Stephanie 
My first experience with gesture sketching wasn’t until my college figure drawing class. By drawing hundreds of quick gesture sketches of the models, I quickly saw an improvement in my observation skills as an artist and my ability to draw the human body in variety of movements. I wish I would have started exploring figure … Read more
Looking for some FREE and FUN web-based art making websites that you can incorporate into your art curriculum? Below is a list of some cool programs that involve a variety of art techniques and that come recommended by me for their ease of use, quality and creativity! Enjoy! Gartic.io Gartic is like a digital, interactive … Read more
Looking for a cool way to explore 1 point perspective drawing on a unique art medium? Check out this step by step tutorial for etching a 1 point perspective street with glowing street lights on scratch paper. This post includes a materials list, video tutorial, and step by step photos to work at your own … Read more
Who doesn’t love the look of a gorgeous tropical leaf? Even better…. who doesn’t love a tropical leaf that will never wilt? This post features a fun art activity in which artists will create a painted paper monstera leaf and glue it to a creative background. This blog post features a materials list, video tutorial, … Read more
Are you a beginning artist looking to build your skills? This step by step video tutorial of a 1/2 cartoon digital portrait is a great activity to develop your skills. This tutorial shows how to use layers, opacity, blending, and more! It’s fairly easy, yet produces a really cool result! This post includes materials list, … Read more
Graphite is an awesome, readily-available material that can achieve so much. From one pencil comes a wide range of value from dark to lights. This post guides artists through using graphite to render a detailed image of a rose. I find that a basic grid system is really helpful for beginners. This tutorial provides a … Read more
I never really thought of a bingo dauber as an art tool until recently. But the circular dot that results with each daub can create some really amazing visual work. Bingo daubers come in lots of colors, and look really great when you layers them. They are super easy to use for art makers of … Read more
Looking for a helpful resource to teach the elements of art to your wonderful student artist? Check out this elements of art video series with matching guided notes sheets for students to complete with each video.If you use these FREE resources, please be sure to follow Make a Mark Studios on Facebook. Thanks in advance! … Read more
Imagine this: 90% of your art students are working hard on the current project, but you have a small 10% who are finished. The early finishers are staring at you and saying the line we hear all too often, “I’m done! What can I do now?” It’s probably not that hard to imagine, because it’s … Read more
Check out the variety of free posters I’ve created below including elements of art posters and color theory posters. I would love to see how you display your posters in your own art room so feel free to share photos of your art room. If you use download these resources, please follow me on Facebook … Read more