Art & Design · Year 1

Lines Alive: Exploring Drawing with Kandinsky

🎨 Art & DesignEasy8 min

Story time 📖

Tap play and I''ll read this lesson to you like a story.

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your and . Does it ? ? ? 🎵 An called and could just like . He of !

was in in 1866. He and so much that he them . He is for art that use , and to , not things.

at the of . Each one can a . A and ! A and . A and . A and . 🎨

Line typeHow it feels
Straight ➖Strong, calm, still
Curved 〰Bouncy, happy, gentle
Zigzag ⚡Exciting, spiky, loud
Wavy 🌊Dreamy, soft, flowing
Lines and their feelings

When you , try your for a , . for a , . your is like the up or ! 🔊

🔗 Match each line type to the feeling it shows best. 🖍️

  • Zigzag line

  • Wavy line

  • Straight line

  • Curved line

Now let us about how to a . a . Then the that it. Add to make it even . There is no or your are the ! ⭐

How to make your own Kandinsky-style lines drawing

🧩 Put these steps in the right order to make your own lines drawing. 🎨

  1. Add colour with crayons to make it even more expressive
  2. Draw your lines with a pencil, changing the pressure
  3. Pick the line types that match that feeling
  4. Choose a feeling you want to show

When you at your , ask : does it like make? What is the ? What is ? about art you a ! 🗣️

🗂️ Sort these words into two groups: words that describe Kandinsky's abstract art, and words that describe realistic art (pictures of real things). 🖼️

  • Shows feelings with lines

  • Draws a real dog

  • Uses shapes to make music visible

  • Paints a portrait of a person

  • No real objects, just colours and shapes

Comparing Kandinsky's abstract art with realistic art

! 🌟 You have how can , just like . Every you its own . and see what your say !

Quiz time! 📝

Lines Alive Quiz 🎨

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