In this week's Art lesson, the children looked again at Seurat's 'Bathers at Asnieres,' focusing on the areas where Seurat had started to use the pointillist technique.
Pointillism is a technique whereby small, uniformly sized dots of paint are applied to the paper or canvas, building up to make a picture. Seurat began to use the pointillist technique for part of his 'Bathers' picture, adding details towards the end of his work on the painting. He later became well known for using the pointillist method in many of his great works.
To reflect their understanding of Seurat's technique, the children worked on the next part of their pictures for our new corridor display: the yachts themselves. Using cotton buds and varying brown shades, the children used the pointillist method to paint printed templates. The results were really effective!
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