Beyond the pencil: 3D, print and digital media
Flat paper is only one option. Sculpture, printmaking, collage and digital tools all let you develop an idea in a completely different way.
Part of your national curriculum
- Practical skills: Work in three dimensions and with other media such as printmaking, collage and digital imaging
Lesson overview
What you'll learn in this lesson
Work in three dimensions and with other media such as printmaking, collage and digital imaging
Key learning points
- • Working in three dimensions
- • Printmaking
- • Collage and digital imaging
This lesson at a glance
- 25 minutes
- 17 parts to scroll through
- 3 quick checks
- Marked quiz at the end
- Gentle pace: short sittings with pauses
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Beyond the pencil: 3D, print and digital media
Flat paper is only one option. Sculpture, printmaking, collage and digital tools all let you develop an idea in a completely different way.
In a nutshell
Work in three dimensions and with other media such as printmaking, collage and digital imaging
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 1 of 2
Part 1 · Working in three dimensions
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
Part 3 of 17
Learn
Working in three dimensions
Sculpture and relief work force you to think about form from every angle, not just one viewpoint. Simple materials such as clay, card or wire can be built, carved or assembled to explore mass, space and balance.
Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Explore the idea
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Learn
Printmaking
Relief printing (like lino or polystyrene) cuts away what you don't want inked, so the raised surface takes the ink. Printmaking naturally produces repeatable, bold marks and encourages designing in reverse and in strong shapes.
Quick check
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Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
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Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Learning cycle
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Learning cycle 2 of 2
Part 2 · Collage and digital imaging
A short piece of teaching, then a check to make sure it has landed.
Explore the idea
Part 10 of 17
Learn
Collage and digital imaging
Collage combines found materials — paper, fabric, photographs — to build texture and meaning quickly. Digital imaging software lets you layer, distort and combine images non-destructively, so you can experiment freely before committing.
Quick check
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Reset break
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Pause
That's sitting 3 of 4 done
Stretch, get a drink, look out of the window. There is no timer and nothing is counting down — your place is saved, so you can come back in five minutes or tomorrow.
Challenge round
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Game · Sort it
Which of these are true?
Drag each card into the right column. Tap a card first if dragging is fiddly.
True
Not true
Challenge round
Part 14 of 17
Game · Fill the gaps
Finish the sentences
Choose the word that belongs in each gap.
____ naturally produces repeatable, bold marks and encourages designing in reverse and in strong shapes.
____ combines found materials — paper, fabric, photographs — to build texture and meaning quickly.
____ imaging software lets you layer, distort and combine images non-destructively, so you can experiment freely before committing.
Challenge round
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Game · Recall cards
What happens in relief printing?
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Mastery quiz
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Marked quiz
End of lesson quiz: Beyond the pencil: 3D, print and digital media
3 questions, marked with the reasoning shown. No timer.
1. What happens in relief printing?
2. What is a key benefit of working digitally?
3. Collage is best described as building an image from...
Lesson round-up
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Work in three dimensions and with other media such as printmaking, collage and digital imaging