Printing

Printing

In Year 3 children learn to:

• about different styles of print - relief and impress 
• record textures/patterns  
• create mono-printing 
• use colour mixing through overlapping colour prints  

Sketchbook demonstrates monoprinting and overlapping. 

In Year 4 children learn to:

• use sketchbook for recording, exploring  textures/patterns  
• interpret environmental and manmade patterns  
• modify and adapt print  

Sketchbook demonstrates journey of modifying and adapting print.

In Year 5 children learn to:

• design prints  
• make connections between a variety of prints and the work of others 
• discuss and evaluate own work and that of others 

Sketchbook demonstrates evaluating own work and that of others.

In Year 6 children review previous work and learn to:

• builds up drawings and images of whole or parts of items using various  techniques  
• screen print  
• explore printing techniques used by various artists  

Sketchbook demonstrates increasing knowledge of printing techniques and various artists.