There is just something about Spring that gets me in the mood to let the kids get really messy. Perhaps it is the fact that we can now do art outside. Or maybe it is the fact that the warm spring sun has melted the ice from my mind and I can think clearly. Because
DIY Yarn Art | Easy Tactile Canvas 'Paintings': I've always liked simple, bold and colourful designs....and it just so happens I also have a rather large collection of yarns...so I thought I would combine the two! This Instructable shows you how I made a collection of mini artworks out of stretch…
Learn the best painting techniques to perfect your craft. These painting ideas and hacks are great for beginners just getting started on their art journey. These tips and tricks will help you with your future art projects. Enjoy these art activities!
By Shannon Merenstein You will be inspired and delighted by Collage Workshop for Kids, a colorful art instruction book on collage techniques for children - made in cooperation with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. Each chapter of the book explores a different art theme including nature, faces, construction, c
Integrate art and literacy with no prep or background knowledge with step by step tutorials for art history and art around the world!
Get inspired for the school year with a list of middle school art projects for the first few days and even the entire year.
San Franciscan Lenny Maughan uses the social fitness app Strava to create amazing pieces of 'running art;' carefully planning his route beforehand to run in the pattern of a certain image with the streets of San Fran as his canvas.
Learn alcohol ink basics and how to make your own beautiful alcohol ink art with this DIY alcohol ink art for beginners tutorial.
You might be asking, What are the 7 Elements of Art and How Do I Teach Them? The Elements 7 Elements of Art are: Line, Value, Color, Space, Shape, Form, and Texture and they are the foundations or building blocks that artists use to make art. Let's dive in and learn about the 7 Elements of Art, Which You Should Teach First, and How to Teach them.
Introducing the Tools: High Contrast Drawing and Shading on Toned Paper Art Project—a game-changing resource designed to make your life as an art teacher so much easier. Say goodbye to the stress of planning every single step on your own because this comprehensive package has got you covered. It includes everything you need to teach high contrast drawing and shading techniques with a captivating focus on tools. 📏🔨✏️
Attention art teachers in need of help in putting on an art show- I have you covered! In this blog I am sharing all of the essential materials, methods and more to ensure the success of your school wide art show!
Foil Transfer Art: This is a fun, colorful project that anyone can create. Experiment with different colors, designs, and patterns. The end product looks like you've tie-dyed your paper. It makes a beautiful framed gift, homemade card, or simple wall art. This proj…
In this Aquarium Perspective Lesson, Middle School students will dive right into learning about the principle of perspective while designing an aquarium.
These pet portraits for kids use a fun and easy printmaking technique that make it easy to get great results- easy printmaking for kids!
Reflection art is an incredible hands-on lesson in math, art, and science! A great STEAM activity for kids of all ages.
This unit focuses explicitly on Dale Chihuly: his life, his art. The artmaking pursued in this unit is inspired by one of Chihuly’s most well-known themes: the bowl.
The art of Ted Harrison is perfect for inspiring students to create art, while creating spectacular paintings for the classroom (free lesson)
A helpful guide to understanding how to work with acrylic paint as well as a list of acrylic painting techniques suitable for beginners to try.
Looking for a fun and engaging self-portrait art project that produces stunning results every time? Look no further than this self-portrait art lesson, perfect for elementary or middle school students. With this lesson, students will learn how to create a realistic portrait that can be animated in seconds using a simple app, bringing their self-portraits to life! This art project includes a comprehensive 27-slide PowerPoint with step-by-step instructions and accompanying images, detailed lesson plans, and exclusive YouTube videos to guide students through the process. The end result is an animated self-portrait that can be easily shared on social media with just one click, or saved as a video file for later use. This lesson is perfect for art teachers looking to engage their students with a unique and exciting project that is sure to leave a lasting impression. This art lesson is perfect as an elementary art project or middle school art lesson. What teachers are saying... This worked out so well and the children were so impressed that their self-portraits could talk! It is a fun way to incorporate technology for students today! I had a go at this myself and was amazed by the results. Thank you so much. What's included in the Animated Self Portrait? Two weeks of detailed art lesson plans saving teaching prep time 27 slide PowerPoint beautifully designed with step by step instructions and photos 4 exclusive youtube tutorial videos for drawing girls & boys Tips and tricks for success are throughout the lesson and videos How are teachers and students supported? Eight-part self-assessment for students to evaluate and improve their work Printable step-by-step guide for students to work at their own pace. Comprehensive list of modifications and differentiation methods for meeting the needs of all children in your class Step-by-step directions to animated in seconds. No extra prep is needed, just take photos of students Other ways to use this project include: At school events like the art show set up laptops with animated portrait videos playing special messages (click to add them to youtube, while playing select loop on the laptop). Tweet the videos of the' self-portraits taking by clicking a button. Create new portraits each year with your students to show how much they have grown and changed. Create portraits in other styles by changing the paint like pop art or expressionist kinds. Create backgrounds in any media to integrate student choice. Add to simple mats to give as Mother's day gifts. WHAT SUPPLIES ARE NEEDED: Acetate sheets, paints, sharpie, and the ability to photograph students and print the photo is black and white. The lesson plan includes a comprehensive supply list. To animate an app is used which is available for Apple or Android. At least one device phone or tablet will be needed for the students to animate their artwork. This lesson is not recommended for distance learning.
A magical educational art box for children, with art projects, inspiration from artists and quality materials. Animals, both real and imagined, have long been a favourite subject in art. Part of their beauty lies in their versatility as subjects: they are often used as symbols, but they can also be majestic creative muses in their own right. In this art box we look at creatures big and small, from wild animals with Franz Marc, Salvador Dali and Durer, to farm animals with Picasso and Tracey English, and finally at bugs and butterflies with Louise Bourgeois and Lois Ehlert. The 'Awesome Animals' art box includes: A booklet introducing the theme, with information about artists, art styles and techniques. Clear instructions on seven art projects, appropriate for children of any age (4 years and above), with tips to tailor each project for little ones. Quality art materials: A set of acrylic paints, paintbrush, styrofoam sheet and water-colour paper. LoLA book recommendations for further reading on artists and art styles. Read more Brand LoLA - Lots of Lovely Art
Simple creative activities are some of the building blocks of child development, including cognitive, social and emotional skills. Here are seven ways participation in the Arts positively affects your child.
If you love doing collage art and want to up your composition skills, this post is for you! 10 fast and easy tips and ideas to help improve your collage artwork!
Learn about optical illusions, perspective and kinetic art by making Agamograph art with your students in this exciting art science project.
Get inspired for the school year with high school art project ideas. Check out how I scaffold courses, start the first day, and more.
June 2020--PLEASE NOTE--this project has been updated for distance learning to now include a HOW TO VIDEO! The updated post is here. And the new video can be viewed below OR on youtube. ENJOY! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a great project that uses only a couple of supplies (and a bit of patience) to create a piece that transforms from "ho-hum" into "WOW!" This is a great way to illustrate how various lines can show movement. Horizontal lines are sleepy and calm. Vertical lines are strong and stand still, but diagonal lines seem to slide and move, bringing our eye from one side of the page to the other and then "whoosh!" off the page! We start off this exercise by using the ruler to create a series of diagonal lines and color them in with markers. Then, we cut the piece up and fan the strips out and create another type of line...a swirly, curving line that also shows movement! This is also a nice op-art activity. You can use complementary colors for your diagonal lines or a full rainbow of color. Experiment and enjoy the process! Movement With Lines Supplies Needed: One sheet of white construction paper, 9"x12" One sheet of black construction paper, 12"x18" Ruler Pencil and eraser Markers, assorted colors Glue sticks Directions: 1. Draw a series of diagonal lines on the white construction paper. You can draw three smaller lines going across the page or fill the space with lines. Both look great, in my opinion. 2. Color in the diagonal lines using markers. This is the "Before" Photo 3. Flip the page over and divide the page into twenty-four 1/2" wide strips. Use your ruler for this and try to be as precise as possible. BEFORE you cut the strips apart, number them on the back from 1-24 at one end (the same end of the strips for all numbers). This photo is kind of hard to see, but it shows all of the strips numbered on the back at the same end. Now, this is where it gets a little bit tricky. I'm sure you can do this many ways, but I made three of these and I finally landed on this way of doing it. 4. Cut out the strip marked #12. Put glue on the back and glue it on your black construction paper background in the middle, like this: Strip # 12 glued on in the center of the black paper (hold the black construction paper vertically) 5. Now you can cut strip #11 out and put glue on the back of it. Overlap the left edge of the strip over the left edge of the previous strip (in this case, strip #12), fanning the right edge out slightly (about 1/2"). Repeat with strips 10-1 (working away from you) until you get through strip #1, forming a nice curve with the strips. Use the photo as a guide. 7. Once you have finished gluing down strip #1. Place glue on the back of strip #13 and overlap the right edge of the strip over the right edge of strip #12, fanning the left edge down slightly (about 1/2"). 8. Repeat with strips 14-24 until you get through all the strips, forming a nice curve in the opposite direction with the strips. Use the picture as a guide. It is OK if the ends of the strips continue off the edge of the page. You can leave them that way or trim them to the edge of the black construction paper. This project is good for the older child since they may be more tolerant of cuting up their artwork and transforming it into something else. Also, they are more capable of handling the precise measuring and cutting this project needs in order to be successful. It took me three times to get all the strips to fit on the black construction paper properly. But I really liked all of the other attempts I made too. It's an experiment, so don't get too stressed! Enjoy!
Get to know the inspiring artist Keith Haring with this fun for all ages art project! Step by step instructions and free printables included!
Art History & Seasonal Crafts Phonics & Word Work Sentence Building Kits Fairy Tales Sets Poetry Sets Printing Workbooks Sight Words Sets Writing Prompts Thanks for the wonderful feedback! This best seller is a collection of 12 lessons about art history, ranging from […]
Découvrez une incroyable technique qui permettra aux enfants de réaliser des impressions avec un effet aquarelle / tie & dye en...
In the fifth of the Elements of Art & Principles of Design series, we’ll walk you through how to teach texture in art to students in K-7th.
Welcome! This blog post explores a project that depicts one cohesive image divided into 7 sections which illustrate the 7 elements of art: line, shape, color, form, value, texture, and space. The elements of art the artists toolbox they can use in an endless amount of ways to create infinite art solutions. This is a
Product Description This final project in my drawing class was a show stopper. In this project students apply their knowledge of creating value and texture in three mediums; charcoal, ink and colored pencil to create these beautiful mixed media drawings. Students apply compositional rules and learn about variety/contrast and unity in art in the process of creating their final artwork. INCLUDED: 5 Page Lesson Plan with National Standards, Big ideas, Goals and Objectives, Final Outcomes, Instructional Materials, Student supplies, Detailed process and Vocabulary as an editable word document. 32 page editable power point presentation Three Mediums Value Scales/Spheres Worksheet Video Links Rubric ©2019 A Space to Create Art, LLC. Follow me at A Space to Create Art
Mediums of Art can refer to the Art Materials and Techniques used to create an Artwork. Find here a brief analysis of 36 Art mediums from the Art World.
Welcome! This blog post explores a project that depicts one cohesive image divided into 7 sections which illustrate the 7 elements of art: line, shape, color, form, value, texture, and space. The elements of art the artists toolbox they can use in an endless amount of ways to create infinite art solutions. This is a
A lot of art marketing advice tells artists to have a singular style or approach to their art because this can help build trust and maintain collectors. Yet, this advice can feel really limiting as…
Are you looking for an engaging and easy-to-follow mindful art lesson idea for middle or high school? This neurographic art project was a huge success.
Learn about Andy Warhol and the pop art movement that started in the mid-1950s. Step-by-step instructions are also included for kids to create their own Andy Warhol strawberries.
