Step 1: Choose a country or culture and find an image of its flag. Study the colours, symbols and layout.
Step 2: Research cultural patterns, symbols or designs that are important to your chosen culture. Collect a few examples to inspire your design.
Step 3: Draw the basic shape and colours of your chosen flag on paper. Keep the original flag recognisable.
Step 4: Add cultural designs, patterns or symbols to your flag. Think carefully about where they fit best and what they represent.
Step 5: Colour and complete your flag neatly. Check that your design is balanced and easy to understand.
Step 6: Take a clear photo of your finished flag design. Make sure the image is well lit and in focus.
Step 7: Upload your flag image to Gemini and explain how you would like it improved. Be specific about the colours, patterns and details you want to keep.
Step 8: Continue refining your prompt and generating new versions until the flag matches your vision. Save your favourite final design.
Step 9: Write 2–3 sentences explaining the cultural designs you used and why they are significant to your chosen culture.
Step 1: Choose a country or culture and find an image of its flag. Save the image so you can use it as a reference.
Step 2: Open Google Drawings and change the page size to A4. Create the basic shape and colours of your chosen flag.
Step 3: Research cultural patterns, symbols or designs that are important to your chosen culture. Save a few examples that inspire you.
Step 4: Use shapes, lines and colours in Google Drawings to add cultural designs to your flag. Try to keep the original flag recognisable.
Step 5: Review your flag and make improvements. Check that your colours, patterns and layout are neat and balanced.
Step 6: Download your flag as a PNG image. This will be your first draft.
Step 7: Upload your image to Gemini and explain how you would like it improved. Be specific about the colours, patterns and details you want to keep.
Step 8: Continue refining your prompt and generating new versions until the flag matches your vision. Save your favourite final design.
Step 9: Write 2–3 sentences explaining the cultural designs you used and why they are significant to your chosen culture.
The Arts – Visual Arts (Level 2–3)
Develop practical knowledge of visual elements (line, shape, colour)
Share ideas about how artworks communicate meaning
WALT
We are learning to create a self-portrait that shows who we are.
Success Criteria
I can draw the main features of my face
I can include details that make me unique
I can explain how my artwork shows my identity
When I grow up I want to…
I hope to…
I want to get better at…
A goal I have is…
In the future I would like to…
I care about…
I show respect by…
I am a good friend because…
I help others by…
Something that matters to me is…
I enjoy…
My favourite thing to do is…
I am interested in…
I feel proud when I…
I am good at…
I am…
I feel happy when…
I am really good at…
Something special about me is…
I am proud of…
I am learning to…
My family is from…
In my family we like to…
A tradition in my family is…
Someone important to me is…
My family teaches me to…
My culture is important to me because…
In my culture we celebrate…
Something unique about my culture is…
I speak…
A food I enjoy from my culture is…