The children talked in lessons about
what Tobias might have felt when he met his guardian
angel. They compared the way people communicated their
thoughts and feelings historically with the way they
do now using modern technology.
A postcard of the painting was cut into 20 pieces. The
pupils then used free Colour Picker software, along
with the digital image and zoom facility on the National
Gallery’s website, to recreate colours from the
original painting. They used a word-processing package
to make their own angel ‘word cloud’. Each
square contains examples of colours found in the painting.
Pupils chose a white mount to create a dazzling effect
associated with their idea of an angel.
Heidi Wragg (Head of Art)
Dawn Pooley (Head of ICT)
2011 Exhibition
