Year 2 Art - Cityscape Line Drawing

Looking for a ready-to-teach art lesson that develops pupil’s skills in texture, pattern, and detailed line work? This complete Cityscape Drawing pack provides everything you need to deliver an engaging and inspiring lesson with ease.

What’s Included:
Teaching slides
Printable resources
Differentiated worksheets:
HA (blue) - Challenge and extension
MA (green) - Core learning
LA (yellow) - Scaffolded support
SEND (pink) - Accessible and inclusive

The lesson focuses on helping pupils create texture and pattern using line, inspired by cityscapes and the detailed work of Stephen Wiltshire.

Success Criteria:
Use repeated lines to show texture (e.g. windows, bricks)
Add detail to make drawings more realistic
Use observation to include real-life patterns

Outcome:
Pupils create a detailed cityscape line drawing inspired by London, demonstrating their understanding of texture, pattern, and observational drawing.

Teachers love this resource because it is completely zero-prep, fully differentiated to support all abilities, and designed to build confidence in detailed drawing. It is ideal for observations, developing advanced line work, or linking art to real-world architecture and artists.