Exercises in shade and gradations to the new folders
In classes of 8th grade we started to practice with the shades and gradations in the drawings that will be used for the cover of … Read more
Texture for a folder
With pupils of the Year 7th we began to explore the world of graphic textures: how many signs, decorations, patterns can we invent with some … Read more
Let us be inspired by a line …
Colorful designs, mostly abstract, arising from the imagination of the pupils of the 8th year on a given line. With a first sign given as … Read more
Lego Avatar
Here’s another fun way to learn about the guys who start the year 8 and to get some clues about their personality: I invited each … Read more
My name in a disc
Every year at school we have to learn new names and new faces, so, the new pupils in the Year 7 have drawn their names … Read more
Optical illusion cube
Is it a small cube in a room or a large cube that lacks one corner? Is easier to draw this cube, rather than to describe … Read more
Discover the hidden poems
On a page of an old book you draw any object and choose some word in order to create a little poem… You’ll be surprised … Read more
Modigliani style with oil pastels
Modigliani’s portraits are so characteristic that it is easy to copy them! Here is a simple technique with pencil, oil pastels and baby oil … Read more
Lights and shadows sharp
With the students of grade 8 (classe seconda B) we worked on the lights and shadows in the photograph. With the tracing paper and colored … Read more
Face proportions
Stelina K. Following the proportions in the figure below and my instructions on the blackboard, every student drew his own character! They didn’t copy a … Read more
Striped bottles and vases
michela l. Another exercise in light and shade for classes 2 (grade 7-8), made with colored pencils. When the bottles and jars are colorful, they are … Read more
Color Wheel – Printable worksheet (in Italian language!)
Dopo aver cercato nel web un Cerchio Cromatico in italiano da stampare e far colorare ai ragazzi, ho deciso di disegnarmelo perchè proprio non sono … Read more