Painting by Year 4

This half term year 4 have been developing their painting skills. They have learnt how to mix shades of a colour by adding black to a hue and creating a shade scale. Next, they learnt how to create a tint by adding white to a hue. Finally, they looked at ‘value’ in a piece of art. To help them understand the process of colour mixing , the children focused on the work of Northern Artist, L.S.Lowry. They spent time looking at his paintings of industrial Manchester. They discussed his use of colour, noticeably , his use of a limited palette. The children created their own interpretations of mills and factories using a limited palette. Finally, they added fine details using a combination of chalk and oil pastels.