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We are delighted with our finished rainforest paintings taking inspiration from Henri Rousseau.
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Our next layer involves painting the rainforest.
We used a finer brush to create detail.
We thought carefully how to create the tree and leaf effects by using different painting techniques and colour.
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🎨 Painting 🖼️
We are painting in layers just like Henri Rousseau.
This is our first layer - the background.
We thought carefully about colour and the mood we want to achieve.
We used a larger brush to paint the background as it was a big space to fill.
To achieve a realistic sky effect we have used sweeping horizontal brushstrokes and stippling for the clouds.
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We are enjoying evaluating different rainforest artwork. “Surprised” by Henri Rousseau, “The Rainforest” by Senaka Senonayoke and “Yawanawa Amazon Rainforest Tree House” by John Dyer.
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This half term our art topic is “The Rainforest”. Our focus artist 👨🎨 is Henri Rousseau. We will be exploring different painting techniques 🎨. The movement is Post Impressionism.
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