Derwent Pencil Museum

• Art and design
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Derwent Pencil Museum

Today we will learn ...

* about the history of pencils

* the technique of gradation

* how to apply tint, tone and
  shade to colours

Year 7 Art & Design

UK National Curriculum for Art and Design Key stage 3 (NC KS3)

Resources: for this lesson you will need

* various coloured pencils

* colour wheel printout, for example

https://www.wordlayouts.com/template/artist-color-wheel-chart-template-05/

Accessibility: light blue slide-background colour may enable easier reading for neurodiversity such as dyslexia.

NC KS3 subject content:

In this lesson pupils will be taught ...

*  to use a range of techniques and media

*  about the history of art

Source: NC KS3 Art & Design

Year 7 Art & Design Lesson Overview

In this lesson pupils will learn about the history of pencils via an introduction to the fascinating Derwent Pencil Museum in Keswick, UK.

Building on their prior knowledge of the primary colours (red, yellow, blue) and complementary colours (red and green, yellow and purple, blue and orange), pupils will gain skill in the technique of gradation (going from light to dark tones) by deliberate practice, and learn the difference between applying tone, tint and shade to colours in art work.

What does this image

mean to you?

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Mind Map

Stimulate interest and discussion.

Pupils access LessonUp.app

and enter the access code.

They can submit their own responses.

Image represents a pencil that is broken, but each half can be sharpened again.

Initial suggestions might include:

Resilience? Determination? Overcoming adversity? Innovation?

"The pen is mightier than the sword ..."

Quotation by

Edward Bulwer-Lytton
from his historical play
"Cardinal Richelieu" 1839

This image and many other similar images were created by cartoonists in response to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in Paris 2015.

Do you agree with the statement? Why/why not?

"The pen is mightier than the sword ..." Quotation by Edward Bulwer-Lytton from his historical play "Cardinal Richelieu" 1839.

This image and many other similar images were created by cartoonists in response to the Charlie Hebdo tragedy in Paris 2015.

Most pupils may be unaware of the tragedy (ref #jesuischarlie), where artists and cartoonists used art and satire in peaceful demonstration of defiance and resilience against terrorism.

10 second Quick Quiz!
Which of these is not a primary colour?

1. Red
2. Green
3. Yellow
4. Blue

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of the three primary colours red, yellow and blue.

10 second Quick Quiz!
Which primary colours are mixed
to create green?

1. Red and Yellow
2. Red and Blue
3. Blue and Yellow
4. Orange and White

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

10 second Quick Quiz!
Which primary colours are mixed to create purple?

1. Red and Yellow
2. Red and Blue
3. Blue and Yellow
4. Orange and White

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

10 second Quick Quiz!
Which primary colours are mixed to create orange?

1. Red and Yellow
2. Red and Blue
3. Blue and Yellow
4. Orange and White

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

Drag each primary colour ...

... to its correct
complementary colour!

Green

Purple

Orange

Red

Yellow

Blue

Drag and Drop Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of complementary colours (colours opposite each other on the colour wheel).

What are complementary colours?
Type your answer ...

Free Text Answer Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of complementary colours (colours opposite each other on the colour wheel).

Derwent Pencil Museum

A brief history of pencils ...

Introduction to the Derwent Pencil Museum ...

Derwent Pencil Museum

In the early 16th century, local people in the area of Borrowdale near Keswick (pronounced: kez-ick) in the beautiful Lake District in the UK, discovered a large naturally occurring quantity of solid graphite. This material was found to be useful for marking sheep.

Borrowdale, Keswick,
in the Lake District 

Introduction to the Derwent Pencil Museum and the discovery of graphite.

Derwent Pencil Museum

Arguably one of the most unusual of museums and places to visit in the UK, it is also a manufacturer of many different types of pencil (The Cumberland Pencil Company). Visitors can discover more about the discovery of graphite in the area. 

Amongst the information, cafe and shop, visitors can also see the unique 8 metre long pencil!

Introduction to the Derwent Pencil Museum ...

At the heart of all pencils, literally, is graphite, sometimes referred to as the 'lead' of a pencil. Graphite is a crystalline form of the element carbon. It occurs naturally and is often used in the manufacture of pencils and lubricants.

How are pencils made?

Step 1: slats of cedar wood are cut from larger blocks.

Step 2: graphite & clay 'cores' are placed in cut grooves.

Step 3: a top grooved slat is glued on top of the first slat.

Step 4: pencils are shaped and trimmed.

Click images to zoom

How are pencils made?

Steps in the manufacturing process.

Graphite and clay are mixed to create the core or 'lead' of a pencil.

Wax is often used, also in the production of coloured pencils.

Optional video (3 mins) demonstrates the fascinating manufacture of pencils.

Tint: adding white to a colour to create a lighter version of the colour (hue). For example, pink is a tint, whereby white is added to red. 

Knowledge Update ...

Knowledge Update

Tint - adding white to a colour.

Changes the hue.

Tint: adding white to a colour to create a lighter version of the colour (hue). For example, pink is a tint, whereby white is added to red.

 

Shade: adding black to a colour to create a darker version of the colour (hue). 

Knowledge Update ...

Knowledge Update

Shade - adding black to a colour.

Changes the hue.

Tint: adding white to a colour to create a lighter version of the colour (hue). For example, pink is a tint, whereby white is added to red.

 

Shade: adding black to a colour to create a darker version of the colour (hue).
 

Tone: adding grey to a colour to make the colour lighter or darker.

Knowledge Update ...

Knowledge Update

Tone - adding grey to a colour.

Does not change the hue, just the lightness or darkness of the colour.

Tint: adding white to a colour to create a lighter version of the colour (hue). For example, pink is a tint, whereby white is added to red.

 

Shade: adding black to a colour to create a darker version of the colour (hue).
 

Tone: adding grey to a colour to make the colour lighter or darker.

Knowledge Update ...

Gradation: the technique of going from light to dark tones.

Knowledge Update

Gradation is the technique of going from light to dark tones (or indeed dark to lighter tones).

Tint: adding white to a colour to create a lighter version of the colour (hue). For example, pink is a tint, whereby white is added to red.

 

Shade: adding black to a colour to create a darker version of the colour (hue).
 

Tone: adding grey to a colour to make the colour lighter or darker.

Knowledge Update ...

Gradation: the technique of going from light to dark tones.

Tone: the lightness or darkness of something.

Knowledge Update

Tone is the lightness or darkness of something.

Call and Response: cold-call individual pupils and whole class to complete sentences. For example, "Finish my sentence, Tone is ...", or "Adding white to a colour is called ...".

Gradation techniques
with pencil crayons:
 

1. apply more or less pressure with the pencil

2. use different grades of pencils

3. use different shades of colour pencil

Knowledge Update ...

Gradation: the technique of going from light to dark tones.

Tone: the lightness or darkness of something.

Knowledge Application

Gradation techniques.

1. applying pressure with a pencil.

2. using different pencil grades.

Knowledge Application

Deliberate Practice - watch video of Mr Daren Craddock demonstrating the colour wheel and the use of gradation. Pupils then complete their own colour wheels and practice their gradation skills.

Recall prior knowledge of primary, secondary and complementary colours.

Knowledge Quiz!
1. What do we mean by tint?

1. Adding grey to a colour
2. Adding black to a colour
3. Adding two colours
4. Adding white to a colour

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

Knowledge Quiz!
2. What do we mean by shade?

1. Adding grey to a colour
2. Adding black to a colour
3. Adding two colours
4. Adding white to a colour

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

Knowledge Quiz!
3. What do we mean by tone?

1. Adding grey to a colour
2. Adding black to a colour
3. Adding two colours
4. Adding white to a colour

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

Knowledge Quiz!
4. The technique of going from light to dark tones is called ...

1. Toning
2. Shading
3. Darkening
4. Gradation

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

Knowledge Quiz!
5. Colours that are opposite each other on the colour wheel are ...

1. Contrasting
2. Supplementary
3. Complementary
4. Secondary

10 second Quick Quiz

Recall prior knowledge of secondary colours, and which primary colours are used to create them.

Tint: adding white to a colour to create a lighter version of the colour (hue). For example, pink is a tint, whereby white is added to red.

 

Shade: adding black to a colour to create a darker version of the colour (hue).
 

Tone: adding grey to a colour to make the colour lighter or darker.

Knowledge Review ...

Gradation: the technique of going from light to dark tones.

Tone: the lightness or darkness of something.

Knowledge Review

Call and Response - cold call individuals or whole call to check knowledge of key terms.

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