Bring bold colour, pattern and winter botanicals into your art room with Winter Wild, a complete painting project designed for students aged approximately 10–14.
Rather than simply copying photographs, students are guided through a creative design process that develops observation, colour experimentation, pattern, composition and painting skills. They begin by investigating winter natural forms such as holly, pinecones, berries, thistles, seed heads and foliage, before transforming their observations into exciting contemporary artwork.
Students experiment with unexpected colour palettes, turn details from nature into repeat patterns, and explore focal point, scale, cropping, overlap and quieter areas before developing their final composition.
The resource includes photographic reference material, drawing and pattern-development activities, colour experiments, composition planning, painting guidance, step-by-step examples, finished outcomes and an evaluation task—making it ideal for teaching directly from the slides or adapting into your own scheme of work.
Students work towards a vibrant A4/A3 botanical painting combining observation, expressive colour and decorative pattern.
Perfect for a winter or festive art project, while remaining broad enough to use beyond Christmas. Suitable for KS3, upper KS2, art clubs, home education and mixed-ability classes, with plenty of scope for students to create genuinely individual outcomes.
A colourful, accessible project that takes students from observation to experimentation, design development and a polished final piece — without every student producing the same artwork.
Curriculum
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