The copy as instrument of knowledge
Since forever in the history of art, every artist is used to copying the other artists’ work, especially the work of the ancient masters. This … Read more
Double figures created with silhouettes
After reasoning about positive and negative space in the 7th grade classes, we designed a double figure, working on the relationship between couple of silhouettes. We … Read more
Asterisk* with three ways to shade
As in this previous lesson, we practiced three different ways to create value and shade with pencil. In this drawing, made with 7th grade students, we … Read more
Monochrome photos: a color hunt!
The word MONOCHROME describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or values of one color. A monochromatic object or image reflects colors in … Read more
Fashion design with Textures: worksheets and 5 activities
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 … Read more
Like tissues at the microscope: shading exercise
In order to comprehend the shading effects in a drawing, it’s very useful working on the perception of the depth. Adding shadows on a flat … Read more
Artist Trading Card Global Swap 2016 from Italy
With great pleasure I publish here the Artist Trading Cards, created by ten Italian Schools which took part with me in the project Artist Trading … Read more
Meeting with the artist: Albino Rossi
Having a meeting with an artist is always a special experience: we are used to appreciating the works of art, but a meeting with an … Read more
I-cube: me in numbers
Can we introduce ourselves with numbers? We can do it on the 6 sides of a cube! We called this activity I-cube and we used … Read more
ART graffiti style
We started our activity in the Grade 8th classes with these writings in graffiti style. Every student wrote the word ART, taking inspiration from this … Read more
Warm & cool watercolor: cities on the sea
After the lesson about warm and cool colors, we made these landscapes. This painting is useful to learn all the possibilities of creating a wide … Read more
Landscapes with textures inspired by Karla Gerard
When I discovered the work of Karla Gerard I thought at once of my students and how much they would have loved this amazing artist. I showed a lot … Read more