--- title: "Year 4 Formal Elements of Art" url: "https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-18-year-4-formal-elements-of-art" school: "St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy" --- We are holding a number of open days for children due to start primary school in September 2027. Please see our admissions page for further details. Everyone welcome! # Year 4 Formal Elements of Art ![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/images/news/IMG_8507.jpeg) 18 June 2025 In our first art session this half term we focused on the formal elements of art. We worked on developing a range of mark-making techniques using charcoal. Using the charcoal we expressed the meaning of different words and phrases such as gentle, powerful and chaotic. It was great to see how every child interpreted these in such a variety of ways and the end result was great. ![](https://st-barnabas-primary-school.schudio.com/images/news/IMG_8507.jpeg) [Year 4](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/year-4) [Art and Design](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/art-and-design) [Spirituality](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/tag/spirituality) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_2145.jpg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-18-year-6-french) Previous ### [Year 6 French](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-18-year-6-french) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-barnabas-primary-school/imagecache/100x100c/news/unnamed(6).jpg)](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-18-cre8ability-session-2) Next ### [Cre8ability Session 2](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news/2025-06-18-cre8ability-session-2) ### Personal Development - [News](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/news) - [Events](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/events) - [Photo Gallery](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/photo-gallery-category/our-gallery) - [Calendar](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/calendar) - [School Council](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/school-council) - [Attendance](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/attendance) - [Fundraising](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/fundraising) - [Extra Curricular Clubs](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/clubs) - [Little Leaders](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/academy-life/little-leaders) - [Visits and Visitors](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/visits-and-visitors) - [British Values](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/british-values) - [Protected Characteristics](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/protected-characteristics) ##### Location Knowlesly Road Darwen Lancashire BB3 2JA ##### Contact Us 01254 702996 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/stbarnabasce/) - [X](https://twitter.com/stbarnabasce) © Copyright 2021–2026 St Barnabas Primary School, A Church of England Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://stbarnabasdarwen.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)