Vases in pencil on painted background
To develop the theme of still life and value, in the classes of 8th grade, we made these works in mixed media. The bottles are … Read more
Illustrate a story
From a project in collaboration with the Italian teacher, with a 7th grade class, we attended a competition, by creating a story with the … Read more
2 Templates of “Minions Avatar”
Buy now Everyone knows the funny Minions, the small yellow handyman from the movie “Despicable Me”. You can buy the 2 templates for this lesson, … Read more
Cupcakes inspired by Wayne Thiebaud
One of the tricks to represent the space is to overlap the shapes in a way such that the position of the objects is perceived … Read more
Pictures of a still life
After talking of “still life” in art, I asked students to 7th grade, to take a picture of inanimate objects, giving them some quick instructions … Read more
Three spheres, three shadings, a pattern
In this exercise, we experience different ways to create a shadow as we had already done in a previous lesson. In this case we … Read more
Pattern with radial drawings
In Architecture and Design, a Pattern is a decorative design, as for wallpapers, made up of elements in a regular arrangement. Using the drawings in radial … Read more
Drawing a female face
With 8th grade students, we have created a pencil drawing of a woman’s face, starting from a geometric model in order to have the correct … Read more
Curls, springs, or twisted ribbons?
Another exercise on value realized in the 7th grade classes was this drawing of curled ribbons. The method is very simple and the realism of … 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
Zentangle circles and gradations
Another exercise carried out about tonal gradations in 8th grade classes. As in the previous exercise about shades of gray “Collaborative project in monochrome mixed … Read more