To create these monochrome drawings on brown package paper, my 7th-grade students used three pencils: one white, one brown, and one black. In the video tutorial below you can follow every step of … [Read more...]
Oil pastels: many ideas for a sphere
January 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
How many spherical objects do surround us? For this drawing activity, I asked my students to choose an image of a spherical object to copy. These drawings are made entirely with oil pastels with … [Read more...]
Still life on abstract background
November 12, 2020 by 8 Comments
In order to understand the light and shadow on a solid, we drew the shades on a group of objects with a pencil. In this still life some students of 8° grade have also experienced shading with crossed … [Read more...]
Floating Forms
January 28, 2019 by 2 Comments
In the 7th Grade classes we spoke about Shape and Forms, Light and Shadows and Value, Chiaroscuro and Lighting in Art. The main topic was about creating the sense of volume and depth on a … [Read more...]
Shading Forms: 3 worksheets
January 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Buy now Here are three worksheets with 3-D forms of various size and shape, ready to be shaded. The worksheets are useful for practice shading on different kinds of forms, both with flat and curved … [Read more...]
Drawing inspired by Craig-Martin: video tutorial
March 16, 2018 by 3 Comments
A drawing inspired by the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin is created with the art supplies we usually use in our art room. In this drawing we can work on the topics of still-life, … [Read more...]
Drawing bottles with parallel lines
January 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
With this drawing you can create a three-dimensional visual effect just with parallel lines. Students of Grade 6th have drawn these bottles with felt-tip pens, choosing a sequence of three or four … [Read more...]
Group work: mixed media leaves
December 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
In groups of three we created this mixed media work, following the step-by step instructions. First we write our names on the back of the drawing sheet. Then we paint the drawing sheet with … [Read more...]
Art supplies in the style of Michael Craig-Martin
October 25, 2017 by 8 Comments
A drawing inspired by the contemporary artist Michael Craig-Martin is created with the art supplies we usually use in our art room. In this drawing we can work on the topics of still-life, … [Read more...]
Restore ancient Greek vases
September 24, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Before being a teacher I worked as a restorer in many Italian cities and I completed my restoration study at the National School of Restoration in Florence. A damaged work of art for a restorer, is … [Read more...]
