Art with Year 2.

For The Arts learning area this term – Year 2 are completing a Visual Arts Unit. This comprises of learning different art techniques to be able to complete a self-portrait.  

In week one, we investigated all the different kinds of artists that did self-portraits over history. 

In week 2, we looked at sketching techniques. We concentrated on the importance of holding our pencils appropriately with a ‘light’ grip to ensure that we could get full mobility over the page. We practiced using light strokes of the pencil to slowly build up the lines. We also investigate face proportions to ensure that when we complete a self-portrait our facial attributes are in the correct place. 

In week 3, we investigated using shapes to create a self-portrait. We concentrated on trying to make the portraits 3D and jump off the page. We used curling, weaving and cutting techniques to create different textures.  

As you can see from our smiley faces – We had so much fun while we learnt our new techniques!