Lesson 1 - Pattern & Line

• Used Kate Hart's text and individual ideas for a reference piece
• Materials used were A3 cartridge folded into eighths, 2B grey leads and scrap paper for experimentation

Lesson 2 - Monsters

• Practice drawing the eye. Include the pupil, iris, eyelashes and lids
• Draw a 'closed swiggle' around the eye for a head
• At a distance draw a larger 'closed squiggle' for a body
• Join with a neck
• Study placement and movement of legs on both sides of body
• Add legs and other features
• Encourage many quick drawing placing head and neck in different positions
• Materials used were white boards and markers or scrap paper

Lessons 3 & 4 - Monsters

• Draw a monster on a A3 cartridge in grey lead
• Outline in black fineliner, omitting some lines eg. neck joins
• Using new ideas and personal refernce chart, fill in with patterns
• Stress that fine details eg. spikes and toes will be difficult to cut out
• Materials used were A3 cartridge, 2B grey leads and black fine liners

Lessons 5 & 6 - Cityscapes

• Discuss paintings, photos and local views of the city
• Create a rough outline featuring overlapping of buildings, signage
• Using a large cartridge sheet, rule using a black fine liner to create a cityscape
• Use rulers or freehand for smaller details eg. windows, signs

Lessons 7 & 8

• Photocopy monsters on to Photocopier Acetate. Ruduce and enlarge some designs
• Distribute various sized and opposite facing photocopies of original monsters for children to cut out
• Place monsters on cityscape. Tails, heads, legs etc, may be cut off and repositioned or placed behind a building
• Glue on
• Children may wish to staple photocopied transparency on to a background paper as another art work

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