4A’s Arts Fortnight: Creativity, Robots and Radiohead in the Studio

Over the past two weeks, 4A have thrown themselves into an exciting high-energy Arts Fortnight filled with drawing, dancing, printing, cooking, designing and collaborating. The studio buzzed with curiosity, focus and wonderfully messy hands-on making. Here’s a look at what they got up to…

Starting with the Human Figure

The fortnight began with figure drawing exploring how bodies bend, balance and move. Pupils experimented with large, gestural drawing using their whole arms to capture the flow and structure of the human form. This early work helped them understand proportions and observe how heads, torsos and limbs relate to one another.

From Humans to Iron Man–Style Robots

With these fundamentals learned, 4A shifted to designing Iron Man–inspired robots. They applied their knowledge of proportions to mechanical forms and practised scaling up and sizing up their sketches. This project finished with bold drawings in chalk on black paper where pupils added depth through careful shading and dynamic movement lines that made their robotic designs feel alive.

Meanwhile in the hall the children developed a dance piece set to a Radiohead track which matched the story of Iron Man beautifully. The choreography grew alongside the artwork building a wonderful cross-arts connection.

A Tasty Interlude

In between creative sessions pupils also visited Mrs Elliott to make their own pizzas which filled the corridor with delicious smells and happy faces!

Portrait Work and Robot Transformations

Next pupils moved into portrait drawing learning about facial features, angles and expression. They then cleverly transformed this knowledge into simplified cartoon-like robot portraits. Each child cut out the different parts of their robot face and prepared a tile to etched patterns into.

Printing With Shared Designs

Patterns were swapped and shared across the class creating a collaborative bank of textures and motifs. Pupils then used water based ink printing to print onto the various facial features experimenting with layers, contrast and repetition. These prints were assembled onto backing boards to form striking final robot portraits.

To complete their compositions each student selected a resonant lyric from the Radiohead song or a line from the opening of The Iron Man. Earlier typography practice helped them design and letter their chosen words thoughtfully and artistically.

A huge well done 4A your creativity, teamwork and adventurous making have been inspiring. What an incredible Arts Fortnight!