ACTIVITY 1 – MAKING MARKS

Exploring different marks on large piece of paper between two children. Begin with one single colour one child has a small brush and one child has a large brush, make as many different lines and marks with their brush. Explore holding the brush in different ways: dragging, lightly or pressing heavily.

PLUS ONE: add water to make the paint thinner.

QUESTIONS

What does this make you think of?

Not all painting is done with brushes, what else can be used?

Which is your favourite colour?

What differences do you see?

VOCABULARY
Brush Strokes	Colour	Creative
curl	red	huge
flow	yellow	delicate
long	blue	tiny
short	orange	spiky
sweeping	green	spotty
dabbing	purple	loopy
swirling	primary	wavy
splattering	secondary	gentle

Skills

Knowledge