By Carrie Lewis in Art Business Advice > General Art Advice When most artists think about making money with their art, three things immediately come to mind: selling originals, doing commission work, and selling prints. Some artists might also think of teaching, or design jobs. But are those the only ways to make money as an artist? Absolutely not! In fact, we’ve put together a huge list of 77 ways you could turn your artistic skills into income. Not all of these […]
Exploring famous artists for kids. There are famous artist inspired art projects for kids of all ages. Art ideas for toddlers, preschoolers upwards ar
Many of you probably know of Ian and Melissa from Apex High School. They have developed a list of Artistic Behaviors for the high school level. I have been following along and seeing how they tea…
Fun and easy art activities for kids. Learn about famous artists and be inspired to create your own masterpieces with our step by step guide.
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.
Spread the loveIt brings me so much joy knowing that my daughter loves art as much as I do. My five-year old spends the vast majority of her free time drawing, painting or crafting. It…Continue Reading…
The daily practice of art history warm-ups will develop art criticism skills while investigating a broad range of artists throughout history.
Crafts for kids can be fun AND educational. Here are some tips for creating art based on famous artists and ideas for inspiration!
Here is your list of free art lessons on Youtube for homeschoolers. Take a day and create fun projects and paintings with your kids.
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.
Art study - those are two words you either love or hate. Nonetheless, in this article you will learn why and how to do them.
Exploring famous artists for kids. There are famous artist inspired art projects for kids of all ages. Art ideas for toddlers, preschoolers upwards ar
Art Lesson Plans for Art Teachers to save you time and restore your work/life balance. Let The Arty Teacher do the work for you.
Create your own artistic interpretations of famous artists' work with these Famous Artists Crafts for Kids!
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 […]
Are you looking for some new contemporary artists to teach your students about? On the Facebook Art Teachers group, members suggested LOTS of contemporary artists that they teach their students. …
In this round-up, we cover the most famous sculptors, and painters that are also famous for their sculptures. These are perfect to use for a unit study.
Exploring famous artists for kids. There are famous artist inspired art projects for kids of all ages. Art ideas for toddlers, preschoolers upwards ar
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a drip sculpture inspired by one of my FAVORITE contemporary artists, Dan Lam. Before exploring this project, check out Dan Lam's eye catching drip sculptures on her website here and her Instagram page here. Dan Lam’s "tactile, technicolor sculptures use unconventional materials to
Using Art History in your Nature Study One of the best ways to begin an art appreciation practice with your kids is to get out into nature. Explore different settings together... beaches, forests, flower meadows. Look far off into the distance; look carefully at the details of things close up. Thi
Integrate art and literacy with no prep or background knowledge with step by step tutorials for art history and art around the world!
It's never too soon to start introducing your kids to famous artists. Challenge them to make their own masterpiece with one of these art projects for kids.
Happy Women’s History Month! Women have historically been underrepresented in art museums, galleries, and art resources. I have a book c...
Pictures are worth a thousand words - and teaching art doesn't have to be boring! Here are 30+ hands-on ways to teach art without a textbook!
Teaching grid drawing is an excellent way to teach proportion, scale and one of the best ways to enlarge an image with accurate proportions.
Art Lesson Plans for Art Teachers to save you time and restore your work/life balance. Let The Arty Teacher do the work for you.
By Ingrid Mueller in Art Business Advice > General Art Advice If you’re an accomplished artist or are becoming well-known in your art community it’s quite likely that at some point you’ll be asked to conduct a demonstration or workshops based on a style or technique that is unique to you. Some people are natural instructors and presenters, and won’t have a problem with saying “yes” and doing a fantastic job. But many artists are just that—artists, not teachers—and won’t know how […]
These Katsushika Hokusai Art Projects for Kids are perfect to help us learn about the amazing Japanese artist who made great waves a thing!
Younger kids don't have to miss out on artist study. By introducing famous artists through picture books, they'll get to know famous artists on their level.
Learn what the 7 elements of art are and how you can use them to add extra depth, dimension and interest to your artworks.
Use my ‘how to talk about art with kids’ printable question cards as part of this easy art criticism lesson for children. Easy art criticism lesson for children with printables Let’s talk about art! Art criticism helps us look closely at art, think about why the artist has chosen to make a particular […]
Check out my high school self-portrait project. Learn about my struggles with portraiture and the tools I use to teach my students.
I put together a booklet for the staff of the primary school I work in. They were wanting to learn about clay and some ideas of what they...
Andy has designed an alphabet celebrating some of the worlds best known and important international artists of the last 100 years. Each artist’s portrait reflects their work or image. The pos…
