For the first part of our fifth session we developed the theme of the previous lesson of tracing the shadow outline of our sculptures created by the sun.

This time we decided to create layers of shadows using colouring pencils/pastels. Once the children coloured their first shadow layer of their sculpture, they rotated or moved their creation so a different shadow was created on the card. This was then drawn with a different colour and this process of layering was repeated 3-4 times.

In a lot of the shadow outlines, we could clearly see aspects of their 3D creation and how it looks on a 2D form (i.e. the card).

Once again, we hit very lucky with the weather as the early morning sunshine and clear skies meant that it was perfect conditions for going outside and drawing the shadows.

Below are some photos of the Primary 7’s work.