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Drawing is a fundamental part of art and design.

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Drawing is a skill you build with practice. Learn how lines, shapes, tone, and shading help you show what you see, and what you imagine, on paper.

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Fascinating Fact:

Different pencils make different marks, from hard pencils that are lighter to soft pencils that are darker. Softer pencils smudge more easily, so careful handling can help.

In KS2 Art and Design, drawing helps you observe carefully and communicate ideas. You can practise sketching, shading, and adding detail, and then improve by comparing attempts.

  • Outline: The line that shows the edge of a shape or object.
  • Shading: Adding darker and lighter areas to show light, shadow, and form.
  • Proportion: How big one part is compared with another part in a drawing.
What are the main drawing skills in KS2 Art?

KS2 drawing skills include using line and shape, judging proportion, adding shading for light and shadow, and using observation to include accurate details.

How do you make a drawing look 3D with a pencil?

A drawing can look 3D by shading from light to dark, leaving highlights lighter, and placing shadows where light does not reach. This makes forms look rounded.

How can I improve my drawing quickly for school?

Improve by doing short daily sketches, drawing from real objects, and checking shapes before details. Comparing your first and second attempt helps you spot what to change.

1 .
What is stippling?
Using dots to create tone, texture or shade
When you break a pencil
Making the pencils nice and sharp
Putting the pencils in a straight line
Dots can be built up in certain areas to give different effects
2 .
What do we call a drawing of a group of everyday objects placed together?
A drawing selection
A grouping of art
A still life
A placing of drawing
A still life could also be painted. Fruit is always a popular choice!
3 .
If you were drawing something for the first time, you might do what?
Trace the object
Make light sketch marks until you're happy
Get someone else to draw it
Take a photograph instead
Once a light sketch has been made, you can then go over the lines with a darker line
4 .
How would you recognise an observational drawing?
By reading the title
By asking the artist
It should look very similar to the subject
By looking it up in a book
Observational drawings mean that the artist has looked very closely at what they are drawing
5 .
Artists often use human models to draw. What are they known as?
Life models
Living models
Pretty models
Still models
Life models are sometimes clothed, sometimes not!
6 .
How might you tell who the artist of a drawing is?
By taking a photograph of the drawing
By looking in the corner of the drawing
By looking it up on the internet
By reading a book about drawing
Most artists sign their work somewhere. Quite often, it's in the corner
7 .
Which of the following is NOT a pencil grade?
4H
4S
2B
H
Pencils are graded as 'h; (hard) or 'B' (soft)
8 .
Drawing using shading to give light and dark areas does what to an object?
Disguises it
Shows the different colours of pencil
Make a mess of the paper
Makes it appear three-dimensional
Artist try to see the light and dark areas when they draw
9 .
Cross-hatching is a good way of doing what?
Filling in larger areas
Drawing hatching chicks
Sketching a cross
Ruining a drawing
Cross-hatching involves lines in one direction, overlaid with lines in another direction
10 .
Giving the impression that some objects are closer and others far away means using what?
Using a camera
Using a pair of glasses
Using a measuring jug
Using perspective
Perspective is important in drawing in order to make the subjects look realistic

 

Author:  Angela Smith (Primary School Teacher & KS1 Quiz Writer)

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