Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Use wax drawing and colour washing as a reminder of the waterproof properties of wax.
- Make a wax resist picture using wax crayons, oil pastels and paint.
- Consider the questions: why is waterproof material sometimes used for making clothes? Can you think of other reasons why a material needs to be made waterproof?
Activities
- Explore wax resist painting using oil pastels, wax crayons and paint.
- Understand the role of wax and its waterproof properties in wax resist art.
Investigation - exploring
Make a batik wax resist piece of art by applying molten wax to a piece of cotton and dying it. Chop up old wax crayons and heat in moulds in the microwave/oven. Make new wax crayons in a different shape.
Vocabulary
Material, properties, absorbency, waterproof, strong, resist