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Year 6 · Key Stage 2

Art & Design

Drawing, painting, sculpture, and learning from great artists.

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  1. Masters of the Sketchbook: Experimenting with Leonardo and TurnerChildren explore how Leonardo da Vinci and J.M.W. Turner used sketchbooks as creative laboratories, then practise pencil and charcoal techniques to create tonal studies and expressive marks, learning to annotate and revisit their own ideas like a real artist.
  2. Urban Perspectives: Drawing Architecture and the CityLearn how artists and architects see the city differently, then master one-point perspective to draw your own convincing cityscape inspired by L.S. Lowry and Norman Foster.
  3. Abstract Voices: Painting with Gerhard RichterChildren discover Gerhard Richter's abstract painting techniques, learning how to mix colours deliberately, layer paint, and use scraping tools to create texture and mood. They explore how abstract art communicates emotion without representing recognisable objects, and practise evaluating artwork using precise vocabulary.
  4. Sculptors in the Round: Large-Scale Clay and Mixed-Media SculptureChildren explore large-scale abstract sculpture through the work of Barbara Hepworth and Constantin Brâncuși, learning how negative space and simplified form create powerful three-dimensional art. They plan and begin constructing a mixed-media sculpture combining clay with found materials, making deliberate structural and aesthetic decisions.