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Contour Drawing

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One of the most annoying myths about drawing is that people either have a gift or they don’t. The truth is drawing is a skill, and just like...
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Ocean Collage Art Journal Page

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 Save your nature magazines, or anything that has photos of water in it to make this fun collage page. 1. Students cut out enough swatches o...
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Up, Up and Away Hot Air Balloons

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One of the first elements of learning perspective is noticing that things that are far away from you appear smaller than those that are near...
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Mixed Media Seahorse

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This is my adapted Seahorse project for 1st graders, who were able to make a pretty frame for their art when their painting was finished.  1...
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Abstract Tree

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 This abstract tree makes a really bold image and also offers a lesson is using positive and negative space. 1. Starting with a square piec...
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Aboriginal Lines and Dots

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I read that the Aboriginal dot style of painting actually began in the 1970s when artists wanted to make symbols of some of their ancient ...
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Art Journal: Circles of Color

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I started this page with the idea of repeating circles, and just played around from there. I think it could be a good exercise in harmony...
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Graffiti Lettering Project

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I wanted to introduce my afterschool kids to some very hip-looking lettering styles and new art supplies, so this was their project today. 1...
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Summer Swimming

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I was inspired by some swimming self-portraits over at “Use Your Coloured Pencils” and loved the floating hair. My students gave it a go to...
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How to Draw a Flamingo

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Flamingos are some pretty unique looking creatures. They have a lot of curves going on, but if you break them down into simple steps, the ou...
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Recycled Rooster

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Save all those clean packing boxes, such as for cereal and pasta, and you can make some really colorful collage roosters. For a lead in stor...
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Picasso Tinted and Shaded Self-Portrait

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Pablo Picasso's Blue Period, in which he painted only blue paintings of sad subject matter, is a good example of how an artist used colo...
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Mosaic CD Coaster

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I found this great idea over at Mini Matisse , who got it from an organization called ArtStart. I love how the plastic case makes a nice st...
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3D Paper Mache Letter

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If you like those cool Pottery Barn letters but not the price, make your own. 1. My son's letter is about 9" tall. Start by drawing...
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Pizza Anyone?

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Sometimes I just get the greatest donations of supplies. Recently, yards and yards of felt appeared at my door. Then some white boxes were l...
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Kandinsky Colorweaver

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Wassily Kandinsky made a beautiful painting called "Color Studies" back in the early 1900's that is fun to imitate with oil p...
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How to Draw a Seahorse

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If your students are ever learning about amazing animals, then a book from Eric Carle titled “Mr. Seahorse” is a great lead-in to this proj...
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Pom Pom Yarn Balls

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I’m in love with these pom poms! Save all those scraps of yarn – you can make these large or small with tons of different colors. I always t...
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Watercolor Collage

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I love what torn edges do for a project, even though most students seem resistant to it. I think it maybe just takes time to trust that “hap...
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Mother’s Day Collage Card

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This is a simple layout, but needs to be done neatly to make it look nice. My secret is to use glue sticks to make the tissue paper lay smoo...
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Metal Tooling Mother’s Day Card

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Gold metal tooling is great material for making textured art. Add Sharpie markers and you have a very expensive looking Mother’s Day card. ...
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Draw Klimt’s Tree of Life

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Gustav Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Art Nouveau movement. His wonderfully ...
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Mother’s Day “Pancake Recipe”

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This is a compilation of what my 1st and 2nd grade students wrote today, when I asked them how they would make pancakes, possibly for a Moth...
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Tissue Paper Flowers for Mother’s Day

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Need a pretty but inexpensive project for Mother’s Day? All you need is an old baby food jar, tissue paper, white glue and a couple of green...
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Mother’s Day Zig-Zag Card

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I’ve used this card for kinders for several years and I'm still surprised at how nice they look, especially when colored with bright pat...
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Finish the Wolf Face

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When students have a photo to refer to, I think they are often pleasantly surprised at what they can draw. I created this composite Wolf Pho...
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Starry Night Collage

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This amazing artwork comes for Linsay in Eugene, Oregon. She shared how her students (age 5-11) in the River Road Park and Recreation ASAP P...
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Paper Mache Bowl

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Paper mache bowls don’t have to be made of one material. Newspaper + brown paper makes a really great earthy, recycled-looking bowl. 1. Stud...
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“Sweet” Mother’s Day Card

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Cindy Littlefield posted this great cupcake card here first , but I needed to simplify it so it could be made in one class session. I also p...
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Hand-Colored Mother’s Day Card

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If you would like to make a homemade Mother ’ s Day card, I’ve collected a bunch of decorative letters from clipartETC.com and arranged the...
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Marker Picture on Popsicle Sticks

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I’m not done with my popsicle obsession yet, and have tried a new combination. I wanted to try making a more realistic portrait to see how i...
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Paper-Mache Buildings

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This project came from a need for inexpensive “New York” table decorations for my school’s silent auction. 1. Prep the matte board by cuttin...
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Pastel Cactus Drawing

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One of my favorite combos is blending chalk pastels over dried glue. I’m always on the lookout for new subject matter, so when I saw this ca...
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“Moody” Self Portrait by Sarah

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Today my art journal students made their own tissue paper + marker portraits (as per my “Moody” post two days ago), and once again I find th...
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Tissue Paper Bowls

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As the school year starts winding down, my goal is to have students create a few dimensional projects, in this case with tissue paper and li...
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      • Ocean Collage Art Journal Page
      • Up, Up and Away Hot Air Balloons
      • Mixed Media Seahorse
      • Abstract Tree
      • Aboriginal Lines and Dots
      • Art Journal: Circles of Color
      • Graffiti Lettering Project
      • Summer Swimming
      • How to Draw a Flamingo
      • Recycled Rooster
      • Picasso Tinted and Shaded Self-Portrait
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      • Pizza Anyone?
      • Kandinsky Colorweaver
      • How to Draw a Seahorse
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      • Watercolor Collage
      • Mother’s Day Collage Card
      • Metal Tooling Mother’s Day Card
      • Draw Klimt’s Tree of Life
      • Mother’s Day “Pancake Recipe”
      • Tissue Paper Flowers for Mother’s Day
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      • Finish the Wolf Face
      • Starry Night Collage
      • Paper Mache Bowl
      • “Sweet” Mother’s Day Card
      • Hand-Colored Mother’s Day Card
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