November 2009 - Art Projects for Kids

Watercolor Resist Snowflakes

Here's a simple crayon and watercolor painting idea that was inspired by an illustration on a stock art website. 1. As the students will...

This lesson was to show young students how to layer color when painting with opaque paints, such as acrylic or tempera. Their tendency is to...

When it comes to painting, most children need to practice looking at subtle changes in color. The skilled student may already see this, but ...

Henri Rousseau was a French artist that lived in the late 1800s. He tried to paint in the schooled manner of the traditional artists, but it...

I sometimes look at stock illustrations on websites like gettyone.com for inspiration. I found a simple drawing of a snowman on skis that I ...

Drawing closeup and cropping out what is unnecessary can make just about any artwork more interesting. The tendency is for students to draw ...

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Cityscape from Book Pages
I was about to get rid of an old box set of paperback dictionaries, when I realized the pages had just the weathered…

How to Draw a Lighthouse
My goal with this drawing was to show students how curves could add a lot of dimension when trying to draw round…

Watercolor Pumpkin
I feel that you pretty much can’t lose when you make pumpkins your subject matter for a painting. The line work alone…

Hundertwasser Landscape
I was inspired by one of Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s paintings to make this abstract landscape.1. I cut a wavy…

Drawing Class Tips
I’ve been holding afterschool drawing classes for a few semesters now, and I’d love to share a few things that seem to…