1. ENGLISH FOR ART
MATERIALS
Backing paper, cartridge paper, gummed paper, scrap paper, tissue paper, tracing
paper, crêpe paper, wrapping paper, toilet paper, sugar paper, magazines,
PAPER
newspaper, wall paper, sandpaper, paper pulp, typewriter carbon paper,
cellophane, dotted paper, a piece of paper, a bit of paper, feint paper.
CARDBOARD Cardboard roll, corrugated cardboard, crinkle cardboard.
Cloth, felt, velvet, net, buttons, ribbon, Velcro, sequins, sequin trim, wool, shreds
FABRIC
of fabric, cotton, raffia.
Pipe cleaner, drinking straw, cocktail sticks, Lolly stick
Paint, acrylic paint, poster paint, ink, varnish
Chalk
Charcoal
Cork
Foil
Glitter
Laces
Plastic band
Plasticine, clay
Polystyrene
String, threat, wire
Leftovers, scrap material
TOOLS
Felt-tip pen, fine-line pen, marker, (drawing) (sharp) pencils, soft/hard lead,
WRITING
colouring pencils, pen, crayons, wax crayons, pastels.
CONTAINERS Bucket, plastic tray, plastic pot, jam jar.
CUTTING Guillotine, scissors, a snip, deckle-edged scissors, cutter, cutting mat.
TOOLS
GLUE PVA glue or white glue, glue stick, silicone glue gun.
Sellotape or sticky tape, parcel tape, masking tape, double-sided sticky tape,
TAPE
fasteners.
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2. Clay board, modelling tools
Hole punch, stapler, staples
Measuring tape
Needle, hook and eye, pin/pinning
(Fluffy) (Thin/thick/large) Paintbrush, paint pallet, foam roller
Rubber
Ruler, Compass
Sharpener, rubber
Spatula
Sponge
Template
Tweezers
ART ELEMENTS
Curved/straight, dotted line, wavy, curly, zigzag, thin/thick/faint, bold, broken,
LINES parallel, border, silhouette, cross hatching line, diagonal/vertical/horizontal, a
free-hand line.
Triangle, circle, rectangle, square, spiral, swirl, quadrilaterals, oval, curvy,
concentric circles, long/short, narrow/wide, round, rounded, in a pattern/at
SHAPES
random, pattern in shapes and colours, motif, 5/6 points star, symbols,
symmetrical, stripes, spots, edge, outline.
Bright/dull, dark/light, pale, cool/warm, primary/secondary, shades, tones, a
COLOURS
tiny little bit of red, a variety of colours.
COLOUR MIXING Thick/thin, watery, to blend colours.
TEXTURES Bumpy, smooth/rough, hard/soft, shiny, furry.
MEASUREMENTS Width, length, height, 4 squares up, an 8 by 8 square, equidistant.
Background/Foreground
Bird’s eye view, side view, front view
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3. TECHNIQUES
3-D DECOUPAGE
3-D picture
Line up the layers exactly.
Base/Top/middle/subsequent layer
To attach layers
Cut intricate detail with sharp scissors.
COLLAGE
Combining
My piece of paper is full enough now.
Frame
Strips going across
I overlap a picture.
The edge is floppy.
I want lots of bits added.
Tear up the paper.
Layers
COLOURING
Colour it in stripes/in blue. Make that shade slightly lighter.
Fill most of the spaces/the paper. Orangey yellow
Keep inside the edges. You can shade it in blue.
CUTTING OUT
Cut it all around. Cut out the edges.
Cut it out neatly/roughly. Keep on the line while cutting out.
Cut off the excess string. Put the scissors through to make a hole.
DRAWING
Count squares across/down. Rub it out.
Draw from memory. Two lines going across/down
Go around the edge. Start to draw in detail.
Make curve lines. Start very softly and get harder.
Observational drawing You need to have got control over your pencil.
GLUING
Can you put the lids on the glue? Once you have glued... Rub your fingers
It sticks on well. together to get the glue off.
It’s not going to come off. Stick it/them on like that.
MARBLING
Drop small amounts of different coloured paint. The paint spreads all over.
Hold the paper and lower it down. The paper soaks up the paint.
Put the paper down and lift the paper up. Swirly pattern
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4. MODELLING
A ball/lump of clay
Press on hard.
Clay pot
Roll out 3 coils.
Coil
Squeeze the lump of clay into a…
Join the two ends together.
Wavy/straight edge
Make it thinner.
You can smooth it with an old CD.
Press down very smoothly.
ORIGAMI
Face the paper down.
Once the corners have met, you push out.
Flatten it down.
Open it up.
Fold (gently) in half.
Put the paper down.
Fold it over.
To crease/crease (noun)
Lift the paper up.
PAINTING
A stroke
It’ll go pale too quickly.
Apply two coats of paint.
Make sure you keep your brush clean.
Blend colours
Mix it round.
Blending into light blue
Make the blue paler.
Brush in the same direction.
Nice, bright, strong colours
Can I have yellow, please?
Paint doesn’t go on Sellotape.
Canvas, easel
Paint the whole thing.
Choose one of the colours and do the
background. Recreate a picture.
Clean your brush before you go to another Start with the lightest colours.
colour.
Still life/ Portrait (To portray)/ Self-portrait /
Cover it completely. Landscape
Don’t put your hand on wet paint. Stir the mixture with a paintbrush.
Don’t go over the edges. The main colour that has been used…
Figurative/Abstract The water spans out.
From dark gradually as light as you can. There are some lighter parts and some darker
parts.
Hold the brush like a pencil.
Watercolours
How do we make pink? /What colours make
orange? You’ve put too much water on.
I want you to avoid having too much water in We’ve done all sorts of shadings in between.
your brush.
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5. PAPIER MÂCHÉ
Leave to dry.
Remove excess water from the prepared pulp.
Mix it in the proportions of …
Ready-mixed pulp
Mould
Tear the paper into narrow strips.
Paste the strips of newspaper.
PLANNING
An outline very roughly drawn, a rough outline,
That is about the size I want.
not with a really heavy hand.
That will give us an idea.
Contrasting colours and textures
The basic outline
I have a choice of colours.
The colours we think of at Christmas
Is there anything else you can see?
Use the space that you’ve got.
It’s an interpretation, there’s no right or wrong.
What the mask can be/was made of?
Make it as big as your piece of paper.
What shapes can you see?
Measurements
QUILLING
Stick it on the paper.
Wrap the strip around the pencil.
Streamer
STICKING
The parcel tape is shiny in one side. Stick it on the paper.
STAMPING
A stamp Live the paper dry flat.
Allow the ink to soak. Spread the ink over the pad.
Do not overload the paper with paint. Stamp on the paper.
STITCHING
Knots
Safety pin
Stitches
WEAVING
Loom
Weaving frame
Shuttle
Weft
Warp
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