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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Witch Feet Art Trading Cards

Symmetrical witch feet make for a good drawing exercise with this Halloween theme art trading card project. 1. Draw the witch feet in pencil...

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Cat in a Pumpkin Painting

Consider this drawing a study in circles. The head, eyes and pumpkin give kids plenty of practice in making round shapes. 1. Start by drawin...

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Leaves with Lines

This is a good exercise for those small motor skills. I’ve found students have a lot of fun just losing themselves in their patterns. 1. Car...

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How to Draw a Pumpkin

Students can learn how to make circles look like spheres when they practice drawing pumpkins. I’ve broken my drawing into steps, and am happ...

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How to Draw A Maple Leaf

I love all things relating to the fall season, especially the wonderful shape and color of the classic fall maple leaf. It’s shape can look ...

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Symmetrical Owl

This project fulfilled all my criteria for a successful lesson today: it was seasonal, a visual art standard (symmetry) was covered, and it ...

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Scratch Art Cat Face

I know Scratch Art paper is not in your average school budget, but for smaller groups I do think it can offer really great practice for the...

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Draw a Sitting Cat

I've never had a student say that they didn't want to draw a cat. They make a great subject matter for boys and girls that are just ...

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Positive / Negative Drawing

This is a simple exercise that uses positive and negative shapes and lines. 1. Give each student a tall white rectangle, and a black piece o...

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Marker Line Leaves

I find a lot of inspiration at stock art sites like gettyone.com and istock.com. This came from a leaf illustration, which is simpler than i...

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Scratch Art Leaf

I’m preparing for a Scratch Art Drawing class, which calls for a different plan than a regular drawing class. Erasing is not an option, and ...

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Drawing a Shaded Swan

Here’s another drawing + shading project, this time with a dark background to make the white swan stand out from the water. 1. Fold the draw...

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Cat Head Pencil Shading

I’ve yet to meet a student that doesn’t like to draw a cat, so this shading exercise should work well for most classrooms . 1. Fold an 8.5...

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Drawing Animals Book

I’ve collected 25 of my favorite animals drawings in my second step-by-step Drawing Book. Included are easy diagrams on how to draw a Bear F...

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How to Draw a Tap Tap

Tap Tap buses come in all shapes and sizes in Haiti, but one of my favorite from the SAKALA school had some very fun windows that I thought ...

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Draw the US Capitol Building

The upcoming holiday makes it a good time to draw some of the more famous buildings in our country. I used my computer printed 1/4" gra...

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Wrap Around Snake

This snake made for a fun drawing in my afterschool class recently. I made a plan for drawing the snake on top of a branch, and then erasing...

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How to Draw a Giraffe

I tried out this giraffe drawing project today in my afterschool class. Just when I thought that maybe it was a bit too difficult for my you...

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