Lines forming a three-dimensional tree
With the simple combination of parallel lines we can give the impression of three-dimensionality. We did this exercise in the 6th grade classes to demonstrate … Read more
Flowers in bowl…
The inside of the bowls is an excuse to draw sketches of flowers that glide like shadows into the concave surface. The bowls become containers … Read more
Ribbons interwoven with a common thread
The exercise of entwined ribbons already experienced in a previous lesson, it is made more complicated! I’ve found this idea on one of my favorite … Read more
Symmetrical Name
In 6th grade classes we have worked on the symmetry, by writing our name and by drawing it four times in a square shape. Also … Read more
Wanderer above the Sea of…?
In the wonderful Romantic work of art “Wanderer above the Sea of Fog” painted in 1817 by Caspar David Friedrich, a man looks out from … Read more
Photography: “home life”
After referring about the advent of photography and its influence on impressionist painting, the eighth-grade students have took photos of normal moments at home, following … Read more
Symmetrical Monsters
After the lesson on bilateral symmetry, we created these symmetrical monsters. With a piece of cardboard folded in half, scissors, glue, markers and a bit … Read more
How to clean up
How to clean up the working tools after use? We know that, especially when we paint, it is inevitable to have plates, cups and paintbrushes … Read more
Drawings in radial symmetry
The radial symmetry has elements identical and symmetrical, relative to a central point, such as we can observe in the shape of snow crystals … Read more
Free doodles!
A really simple exercise that helps children to get rid of the stereotypes of the drawing and to have fun with colors. The line of … Read more
Fanciful mushrooms!
With the 6th grade classes, we have collaborated on a science project on knowledge of fungi. In science lessons pupils have studied the characteristics of … Read more
Experience the Comics!
The Comics is a very complex topic to deal with students, its implementation needs the ability to represent figure, landscape, perspective, movement, facial expressions, onomatopoeia, … Read more