Learn how to integrate art into your plant science activities by having students make chlorophyll paintings. Similar to leaf rubbings, this simple science based art project is a fun and creative extension for teaching kids about photosynthesis.
Ever notice that your first sketch of the day is always a bit wonky? In drawing, painting, or any art, a proper warm-up is needed for the best results and improvement.
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Dive into the enchanting world of bird art with our collection of 33+ Bird Drawing Ideas! Artsydee invites you to explore this vibrant assortment, perfect for
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1. TWO/ 2 pages of Measured STRAIGHT lines horizontally across the page. Use different drawing media...graphite (don’t smear), colored pencil (preferably black), ballpoint and felt pens (keep it at about .05 at the widest nib/tip width) 2. Diagonals across page at different angles. Remember to repeat the same overlapping line at least 8 to 10 times. the objective is to be able to aim at and repeat the muscle-memory and exactness. 3. Rhythmic jagged angles (scan example page 5) where you create one straight line and automatically attach at least one other to start building angular shapes. When you get the hang of it try inclosing a shape to create a ground plane. 4. Arcs & Curves. Draw two vertical borders and then draw left and right curves off of them (example page 6). In different media and remember the objective is to get you to repeat the action of pen/pencil over the same line about 8 times. 5. Compound Curves/ S curves. Its not just "squiggles" (example Page 7),its training your eye and hand and pencil to work together. Again different lengths and curves (challenge yourself. Don’t make it boring but keep it simple). 6. Circles and Ellipses (Example Page 8 & 9) These are easy & hard to get the REALLY correct symmetrically and balance to work fluidly. And that’s the key to become practiced and correct. Chances are your fist pass will be out of whack (mine sure were!) but make some very light passes around the shape (you might even make some ghost passes slightly above the papers surface to get the rhythms of it before committing). This is important so do a couple of pages if you have the guts and work ethic. 7. Last make a page where you show all these various shapes and processes interacting and overlapping. Don’t be sloppy and make sure all of these shapes and lines keep their integrity and line character. Use different media and design the page well. Note I sort of clustered some of the angular shapes into groups then merges them.
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Ever notice that your first sketch of the day is always a bit wonky? In drawing, painting, or any art, a proper warm-up is needed for the best results and improvement.
7 easy tips to start a sketching habit. Learn how to make a habit of sketching every day. How to start sketching. How to keep a sketchbook
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Who doesn't want to learn how to draw! Grab our step by step drawing for kids, beginners and everyone else! Our easy tutorials all come with a super handy directed drawing printable and are perfect for all ages. You will learn to draw all kind of cute, cartoon like and even realistic characters in no time.
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A blog about how a failed painting made me rethink the theories of composition in my painting of Donegal, Ireland.
Sketching my life and sharing the experience
Let's do some simple practice exercises to improve our drawing and painting skills and learn one-point, two-point, three-point and atmospheric perspective!
I believe that anyone can draw and in this article I will show you my simple step by step process that will help you get started with sketching,
Simple, hand-drawn examples of various hairstyles. Suitable for posters or handouts, may be used as an adaptive resource. Helps students create more varied and unique hair for their portraits, and hopefully represent themselves a little better.Updated April 2023 to correct spelling.
If you're an artist or an aspiring artist looking for easy sketch ideas, look no further. I've rounded easy drawing ideas to inspire you.
Quickly sketching human figures is an essential skill for any architect or hobby sketcher in order to make sketched spaces more understandable and relatable. Here are 3 reasons Why integrating human figures in architectural sketches & drawings is important. Click through to watch a video and
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In this tutorial video, I teach you my FAVORITE technique in watercolor—the wet-on-wet technique. It's great for loose-style painting.
The second in an on-going installment of things I think are cool. Whenever I find something that stops me down and gets me to say 'cool', I stick it in a post.
