Two printable worksheets ready to be completed with a design of two different kind of shoes. The template of a décolleté and of a trainer are ready to be drawn with a pencil and colored with colored pencils or felt-tip pens in a personal way. In these pictures you can see an activity where students has been inspired by their fondness for a place, an hobby, a sport, an idea, to which dedicate their … [Read more...]
Drawing about me: 2 worksheets
October 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The Art lessons for this school year in the 6th Grade classes, follow the CLIL methodology (Content and Language Integrated Learning). To start I devised a lesson plan aimed at welcoming the new students. A simple art activity where each student completes a worksheet about himself/herself. Here are the instructions: 1. Write and colour your name in capital letters in the rectangle below 2. … [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 like a sick patient for a doctor: how to heal a work of art? The world of the restoration is complex and fascinating: we can learn that the restoration and respect for the work of art are always … [Read more...]
Design a wall clock: worksheets
March 8, 2017 by Leave a Comment
We’ve already designed a chair and a table lamp in some previous lessons, and this time we deal with a new object: we have to design a wall clock, taking its specific functions into consideration before drawing it. In the grade 8th classes we discussed about the origin and evolution of design and we analysed the functional features of a wall clock. Some elements, as the position of hours and the … [Read more...]
Fashion design with Textures: worksheets and 5 activities
January 4, 2017 by 3 Comments
The drawings for these activities are inspired by Scott Nylund’s work, an american illustrator and fashion designer . I really like his clean and graceful style and I found it suitable for working on the textures. The templates should be printed on paper or white cardboard, and then you can cut out the model’s dress with a cutter. In that way you create an empty space that you can fill up in … [Read more...]
Romanticism ancient and contemporary: 6 worksheets
December 1, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Romanticism is always a fascinating art period for students: the artistic creation engages overwhelming passions, strong feelings and emotions. For these reasons teenager students are really involved in studying the Romantic artists. With students of Grade 8th , we put the characters of the most famous Romantic paintings, in different landscapes and contexts. The figures are inspired by these … [Read more...]
Still life on abstract background
September 28, 2016 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 lines (cross-hatching), showing some skill! The background was decorated with felt-tip pens, with an abstract design where everyone has expressed freely his style. This contrast between the still … [Read more...]
Figure’s silhouette: 22 worksheets
April 17, 2016 by Leave a Comment
22 different outlines of figures in pdf, ready to be used for different activities. The topic is about the relationship between figure and background in a picture. Did you know that our brain can focus only on the positive space (figure) or on the negative space (background)? Figure and background, appear in the perception domain at the same time, however they can't be perceived meanwhile. You can … [Read more...]
Design a chair: worksheet
February 22, 2016 by Leave a Comment
With this simple worksheet from arteascuola.com, we can experiment the meaning of the design: change the shape of an object while maintaining its function. Every student can draw his own chair, in his personal style with unique and original features. Every student can express his own personality in it! You can buy the worksheet with a faint silhouette of a stylized chair here below: Buy now … [Read more...]
The cube: worksheets and 5 suggestions
February 4, 2016 by Leave a Comment
A simple cube can be the inspiration for great works of art, such as those "Op Art" by Victor Vasarely. Starting from a cube, or by a series of cubes, I propose five ideas to be carried out in the classroom. The activities are practical and quick, but effective. There is the chance to work on cubes of different sizes, with shaded or white faces. You can find the cubes ready to use in these six … [Read more...]
