Year 2: AFRICA

 

Year 2 have been learning about Africa and some of the animals that live there. We connected with the Tanzanian artist Daudi Tingatinga, observed the patterns of different animal skins, explored printing techniques and created a printed piece of artwork and a painting in the style of Tingatinga. 

Connecting

The children started by looking at several paintings by Daudi Tingatinga. He created large colourful paintings of animals from Tanzania, in a similar style to his father Edward Saidi Tingtinga.

Observing

The children did observational drawings of a variety of animal skins using different grades of pencil. They looked carefully at the lines, texture and marks that were on each animal.

Exploring

The children learnt how to make a printing plate using a polystyrene printing sheet and a ballpoint pen. They experimented with using the printing ink and applying different amounts. 

Creating

In order to create their final printed piece of artwork, they designed and made three different printing plates each, 

They also created a painting of an African animal of their choice on fabric, in the style of Tingatinga.