Progression in Art at James Dixon Primary School
Exploring Techniques Evaluate & Analyse Historical & Cultural
EYFS
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
- Safely use & explore a variety of materials, tools & techniques - Experiment wuth colour, design, texture, form and function - Make use of props and materials when role playing characters in narratives and stories -Revisit and refine skills e.g. cutting, sticking, painting - Explore drawing on different surfaces and on different types of paper. - Experiment to create different textures - Respond to experiences using a variety of materials - Explore mark making on both a large and small scale
- Start to add detail and precision to their drawings, stay within lines and refine their pencil control (self portraits) - Explore what happens when they mix colours - Combine media to create different & interesting effects (collage) - Create their own designs and use these designs to inform their artwork - Make their own choices and self select the materials and media they might need - Use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination
- Mix colours and describe how to make them - Confidently select resources they need and explain their media choices - Create their own designs and use these to inform their artwork - Use drawing, painting and sculpture to develop and share their ideas, experiences and imagination - Confidently mix colours and explore shading (colour mixing silhouettes) - Use pencils to show tone, definition and thickness - Extend use of drawing materials - charcoal, pencil and pastels - Combine media to create a desired effects (marble painting, mixed media pictures)
- Build on skills of tonal shading in their drawing. - Sketch lightly without using a rubber. -Show facial expression in art - Use sketches to help produce a final piece of art. - Use different grades of pencils to show tones and texture - Use shading to show light & shadow. - Explore & mix different thicknesses of paint for different purposes (watercolours) - Begin to show perspective in their artwork - Show good control in the methods and materials used in their work.
Year Five
Year Six
- Experiment with mood& colour - Sketch lightly before painting - Use tools to create texture and pattern (clay vases) - Show life like qualities and real life proportions (Blitz silhouettes) - Carefully combine different media to achieve a desired effect - Explore ephemeral art & replicate patterns from nature (Andy Goldsworthy) - Improve their mastery of art and design techniques
- Explain the different tools they have used to create art - Select material to create visual and tactile effects including decorations (dreamcatchers) - Draw with precision using different gradient pencils or other mediums for effect - Show shape, proportion and perspective in drawings and artwork - Use frameworks such as wire and moulds to provide stability & form (masks) - Sketch and give details about the style of notable artists.
- Record their observations and use - Record their observations and use them to review and revisit ideas them to review and revisit ideas - Beginning to think about how they - Begin to investigate and use the Can investigate and use the qualities might adapt and refine their ideas, - Share their creations with others - Begin to describe their work to others - Describe their work and the work of others in qualities of materials and methods to of materials and methods to develop skills and methods. growing detail - Start to talk about what they have saying what they like & don't like develop their own practical skills. their own practical skills. - Confidently adapt and improve their - Have their own ideas and make creative created - Begin describe the work of others - Say what they have made and why - Can adapt and improve their own own work when making images and choices & explain the reasons behind the - Say what they like about their commenting on the ideas and purposes they have made certain choices in work when making images and artefacts creative choices they have made artwork that they encounter. growing detail artefacts. - Start to develop their ideas by using - Suggest improvements and adaptations - Say what particular media & - Describe characteristics of different - Can explore ideas in different ways, lots of methods to explore and materials they have chosen kinds of art, craft and design and suggest collecting information and practical experiment. sensible ways to improve their own work. resources in order to make choices - Confidently communicate their ideas about their work. and meanings to others
- Explain personal choices of specific art techniques used - Take creative risks when planning, deisgning and creating - When designing and making, control the qualities of materials and methods used appropriately. - Carefully consider how they might adapt and refine their ideas, skills and methods.
- Replicate techniques and styles by a range of artists in their own work - Replicate techniques and styles by a - Confidently discuss work by a range range of artists in their own work of artists & designers and create - Begin to discuss work by a range of original pieces influenced by these artists & designers and create original with accuracy and understanding pieces influenced by these with - Recognise when art is from different growing accuracy and understanding historical periods & from different - Make links between their own work cultures and work by other artists throughout - Begin to explore the impact of artists history (Renaissance paintings) over time and compare art from different time periods
- Show how artist designers & architects have influenced society - Create original pieces that show a range of influences and styles - Study modern art and compare to traditional techniques (graffiti) - Discuss the work by a range of artists & designers and create original pieces influenced by these with accuracy and understanding including stylistic features - Explore the impact of well known artists and architectects work
- Begin to compare different practices, disciplines & techniques - Explore and learn about artists and - Say what they like about a variety designers (Jackson Pollock, Paul Klee, of artwork Matisse) - Form their own ideas and use - Begin to discuss work by a range of various media based on the artists & designers work of artists - Make links between their own work and work by other artists
- Compare and contrast the differences and similarites between different practices and - Replicate techniques and styles by a disciplines. - Use ideas from artists, designers & architects range of artists in their own work - Begin to discuss work by a range of to create their own work - Discuss & compare work by a range of artists artists & designers and create original pieces influenced by these & designers - Make links between their own work and work - Make links between their own work and work by other artists (Jackson Pollock) by other artists (William Morris)
Year Four
- Show body language in sketches and paintings . - Use line, tone, shape and colour to represent figures and forms in movement -Mix and match colours for purpose: skin, tones and backgrounds. - Design and make a 3D sculpture using a range of materials (shields, masks) - Consider the pressure applied when drawing and painting and select tools and brush types in dependently