Year 8Cultures around the world

ABORIGINAL ART

Aboriginal art is art made by indigenous Australian

people. It includes work made in many different ways

including painting on leaves, wood carving, rock carving,

sculpting, ceremonial clothing and sand

painting. Aboriginal art is closely linked to religious

ceremonies or rituals

DESIGN AN ABORIGIONAL BOOMERANG USING

POINTILLISM

Pointillism is a style of painting which

involves using dots of distinct colour to create the illusion

of form.

Lesson 1 Australia

DESIGN A HENNA HAND. ADD MENDEHI AND MANDALA PATTERNS USING PEN

Lesson 2 India

You could draw round your own hand

PRACTICE EACH DRAWING TECHNIQUE Go from light to dark

using a pencil

Now try this using a Biro or pen

Lesson 3 Practicing techniques

DEVELOP AN AFRICAN MASK

DESIGN IN TONAL PENCIL

Experiment with

different drawing

techniques to

create depth

Lesson 4 Africa

DESIGN AN AFRICAN PATTERNED LION

Lesson 5 Africa

Lesson 6 Russia Russian nesting dolls, otherwise known as matryoshka dolls, are Russia's most popular souvenirs. These round figurines are used as a toy for children.

Contemporary marvel inspired nesting dolls

Design your own Russia nesting dolls

Think about different characters you could use to inspire you

Anubis Horis Sobek

Egyptian gods were often depicted in therianthrophic – part human, part animal form, to depict the personality of that particular god or goddess in a symbolic way.

Lesson 6 Egypt

Create an Egyptian god that would represent you

Think about…. Your spirit animal What kind of personality do you

have What would you rule over? Are you brave like a lion, as fast as

a cheetah, as beautiful as a butterfly?

Create your own god or goddess portrait.

Anubis the god of the dead