A Lloyd
Visual Arts Scheme
Year 8 T1 Exploring Colour
Date
Week
1 Period
45 Mins
Content
Knowledge
Skills
Assessment
Resources
Colour
theory
Colour
Triangle
4
Introduction to
the use of
colour.
Plan and
execute colour
triangle.
Colour theory, primary, secondary
and complementary colours etc.
Brush choices; flat head or pointy?
Plan, outline and measure.
Mixing powder pigments.
Blending paint and keeping colour
clean, application, sensitivity and
control.
Formative and summative;
Planning
Realisation
Evaluation
Powder
pigment.
Brushes
Set Squares.
Colour
Swatch
2
Plan Grid
16 shades of
one primary.
Primary colour, developing at least
16 shades and hues.
Plan grid. Mix and apply colours
using watercolour and crayons.
Name colours.
Brushwork, mixing and control.
Experimentation,
exploration and
development. Personal
vision and presentation.
Ruler
Paint
Brushes
Pastel
Doodle
Swatch
2
Pastel blending
on graded
paper.
Abstract grid.
Chalk or oil pastel.
Blending, smudging and fixing.
Experimentation,
exploration and
development.
Pastels
Pastel paper.
The
Fauves
Exposed
4
Research
Fauvism
Make detailed
colour studies.
Art historical. Fauvism and use of
wild, emotive colour.
Painting technique.
Research and investigate.
Analyse.
Wash and overlay of
stronger/brighter colour.
Investigation
Experimentation
Realisation
Evaluation.
Film; Fauvism
Overview by
Goodbye Art
Academy.
Use Big 6
A Lloyd
Visual Arts Scheme
Year 8 T1 Exploring Colour
Date
Week
1 Period
45 Mins
Content
Knowledge
Skills
Assessment
Fruit
Analysis
Exam
3
Observational
drawing and
colour analysis.
Colour analysis.
Analyse from direct observation.
Application of paint.
Gather resources.
Investigation
Realisation.
Resources
Exam
Paper
A3 Paper.