Oil Pastel Portraits
More Animals in Winter Sweaters
Students found an animal of their choice, and lightly drew the head with a pencil. Thinking of hair/ fur and directional lines, students then drew over the portrait with different sizes of black marker. We discussed contrast, pattern and balance…
Sugar Skulls
After discussing the Day of the Dead celebration in Mexico, students created sugar skulls in paper. Using the how to draw on www.arforkidshub.com students got some practice in their sketchbooks. They then created their own original sugar skull plans using…
Self Portraits Using Continuous Line Drawing
Playing with continuous contour lines and trying self-portraits here. This idea is from www.arteascuola.com. Students observed themselves using mirrors and drew a self-portrait using markers. They then filled in sections with a variety of colors. Cutting out the head, and…
Fruit in Contour Lines
Using a fruit still life, students were drew observed using a continuous contour line- adding watercolor to either the fruit or the background.
Shoe Draw
Inspired by “Art for Breakfast” by Danny Gregory, students tried a journaling page for some fun!
Inspired by Sarah Silberzweig
Students created these oil drawings after looking at images created by Sarah Silberzweig. Students used oil sticks that were quite thick, but went on the canvas boards quite smoothly.
Oil Pastel Portraits
These portraits were created with oil pastels on a photocopied picture of a person the students admired. After looking at examples of Van Gogh and other impressionist artists, student chose their colors carefully and used careful strokes to create the…
Faux Stained Glass
I found this project online by Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher My class loved this project and these video instructions were very helpful.
Video-Afghanistan Memory Project
What is the Memory Project? The Memory Project is a charitable nonprofit organization that invites art teachers, art students, and solo artists to help cultivate global kindness by creating portraits for children around the world who have faced substantial challenges,…