Blog posts about art making
I received a phone call in my classroom one day from a friend asking if we could use Styrofoam for a project. She said she recently ordered a large shipment and each box came with a piece of styrofoam. “YES!” I said excitedly. I’m always happy to repurpose Styrofoam into art to avoid it filling … Read more
Are you a beginning artist looking to build your skills with digital drawing? This step by step tutorial of a digital drawing of a spooky house 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! So … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a neurographic artwork mixed with zentangle patterns! Neurographic art is inspired by the methods from Pavel Piskarev, psychologist and inventor of Neurographica. This mindful activity helps artists to build skills using the element of art LINE to create organic SHAPES. Compositions can then be refined … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw a line landscape . This activity helps artists to build skills using the element of art LINE to create a sense of dimensional SPACE. A variety of lines are used to create this composition including STRAIGHT, CURVED, THICK, AND THIN. It’s a great activity … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw an op art design. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: SPACE, LINE, & VALUE. Using the principle of design, RHYTHM, the design produces an optical illusion that looks like it is moving into the middle and oddly vibrating! This … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to sculpt a 3D donut. This fun food sculpture explores important sculpture techniques for beginning artists and brings to life the elements of art, specifically TEXTURE, FORM, and COLOR. In this tutorial, the following materials will be used to create the 3d donut: *Disclaimer* I am … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to create a drip sculpture inspired by one of my FAVORITE contemporary artists, Dan Lam. Before exploring this project, check out Dan Lam’s eye catching drip sculptures on her website here and her Instagram page here. Dan Lam’s “tactile, technicolor sculptures use unconventional materials to … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw a mandala. This technique is great for beginners. This activity helps artists to build skills applying the elements of art within a RADIALLY BALANCED design. Radial balance is when elements radiate from a centered point in an evenly distributed manner. While mandalas look … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw a funky, curved hallway with checkerboard walls. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: SPACE, LINE, & VALUE. This composition can be done with a range of art materials, and finalized with creative color choices. To begin, all you will … Read more
Pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein (1923-1997), created unique artworks inspired by comics. A great deal of his art features onomatopoeia, which are words that sound the way it sounds. Some examples include ZAP, POP, CLASH, ZING, BOOM, SPLAT, PURR, BUZZ, and many more! His works often used primary colors, bold outlines, and Ben Day dots. This … Read more