. Test yourself:

How can you make a lighter green paint?
How do you make different shades of green?
How did Henri Rousseau learn to paint?
What is a good way of seeing the details of a leaf?