Learning to draw radial symmetry is a CA Visual Arts standard, and is precisely what is called for in drawing this colorful peacock. I’m in ...
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Russian Cathedral Drawing
St. Basil’s is a famous cathedral in Russia, which was originally designed as a cluster of chapels. It’s unique architecture manages to loo...
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Ando Hiroshigi Mural
Ando Hiroshige (1793-1858) was a master Japanese woodblock print artist who specialized in very poetic landscapes. He significantly influe...
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Magazine Color Collage
Collage is a French word which means “glue.” The term was coined by Braque and Picasso in the beginning of the 20th century, when collage be...
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Fruity People Collage
One CA Visual Art Standard centers around how to create feelings with one’s own artwork. This book “How Are You Peeling?” is full of some ve...
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Recycled Magazine Bowls
In honor of Earth Day, I’m having a Recycle Art Week at my school. These bowls are fun to make and truly about reusing that which just ends ...
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CD Case Diorama
Here’s one more recycle project – using a CD case, cardboard boxes, and dried beans. 1. Collect clean cardboard packages, such as those used...
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Egg Decorating from Macedonia
Lila Arsova, a teacher from Veles, Macedonija, recently sent me this wonderful series of photos showing how she decorated her eggs with some...
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Student Art from Arizona
This art comes from Arizona, where Elizabeth White taught her second graders how to make shades of red and blue, and then painted my Lincol...
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Recycled Mini Books
This is good for Earth Day or anytime you wish to make a recycling project. I’ve started to save cereal and pasta boxes all year round so th...
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Flower Watercolor Painting
Almost every elementary student can draw a flower, but are they aware of the many different shapes and sizes that exist? For this project, I...
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How to Draw a Hen and Chicks
I ’m always looking for simple drawing ideas that are then easy to shade. This one works and makes a pretty picture too. 1. On a 9" x 1...
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Maasai African Portraits
The Maasai people of African are located in Kenya. Their distinctive clothing and head dress make them among the most well known of all Afri...
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Paper Mache Earth
The base for this paper mache globe is a beach ball. It gave the necessary round shape and was pretty sturdy to work with as well. Session 1...
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“Crafts for Kids” Giveaway
This craft magazine comes from Family Fun, and it’s full of down-home, do-it-yourself projects that are designed to keep kids creative and e...
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Homemade Watercolor Easter Card
Here’s an idea for a pretty Easter Card. Grid formats are fun to play with so feel free to make your own variation of this drawing. 1. I sta...
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Paper Mache Eggs, for Easter or Spring
I love springtime crafts that more or less imitate nature. I experimented with covering plastic fillable easter eggs with paper mache, and c...
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How to Draw a Truck
Every time I do a geometric drawing lesson like this, I am reminded that some students who yawn at the idea of drawing organic shapes, will ...
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Rainbow Painting
This project offers students a chance to practice either wet-on-wet or dry brush watercolor painting. I used both for my sample. 1. I had th...
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Lettering 101
This is one of the lettering styles that is included in Cyndi Hansen’s “Letter Better” book, and I tried it just last week in a class. It ha...
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