--- title: "Year 5 learning the 'wash' technique" url: "https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2022-11-03-11-15-00-year-5-learning-the-wash-technique" school: "The William Hogarth School" --- # Year 5 learning the 'wash' technique 3 November 2022 [Humanities](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/category/humanities) Year 5 Shonibare class this week, were learning a tricky technique in their art lesson - how to apply a wash. It is used in painting watercolours. Rather than painting in thick paint which is the normal way we paint, we had to water down the paint so it was very thin so we applied just a thin watery layer, which is called a 'wash'. Jahzara: "It was very calming - mixing the colours was so soothing." Harrison: "It was really fun. We used watercolours and on top of the line painted stripes." ![](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/5_FgopxnEX0AA2gZD.jpg) ![](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/5_FgopxnDX0AI-o8V.jpg) ![](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/5_FgopxnCXoAEcpuW.jpg) ![](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/5_Fgopxm_XEAABqL9.jpg) [ Year 3 Cooking scrambled eggs](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2022-11-03-11-00-00-year-3-cooking-scrambled-eggs) [Halloween day in Reception ](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2022-11-03-14-00-00-halloween-day-in-reception) ![The William Hogarth School](https://files.schudio.com/william-hogarth-school-3/images/logo/HogarthLogo_White_(1).png) ### The William Hogarth School Duke Road Chiswick W4 2JR 020 8994 4782 020 8742 7736 ### Useful Links - [LGFLmail](https://mail.lgflmail.org/owa/auth/logon.aspx?replaceCurrent=1&url=https%3a%2f%2fmail.lgflmail.org%2fowa%2f) - [Parent Pay](https://www.parentpay.com/) - [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) - [Opening Hours](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/opening-hours) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/search?q=%40hogarth_the&src=typd) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/the_william_hogarth_school/) © Copyright 2017–2026 The William Hogarth School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)