Visual arts / Foundation to Year 2

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Curriculum content descriptions

Use and experiment with different materials, techniques, technologies and processes to make artworks (ACAVAM107)

Elaborations

exploring a range of natural and man-made materials and technologies to visually express their experiences, for example, paint, pencils, ink, sand, photography and graphically
comparing the qualities and properties of materials such as paint, crayons, clay and found objects and select appropriate applications to represent something or someone they like
using techniques to demonstrate various compositional effects, for example, overlapping or crosshatching
following technical processes and safe practices to make artworks, for example, drawing onto Styrofoam to print on paper

General capabilities

Critical and creative thinking
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capability

ScOT terms

Composition (Visual arts), Art materials

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Stamping in visual arts

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In visual art, what do you think stamping refers to? Learn how to create artworks using this technique. See if you can find something other than a leaf as the stamp to experiment with.

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Traditionally artworks were representations of real life objects and environments. When you looked at these works you could usually identify what the artist was representing. How is abstract art different from this? Watch this video to see an example of an abstract painting, then have a go at creating one yourself!