Planning of art

developing drawing skills in primary schools

drawing projects for children

Craft

Calligraphy

Contect

Access Art aims to help you develop the

visual arts in your school.

We support visual arts learning for all ages of

pupils and students from five years to

graduates.

Provide an open-ended approach to drawing

which is rigorous and active.

Encourage teachers and facilitators to

provide access to a wide range of drawing

materials from the outset.

Encourage teachers, facilitators and students

to be open-minded as to what "making a

drawing" might mean?

Help children develop knowledge

and understanding around intention,

appreciation and

reflection, alongside experimental

and more traditional drawing skills.

Be used to introduce new materials.

Set the scene.

Open minds and prevent misconceptions.

Plant seeds of new ideas or ways of working.

Help boost confidence.

Demonstrate intention.

The children were asked to tear or cut

forms, and to experiment with colour, shape

and composition.

The elements were glued down onto A2

sheets.

I talked to the children for a few minutes

about their attitude to risk taking when

making art.

We all agreed we were happy to take a risk

with the collages – understanding that a

creative risk could lead to unexpected and

exciting outcomes.

An activity involving skill in making things by

hand

Your title should let readers know exactly

what the tutorial is about, so you should

therefore avoid using titles that are

abstract, referential.

For example, a tutorial for making ant-

fabric baby bloomers should be called,

"How to Make Ant-Fabric Baby

Bloomers," rather than, "Ants on My

Pants."

Calligraphy is the art of forming

beautiful symbols by hand and

arranging them well

Use a ruler to get the spacing right

and look at references for your

preferred style so that you can copy

the general style of the letters.

Practice freely

Use the grid method

Get the best paper

Get the best ink for your style