How to draw a line landscape

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

How to draw op art worm tunnels

op art worm

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

List of FREE art making websites

art education websites

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

25 Awesome 2D Art Projects for Secondary Artists

2d art supplies

After nearly a decade of teaching secondary students, I’ve had a lot of time to test out a variety of 2d art projects. Let’s face it: as teachers, sometimes we plan and plan and plan. We are so excited to deliver the project, and then… it flops. Students are uninterested and the final products aren’t … Read more