Paintings in scale of grays, inspired by B&W photos
This activity is an idea of the art teacher and friend Alessandra Tomasi. She is teaching at the Middle School of Fondo e Revò, in … Read more
Drawing inspired by Craig-Martin: video tutorial
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 … Read more
Cats on the fence
Here we have an idea to try and use the primary colours and the neutral colours with tempera paint. First we draw the fence (high … Read more
The color wheel in a big collage
This group work is simple but really effective. You can create a big color wheel with colored pieces of paper, ripped from magazines and old … Read more
Like tissues at the microscope: video tutorial
I’m glad to show here below a great video tutorial from theartproject chad brown. Chad Brown is an art teacher who created this tutorial for … Read more
Romanesque pop-up Cathedral
A new and interesting idea from the art teacher Giovanni Perdicchia, who has already published on this website an activity about art works and photography. These … Read more
Emotions in abstract compositions
Composing a visual image consists of arranging and placing the elements on a support or in the composing space. This means arranging the elements of … Read more
Drawing a face with a single line
Students of grade 6th have drawn some very original faces. As you can see these faces are made with a single line , without lifting … Read more
Drawing bottles with parallel lines
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, … Read more
Self-portrait in the style of Julian Opie
We started this project at the Contemporary and Modern Art Museum of Trento and Rovereto (MART) in Italy, with Grade 7 students. The Education Department of … Read more
Painting different kinds of lines
The first element of art is the line, all ART starts with lines and we can create lots of images with simple lines! In this … Read more
Group work: mixed media leaves
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 … Read more