Basic 2 · Creative Arts · Planning, Making and Composing
Making Visual Art with Different Methods
In this topic you will make visual artworks by drawing, printing, collage and modelling.
By the end of these notes you should be able to:
- Name methods of making visual art
- Make a print using a stamp
- Make an artwork using available media
What you already know
- Making art from my imagination (Basic 1)
Copy everything that has a blue line on its left into your notebook. The other parts are for reading.
- Strand
- Visual Arts
- Sub-strand
- Planning, Making and Composing
- Indicator
- B2.1.2.2.1 – Create own visual artworks using available visual arts media and methods
Introduction
Adinkra cloth is printed with stamps carved from calabash. You can make your own stamp with a piece of cassava or a leaf.
1. Methods of Making Art
| Method | How | Media |
|---|---|---|
| drawing | make lines and shapes | pencil, crayon |
| painting | spread colour | paint, brush |
| printing | press a stamp with colour onto paper | cassava stamp, leaves, ink |
| collage | stick pieces onto a base | old cartons, paper, seeds |
| modelling | shape soft material | clay, paper paste |
2. Making a Leaf Print
- Pick a flat leaf with clear veins.
- Brush paint or rub crayon on one side.
- Press it firmly on paper.
- Lift it carefully to see the print.
Safety: Wash your hands after using paint. Do not put art materials in your mouth.
New words
- media
- Materials used to make art.
- A picture made by pressing a stamp.
- stamp
- A shaped block used for printing.
- modelling
- Shaping soft material like clay.
Summary
- Art methods include drawing, painting, printing, collage and modelling.
- A print is made by pressing a stamp.
- We use materials around us as art media.
Class activity: Print Making
- Make a leaf print or a cassava stamp print.
- Repeat the print to make a pattern.
- Give your artwork a title.
You need: Pencils, Crayons, Old cartons, Manila paper, Kente, Adinkra samples
Exercises
Answer in your exercise book first, then check your answers.
1. Which is a printing tool?
- A. Stamp
- B. Football
- C. Cup
- D. Book
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Answer: StampStamps are pressed to print.2. Adinkra cloth is decorated by…
- A. Printing with stamps
- B. Weaving
- C. Carving
- D. Sewing buttons
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Answer: Printing with stampsAdinkra uses calabash stamps.3. Clay is used for modelling.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: TrueClay can be shaped.4. We should eat art materials.
- A. True
- B. False
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Answer: FalseThey are not food.5. Materials used to make art are called ______.
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Answer: mediaArt media include paint and clay.6. Write the steps for making a leaf print.
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Answer: Paint the leaf, press it on paper, lift it carefully.Pressing makes the print.
Homework
- Make a print at home using a leaf or a cut vegetable.