Year 5 Abstract Collographs

Year 5's theme this term was 'growth'. The pupils started by drawing a series of leaf outlines from life into their sketchbook, rotating the page and overlapping each drawing as they went. They then drew a square in the middle of the drawings and filled in the different shapes with colours. This drawing was then used as the basis for their collograph design. Each pupils was given a cardboard square and had to simplify the drawing they had made in their sketchbook onto the square. The boys then used a variety of different materials to create different patterns and textures. These were then printed using the printing press, using three different colours, starting with yellow (the lightest), first.


The pupils' sketchbook drawing was used as a basis for the collograph.

A collograph design before it went through the printing press.