- Definition
Style" in art refers to the unique way an artist, culture, or time period creates art, like how someone might have a distinct handwriting. It's about the choices they make with materials, techniques, and what they choose to show.
An artist who draws people with very big eyes and small mouths has a recognizable style.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: An artist's style is like their own special way of drawing — you can recognize their work just like you recognize a friend's drawing.
Ask your child: What is special about the way you draw a person?
Common mix-up: Kids might think style is only about being 'good' at art. An artist's style is their own unique way of seeing and creating, and every style is different.
Examples
- Using only bright, happy colours in every painting is a style.
- Making paintings that look exactly like photographs is a style.
- Using lots of little dots to create a whole picture is a style.
style is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
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