Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔Jersey is the sunniest place in the British Isles — about 2,000 hours of sunshine every year! ☀️The Jersey cow is one of the oldest dairy breeds in the world — dating back over 300 years! 🐄Jersey has its own parliament called the States Assembly — one of the oldest in the world! 🏛️Jersey is closer to France than to England — just 14 miles from the Normandy coast! 🇫🇷Mont Orgueil Castle has been standing for over 800 years — since around 1204! 🏰Jersey has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world — the sea can go back nearly 1.5km at low tide! 🌊Jersey has its own language called Jèrriais — a form of Norman French still spoken by some islanders! 🗣️The Jersey Royal potato has its own Protected Designation of Origin — just like champagne! 🥔

🎨 Art

Sketching and Shading

🎨 Art KS2 — Ages 7–11 ✓ 3 key facts

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⭐ Key Facts

1 Shading adds the illusion of light, shadow and depth to a drawing, making flat shapes look 3-dimensional.

2 Hatching (parallel lines) and cross-hatching (crossing lines) are two techniques for building up tone.

3 The direction of a light source determines where shadows fall — the darkest areas are furthest from the light.

Learn sketching and shading techniques to make your drawings look 3-dimensional.

Drawing is one of the fundamental skills in art, and learning to sketch and shade well transforms a flat outline into something that looks real and three-dimensional. Sketching usually begins lightly — using construction lines and basic shapes to plan the composition before adding detail. Shading is the process of adding dark and light tones to suggest form, depth and the direction of light. There are several shading techniques: hatching uses parallel lines drawn close together (closer lines = darker tone); cross-hatching adds another set of lines crossing the first; stippling builds tone using tiny dots; and blending smooths pencil marks with a finger or blending stick to create smooth gradations. The key to convincing shading is observing where your light source is coming from — surfaces facing the light are palest; surfaces turned away from the light are darkest; and in between there are gradual mid-tones.

🎨 ArtKS2 — Ages 7–11

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