BCAD Prep Art

The Prep Art department at @BCAbuDhabi, a leading British-curriculum school in the Middle East, educating pupils aged 3 - 18.

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A riotously great crop of artists working on some creations, inspired by Ruben Sanchez. Excitement, potential and colour was all around! @tashkeel- what do you think?

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Year 8 have been working together to create some forced perspective images. There was some excellent direction and clear, creative ideas! Brilliant!

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Year 6 are doing a spot of observational drawing this week, using lots of different media.

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@henryfraser0 @henryfraser0 you are amazing!!! That's all they have said during the lessons- "Miss, Henry Fraser is awesome, because this is soooo hard!" They have loved it! Thanks for being an inspirational, brilliant being.

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And off we go! Upper Prep are starting the year with a growth mindset, painting using only their mouths and taking inspiration from the incredible Henry Fraser @henryfraser0.

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Transition day, with Year 5 coming to the Art department to experience life as a Year 6 pupil and having a go at some life drawing, with excellent results. We are impressed and are looking forward to seeing you next year.

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Looking forward to surprising our Year 6 pupils with a display of their artwork from the Year of Zayed Painting Contest. Just waiting to receive the paintings, certificates and prizes and we'll get started! Excited! @inventiveuae @zayedpaintingcontest @jaymenorca

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One of those glorious days when all the hard work comes together and beautiful things are created. Well done Year 7!

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Year 6 are exploring mark making with random objects today.

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First day back and Year 6 are already exploring patterns in natural forms and they are impressive! It's all about the focus and creativity today!

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Year 8 are photographing compositions, thinking about lighting, height and depth.

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Year 6 have been busy finishing their felt backgrounds and are now experimenting with some ink on material, with some beautiful results.

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Getting stuck in to a little felting on a rainy Sunday in Year 6.

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Year 8 creating some still life paintings using Quink and bleach, with some stunning results. Thanks to Ms Davis for the inspiration. @BCADartdept

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It's a vibrant, splashy ink kind of a Sunday in Art CCA this week.

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Lower Prep Art CCA are working on some pastel portraits in the style of Sandra Silberzweig, using warm and cool colours to create patterns.

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Year 8 pupils worked hard on some still life sketches today.

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Lower Prep Art CCA are having fun experimenting with different ways to apply ink, to create a garden of creepy crawlies and gorgeous blooms. @HTullet

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@BCADyear6 have experimented with painting techniques, sketching and lino printing. It's now time to get stuck into some landscape painting and show off some skills.

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Year 7 are creating Pop Art paintings, using their knowledge of colour mixing and tone.