At Chyngton we teach art in order for children to creatively explore and develop successful techniques in a range of media. We aim to build children’s confidence and resilience to apply these skills to produce outcomes of which they are proud. This involves:
Observing, sketching and revising work
Developing and improving specific techniques
Learning about the work of artists and crafts people
Beginning to evaluate works of art using subject specific vocabulary
Progression Map
Year 1
Skill 1 - Drawing
Skill 2 - Painting
Skill 3 – Media
To be able to draw from first hand observation
Be able to show increasing control using a variety of dry media
To investigate tone by drawing dark and light line patterns and shapes in pencil/ various fine lines
Use terms ‘shape, tone, texture and detail’
To be able to explore colour families, warm and cold colours
To be able to use colour mixing to create light and dark shades of primary colours
To be able to select and use a range of tools and objects (including paintbrushes) of various sizes to lay down paint with a sense of colour and pattern
Use terms ‘warm cold, primary colours’
To investigate and create texture using a range of dry media and materials (e.g fabrics and buttons)
To develop skills of cutting and tearing
To be able to join and construct recycled and manmade materials
Combine the skills above with the artistic process below to create an outcome for each learning journey; (e.g. a painting, print, collage or mixed media outcomes)
Create/ sketch/ design
Edit and improve design
Learn and use correct technical vocabulary
Practise skills
Appreciate the work of an artist
Use an artist’s work to inspire children’s own work
Make choices to lead to final product(s)
Complete product
Evaluate (briefly) in relation to others
Year 2
Skill 1 - Drawing
Skill 2 - Painting
Skill 3 – Media
To be able to use artefacts from another culture and use viewfinders to explore patterns
Use dry media to add colour to a monochrome print
To be able to draw with increasing skill from first hand observation including exploration of tone
Use the terms tone, monochrome and colour
To know the terms primary and secondary colours, tints and tones
Mix primary and secondary colours using tints and tones
To work on different scales using different tools and techniques
To be able to use clay and clay tools to create a model
To be able to create a print by using a repeating pattern (e.g. monoprinting)
To be able to use an increasing vocabulary of form, shape and space
Combine the skills above with the artistic process below to create an outcome for each learning journey; (e.g. a painting, print, collage or mixed media outcomes)
Create/ sketch/ design
Edit and improve design
Learn and use correct technical vocabulary
Practise skills
Appreciate the work of an artist
Use an artist’s work to inspire children’s own work
Make choices to lead to final product(s)
Complete product
Evaluate (briefly) in relation to others
In Art, our year 2 children have started a project about boats. They have looked at the work of Hew Locke and J M W Turner as inspiration, and have produced some beautiful chalk and charcoal drawings in response.
They have focused on movement and atmosphere and have all made such a good job. Please have a look at the wonderful and unique range of work they completed. Well done year 2!
To be able to draw an object from first hand observation and experiment with different grades of pencil and increasing detail
To be able to use perspective to create foreground and distance
Use the colour wheel to demonstrate increasing skill at mixing and matching colours in a painting
To be able to work on a variety of different scales
To be able to experiment with different effects and textures using a variety of media
To be able to manipulate shapes to create a given form (e.g. by folding tearing and crumpling)
To be able to develop skills of stitching, cutting and joining to create a textured surface
Combine the skills above with the artistic process below to create an outcome for each learning journey; (e.g. a painting, print, collage or mixed media outcomes)
Create/ sketch/ design
Edit and improve design
Learn and use correct technical vocabulary
Practise skills
Appreciate the work of artists
Use aspects of artists’ work to inspire children’s own work
Make choices to lead to final product(s)
Complete product
Evaluate (briefly) in relation to others
Year 4
Skill 1 - Drawing
Skill 2 - Painting
Skill 3 – Media
To use shading techniques to create a third dimension
Create tone using smudging techniques (e.g. using charcoal and pastels)
To use line and shape as a base for observational, figurative drawing
To use and apply specific colour language: tint, tone, shade and hue
To use different effects in paint such as washes to create shades of the same hue
To work with paint on a variety of scales with confidence
To refine impressed printing technique using polypress
To plan, design and make a model from observation and/or imagination (e.g. clay, model or recycled materials)
Combine the skills above with the artistic process below to create an outcome for each learning journey; (e.g. a painting, print, collage or mixed media outcomes)
Create/ sketch/ design
Edit and improve design
Learn and use correct technical vocabulary
Practise skills
Appreciate the work of an artist
Use aspects of artists’ work to inspire children’s own work
Make choices to lead to final product(s)
Complete product
Evaluate (briefly) in relation to others
Year 5
Skill 1 - Drawing
Skill 2 - Painting
Skill 3 – Media
To be able to use simple perspective in their work using a single focal point and horizon (vanishing point)
To be able to scale up and scale down using a grid
To be able to draw from observation using drawing skills of cross hatching and shading
To develop observational skills in drawing- to be able a self-portrait and understand the proportions of a face
Independently choose and use colour families for a particular purpose and effect
Independently select tools of different type and size with confidence for effect on a range of scales
To be able to mix colours accurately to produce shades and tints of hue
To independently use a range of techniques, such as tearing, overlapping and layering with increasing accuracy and purpose to create an effect
To explore textile techniques such including quilting, embroidery and bead work
(Digital/ computing: To be able to use a digital camera to capture objects to be cut and pasted into another image to create a digital collage)
Combine the skills above with the artistic process below to create an outcome for each learning journey; (e.g. a painting, print, collage or mixed media outcomes)
Create/ sketch/ design
Edit and improve design
Learn and use correct technical vocabulary
Practise skills
Appreciate the work of an artist
Use aspects of artists’ work to inspire children’s own work
Make choices to lead to final product(s)
Complete product
Evaluate (briefly) in relation to others
Year 6
Skill 1 - Drawing
Skill 2 - Painting
Skill 3 – Media
To use line, tone, pattern, form, colour and shape with confidence
Revise and refine drawings for purpose and effect
Independently select dry media for purpose and effect to produce a drawing from observation, explaining choices
To use appropriate equipment, paint and papers with increasing confidence and independence for purpose and effect
To use mouldable materials (e.g. Modroc, wire, papier mache) to create a 3D model with increasing confidence and independence
To be able to use a lino print and tools safely to create a layered print
(Digital/ computing: To use a graphics package to create and manipulate new images)
Combine the skills above with the artistic process below to create an outcome for each learning journey; (e.g. a painting, print, collage or mixed media outcomes)
Create/ sketch/ design
Edit and improve design
Learn and use correct technical vocabulary
Practise skills
Appreciate the work of an artist
Use aspects of artists’ work to inspire children’s own work
