Painting

EYFS

By the end of EYFS children will be able to:

• Use a range of colour and know how colours can be changed.
• Capture experiences and responses with a range of media.
• Know what happens when colours are mixed.
• Be able to select particular colours for a purpose.

Year 1

By the end of Year 1 pupils will be able to:

• Use a variety of tools and techniques, including the use of different brush sizes and types.
• Mix and match colours to artefacts and objects.
• Create different textures e.g. use of sawdust, sand and plaster in paint.
• Identify primary and secondary colours and mix secondary colours using pre-mixed paint.

Year 2

By the end of Year 2 children will be able to:

• Use a range of tools and techniques including layering, mixing media, scraping etc.
• Name different types of paint and their properties.
• Work on a range of scales e.g. large brush on large paper.
• Mix and match colours using artefacts and objects.
• Create different shades of colour by changing the tone using pre-mixed paint.

Year 3

By the end of Year 3 children will be able to:

• Use colour related vocabulary e.g. monochrome, primary, secondary, tone and shade.
• Experiment with different effects and textures including block in colour, washes, thickened paint.
• Work with increasing confidence on a range of scales.
• Mix a variety of tones to create a monochrome painting.

Year 4

By the end of Year 4 children will be able to: 

• Show increasing independence and creativity within the painting process; justify media choice.
• Use more specific colour language e.g. tertiary, tint, hue.
• Plan and create different effects and textures; use different thicknesses of paintbrushes and paint to achieve variations in line, form, tone, colour, shape and pattern.
• Work with confidence on a range of scales.
• Experiment with water colour.
• Make and match colours with increasing accuracy including tertiary colours.

Year 5

By the end of Year 5 children will be able to:

• Demonstrate a secure knowledge about primary and secondary, warm and cold, complementary and contrasting colours.
• Mix and work with complementary colours.
• Create imaginative work from a variety of sources.
• Choose paints and tools appropriate to the task.

Year 6

By the end of Year 6 chidlren will be able to:

• Choose appropriate paint, paper and implements to adapt and extend their work.
• Work from a variety of sources including those researched independently.
• Show an awareness of how paintings are created (composition).
• Carry out preliminary studies, test media and materials and mix appropriate colours.
• Identify, mix and work with harmonious colours.