Blog posts about art teaching
Welcome! This blog post features a brief description of each principle of design and art projects that explore each principle in more depth. What are the principles of design? The principles of design describe a variety of ways an artist can use the 7 elements of art (line, shape, color, value, form, space, texture) to create visually pleasing compositions. … Read more
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 geometric constellation creature artwork! This mixed media art project helps artists to build skills using the element of art LINE to create geometric SHAPES. Additionally, artists explore how COLOR can be used to create a dark spacey background contrasting with bright, glowing stars! **HEY EDUCATORS! … 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
Artists make numerous decisions when creating a composition, each choice helps to shape the viewer’s experience and convey the intended message or emotion. What is composition? Composition is the way an artist arranges visual elements within an artwork. A great composition is like magic… the stars align to capture the audience and give an overall … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw an op art worm tunnel design. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: SPACE, LINE, FORM & VALUE. Using the principle of design, RHYTHM, the design produces an optical illusion that creates a funky sense of movement through alternating colors. This composition … 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