Silhouette on tonal gradations
A simple exercise that has always a great success, is the painting of a silhouette that stands out against a background painted in gradation. In … Read more
Sun and Moon in warm and cool colors
I thought of a imagine to match the feelings of “temperature” given from warm and cool colors. The idea has brought of this work, with … Read more
Three solid to shade: worksheet
In this worksheet you have three simple solid figures: a cylinder, a cube and a sphere. Starting from this linear drawing, you can deal with … Read more
Collaborative project: the book ‘s cover
In collaboration with the literature teacher, a 7th grade class, has worked in small groups to create the covers of some short stories. The stories, … Read more
Art Bloggers at Affordable Art Fair in Milan
The photographer Elena Datrino offered me a unique opportunity: to participate in a photo shooting during the ‘Affordable Art Fair in Milan, on 20 March 2015. This fair was … Read more
A post for you: The Egyptian deities on plaster
A new post dedicated to the work of other excellent teachers! Today we publish the experience of Alessandra Tombesi, an italian Art teacher in the … Read more
15 worksheets about Egyptian deities
15 templates in JPG, ready to download for free, for the activity on the Egyptian deities that you can find here. The work was proposed … Read more
“Expressionist” printing on different paper
Studying Expressionism inspired us in the creation of these prints. In these days there is an important exhibition in Genova about German Expressionists, and we … Read more
Skyline on color gradations
On a double chromatic gradation painted with acrylic paint, was pasted the skyline of a city cut out from a black cardboard. The color gradation was … Read more
Delaunay in primary, secondary and achromatic colors
Here’s an exercise of painting, based on the colors primary, secondary and achromatic. Inspired by the works of Sonia and Robert Delaunay, these acrylic paintings … Read more
Animals decorated with mosaics inspired by Gaudi
The drawings of animals that you can find here, have been decorated with the mosaic technique with 9th grade students. After observing the decorations of … Read more
The city in Expressionist style
In the 9th grade classes, we studied the German Expressionists, as part of the avant-garde art of the twentieth century. Noting especially the paintings by … Read more