exploring traditional painting

The week before last, the year 4 and 5 students explored some traditional methods of painting using their hands and symbolism.
They had to paint a crocodile using a hand print for the head and knuckle prints to make the body and finger paint the tail and legs. In the background the were asked to paint Indigenous Australia symbols to tell a story. For eg, frogs near the crocodile may tell of the crocodile looking for food, or hunters behind the crocodile, the crocodile becomes the hunted.

Here are some examples of what they painted.

This week we will look at cubism and pop art movements, and the work of Matisse. The year 6 and 7s will continue with their graffiti unit, looking at making their letttering 3D and colouring techniques.