Line Pattern Leaf

This is a study of patterns that could be simplified for kinder and 1st grade students. I drew my leaf and filled it in, but a large templat...

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How To Draw Another Turkey

Here’s another version of how to draw a turkey – a bit more realistic than my original post, but still very symmetrical and easy to draw. Ju...

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Scratch Art Turkey

This scratch art technique is called “sgraffito’, and it works well with turkeys drawings that need lots of lines on their feathers. 1. I ma...

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Hand Colored Thanksgiving Day Cards

This is my gift to all you super-busy creative types who like to make homemade holiday cards, but have trouble finding the time. I used deco...

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Chalk Pastel Fall Landscape

This kind of loose, simple landscape lets chalk pastels do what they do best – make smudgy, soft colorful shapes. 1. Starting with an orange...

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Layered Leaf Drawing

Metallic markers are great for adding a bit of “highlight” to any drawing or painting. 1. Draw many large simple leaves that are overlapping...

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Layered Apple Basket

This basket of apples is a good project for young students that are ready to add layers to their artwork. 1. Draw the basket by starting wit...

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Cardboard Weaving Necklace

I saw this project on Pinterest thanks to Artrageous Afternoon , and loved it immediately. It’s a great way to make a little weaving project...

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Pastel Tigers

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 th...

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Watercolor Witch Hats

I don’t know how many times I have to relearn that the simplest ideas are often the best. Apparently once more, because I first thought that...

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FREE Download Spider Template

If you give students half of a symmetrical image, they will have all the info they need to complete the missing side. If you search for spid...

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Crazy Watercolor ATCs

It turns out that lemon juice does a pretty cool thing if you leave it on a watercolor painting. Give it a few minutes to soak, dab away wit...

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Positive / Negative Scratch Tree

This starts as a “negative” scratch art picture and is completed as a “positive” marker drawing. Students can become more familiar with both...

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More Fall Leaves

I like using grids to organize art and fill a page at the same time. It eliminates the “tiny drawing on a large paper” syndrome. 1. I used m...

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A Jackson Pollack Pumpkin

Want to show your neighbors how creative you are? Get this white pumpkin from Michaels and pour lots of colorful acrylic paint over it. Let...

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Watercolor Crayon Resist Leaf

This is so simple but really makes a beautiful image. 1. Cut corrugated cardboard into rectangles that are at least as large as your drawing...

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Mosaic Tape Pumpkin

This is basically my Mosaic Michaels Pumpkin  project applied to paper. But rather than make a picture that just goes in a folder, students ...

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Another Folk Art Cat

I loved this folk art painting project last year. I brought it out again today but simplified it. The basic idea is to draw in a primitive ...

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Zack’s Abstract Cats

This marker drawing project was inspired by a “Jazzy Cat” painting in the AliceinParis Etsy Shop . I love the simple white cats with the sup...

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Mr. Model Skeleton

I have a hard time throwing away multiples of anything, as I am sure they are just a few steps away from becoming a great art project. This ...

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