- Definition
A technique is a specific way an artist uses a tool or material to create their art, like how they might hold a pencil to make different kinds of lines or shading.
Dabbing a paintbrush up and down to make dots of colour is a technique.
How to teach this in 30 seconds
Try this analogy: A technique is like learning a special way to use a tool, like how you hold scissors to cut a straight line.
Ask your child: What kind of mark does the side of your crayon make?
Common mix-up: Kids may think there's only one way to use a tool, like a crayon. A technique is a special way of using that tool to make different kinds of marks or textures.
Examples
- Using the side of a crayon to fill in a large space with colour.
- Rolling clay into a long snake shape.
- Snipping the edge of paper with scissors to make a fringe.
technique is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
Where this shows up
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