Blog posts about art teaching
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
There are many artists throughout art history who harness the power of the written word as inspiration for visual art. This list includes Barbara Kruger, Robert Indiana, Jenny Holzer, Mel Bochner, Kay Rosen, and many more! These artists challenge the audience to question: Can words be used in the visual art making process? What message … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw a winding wall in 2 point perspective. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: SPACE. Artists can create a sense of space in an artwork by using linear perspective. Hey educators! Scroll below if you are interested in a … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to draw a dragon eye for beginners. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art: LINE, VALUE, and COLOR. Additionally, this lesson explores how to create a sense of IMPLIED TEXTURE, which is suggesting how something looks like it would feel in a … Read more
Looking for a list of fun winter art projects to entertain a variety of ages and skill levels? Whether you are an artist, art teacher, parent, or other… check out some of my tried and true art projects for the winter season! Hope you find something useful and fun to suit your needs. PAINT A … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to craft a DIY mini room and challenges the creator to think like an interior designer. The goal is to make the mini room have a sense of UNITY, which is an important principle of design. Unity in art can be achieved when the visual … Read more
Welcome! This blog post features a guided tutorial of how to paint a still life of a hot cocoa mug. This activity helps artists to build skills using the elements of art, VALUE & COLOR, to create a sense of 3D FORM. Furthermore, it helps artists to understand how the LIGHT SOURCE affects the shadows … Read more