"A painting is not about an experience. It is an experience."
Here's another Pinterest inspired wall art!I created a silhouette of a grizzly bear. Due to it's size it had t
A beautiful art project that's perfect for third grade students. Learn how to make a mixed media jellyfish art painting project using paint and chalk pastel
A fun abstract art project for kids using cardboard and simple art supplies Inspired by Pablo Picasso's famous Bull (Plate V )
Ciao a tutti, altro laboratorio a tema Haring, di questo pittore abbiamo già parlato con le uova da decorare. Altro lavoretto con stampabile!
Another cyanotype print made in Amsterdam of a negative from a poppy flower.
String paint art is SO PRETTY and it's really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great art project for people of all skill levels. You can make pull string art with any kind of acrylic paint and either string or yarn. Pull String Art With Acrylic Paint String paint art using acrylic paint is a great art project for kids, tweens, teens, adults and seniors! I love how bright and bold the acrylic paint looks on the black paper. This is such a pretty art technique - and it's SO EASY! We
The sun will come out! Do you need to reintroduce a warm and cool concept in a colorful way? Here is a fun lesson that incorporates line and color. My students really enjoy creating these ad…
This was a super fun project my Grades 4- 6 mixed elective class did at the end of this school year. They LOVED this project- some even made 2 or 3. I pretty much followed the excellent instructions posted HERE on the "We Heart Art" blog. She found the idea on the Fine Lines blog. I was worried we would have to use that chunky yarn (of which I had none) but regular yarn worked well. I collect empty cereal boxes from my students all year long and stockpile them for projects such as these. Students drew some type of abstract pattern on the card. I encouraged them to use shapes as opposed to open lines as we would be colouring these in. Of course some did non-abstract images and some used some open lines and they all worked out regardless :) Once the lines were drawn, students passed over the lines using regular white glue. Then they put pieces of yarn on top. We let these dry overnight. It's important to use heavy duty aluminium foil for this next step. It's just sturdier and thicker. Students cut a piece off the roll that was about an inch larger than their cardboard. Then they covered the back of the tin foil liberally with a glue stick. They need to use ALOT and do it carefully in one direction so the foil doesn't bunch up and rip. Other blogs used spray glue for this step but I didn't have any- the glue stick worked pretty well. Then put the foil over-top and, starting from the center, gently rub over the design using a small square of felt. It really works for buffing the foil over the yarn. Take your time with this step- the more you carefully rub around the yarn, the better the final artwork will work. Some students tended to rush this step. Once it's all glued down, I show students how to neatly wrap the foil onto the back- a technique I used during my book-making phase ;) Then the fun part: colouring the whole image with coloured Sharpies! Don't colour the raised yarn part. Here are Grades 4 - 6 results: This students did 2: one using cool colours and one using warm colours
Learn how to make colored pasta in just minutes with my simple and fun method! Check out some fun colored pasta crafts and activities.
I did learned this technique from my co-worker Jayne, who taught it during summer school last year. I think drawing on tin foil is a unique experience for kids that can be done using a variety of themes! My third and fourth graders had a great time making these abstract drawings using Sharpie markers on tin foil. To prepare the surface, pull out a sheet of tin foil and carefully flatten it on to a piece of cardboard or matboard. … Read more... →
Middle School Students enjoy doing creative interpretations of their name, and exploring the art of graffiti lettering is always a hit. When I saw a lesson in one of my art teacher Facebook groups …
Each of us expresses our creativity in a different way - in all life situations and thus in the interior design. Some people like bright colors, others
Please Note: All images seen below are of my students artwork only. These photos/lessons are not posted in any particular order regarding the flow of my curriculum. Abstract Self-Portrait Paintin…
Create colorful mosaics of all your favorite characters from the new movie Dolittle!
First, thank you so much for all the emails and messages and comments yesterday. You guys are super encouraging and I completely appreciate it. It’s always a bit nerve racking throwing your…
This one page drawing exercise encourages students to think creatively. I use this exercise as a part of senior sketchbook exercises. Two versions of the file are included - one with media instructions, one without (so that you can have the students use whatever media you would like). This product is now available in: French https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Draw-the-Alphabet-FRENCH-Creativity-Exercise-7032208 Spanish https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Draw-the-Alphabet-SPANISH-Creativity-Exercise-7032200
Gel Soap Resist Acrylic Painting Lesson-Isn't it FUN to experiment with art supplies! This technique is TONS OF FUN!! Combining everyday liquid dish soap with acrylic paint makes for a SUPER fun resist painting with eye catching results! Fun for ALL ages!
An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.
This is a digital product. You will receive a pdf document via email to print on completion of your order. Get creative at home with our Frida kahlo inspired printable art activity sheets. The printable includes 6 pages of creative activities; create a Frida Kahlo inspired self portrait, colour a Frida portrait and mak
The Goldfish, Henri Matisse, 1912 This Matisse-inspired video drawing lesson (which students can watercolor later) was created for remote art classes at Grace Christian Elementary School. Switching…
When it comes to art, many believe that it is an inextricable part of life while some do not consider art all that important. The fact is art is something
String paint art is SO PRETTY and it's really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great art project for people of all skill levels. You can make pull string art with any kind of acrylic paint and either string or yarn. Pull String Art With Acrylic Paint String paint art using acrylic paint is a great art project for kids, tweens, teens, adults and seniors! I love how bright and bold the acrylic paint looks on the black paper. This is such a pretty art technique - and it's SO EASY! We
Save to Favorites 40 Favorites X Save to Favorites Please Login or Register to save content. Grade Level 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 Duration 2 forty five minute periods (size dependent) Materials Typing paper and one of the following: dark color pencil, crayon, graphite stuck or pencil Media Pencil, Wax crayons, Color pencils Lesson Objectives For the […]
This week we talked the concepts of "collage" and "shadow", and used oil pastels, markers, cardboards, poster papersconstruction papers, design papers to explore and practice the concepts. Age 3-4/PS Age 4-5/PK Age 5/K
Spider Web Art Tutorial 4 comments Directed Drawing, Spiders, Tutorials Let's talk spider webs. I'm not a fan. Not in real life, that is. But, artsy webs, that I can do! Every year, I make these webs with my students, and they are always a huge hit! I'll admit, I'm not the first do this project, but I have done it for years using different mediums (crayons, oil pastel, colored pencil, etc). There are many tutorials out there, but I thought I'd add mine to the mix after sharing our projects on Instagram and seeing that other teachers were interested in doing this project in their own classrooms. :) This project is so easy to do, and it doesn't take much time. My second graders completed it from start to finish in less than 40 minutes. And, the end result is a stunning, cheerful display perfect for the month of October (or to compliment a unit of study on spiders). Not only is this guided art project lots of fun, but it's a great way to work on visual discrimination skills, as well as listening skills. So, let's take a look at how to get this project done! Here's what you'll need: card stock (cut into 8x8 inch squares) pencils Sharpies watercolors and paintbrushes plastic spider rings (optional) I like to use the 8x8 inch size paper because it works better for the design and it's a more manageable size. In the past, I have also cut the paper down to 6x6 inches. Begin by drawing a line through the middle of the top and side (you're making a giant plus sign). Then, draw a line from corner to corner. Confession: I find that even I have a hard time drawing a straight enough line from one corner to the other, so I actually show my students how to start at the middle of the "plus sign" and draw a diagonal line to each corner from that center point of the paper. Now that the support lines are drawn, it's time to add those swooped lines that will transform the design into a spider web! I model this one section at a time for my students because it is tricky for some of them to make those swooped lines. I like to point out that the swooped lines in one section should connect to the swooped lines in the next section over. This helps them to make sure their web is more consistent and recognizable, but trust me, even if they struggle with this, the end result is still great! Notice, mine isn't perfect either. ;) Once all the pencil lines are drawn, I give each student a black Sharpie to trace over their original lines. Then, they erase any pencil lines that are peeking through. Finally, it is time to paint! If your students have never used watercolors before, you may want to start with a brief tutorial on how to do that. Mine are pretty well versed in the watercolor department, so they knew exactly how to use them. I don't tell them how to paint them, I just let them have at it, and make them colorful. Once the spider webs are all dry, I place a plastic spider on each web. Plastic spider rings are super cheap, and are perfect for this. I cut off the ring part prior to hot gluing the spider in place. Then, I hang the paintings up so we can enjoy them! DON'T FORGET IT, PIN IT! Toodles! Share It:
Every quarter in 7th grade art, we attempt an architecture drawing project. Last quarter, it was castle design. This quarter we went back to the old favorite of ornate, Victorian style homes. Using Deep Space Sparkle's Architecture Made Easy template drawing directions, we cruised through the beginning part of this work (I was gone the day the students started this and I came back to amazing results!). Color was added with a pastel chalk graded background, and a water-based marker bleeding technique was used for inside the house. Colored Sharpies added a punch in areas too small for the bleeding technique.
My daughter and I love the famous artists. We also love playing around with different paint techniques. We combined the two for these Monet inspired landscape sponge paintings. The sponge created a wonderful backdrop for these impressionist style paintings. We chose Monet’s Water Lilies and Bridge Over a Pond of Water Lilies as our inspiration. […]
Students learn how to practice drawing quick rectangular shapes and paint warm and cool colors into those shapes using Paul Klee art inspiration and
