Three ways to shade
Students in the grade7 (classe 2B) have tried three different types of shading with a pencil: 1) HATCHING: with different pressure of the pencil, 2) … Read more
Zentangle flowers with tempera-value background
an interesting composition! michele s. In the class 2B we have done this exercise in three steps: 1) first we drawn the flower with a … Read more
Folders for drawings – grade 7
This folder-project is for the sudents of grade 7, who are studying the value of shadows and lights, the shading applied to objects, and … Read more
How many pictures for a shape?
To begin with my pupils of Year7, I gave them just an empty circle and everyone filled the shape with different textures and pictures… how … Read more
Essences ceramic diffuser
Building with coils, the essences ceramic diffuser must be large enough for a candle. You can build the container for the candle and the cup … Read more
Hunting to the primary colours in your life
Some of my photographs, inspired by primary colours. Could be a funny and useful homework for students, like a treasure hunt! CYAN GIALLO MAGENTA
Tempera landscapes
Here some landscape’s copies painting with acrylic paint by grade 8 students (seconda media).
how to draw a figure
My son Paolo made this little video with iMovie. He did it all by himself and I thought it might be interesting to boys of … Read more
Antique houses on old pages
Old pages and a black ink pen is all that we need for draw. The houses are from different countries, the style and the features … Read more
Inspired by Rothko
I love Rothko, I try to teach who he is and what he has done. The easiest way is to copy his works of art, his colour’s fields and compositions. With soft pastels start creating fields of colour on white, black or … Read more
Masks made of DAS
Terracotta or White DAS is an air hardening, non toxic, malleable modelling clay. Fine textured and easy to smooth, DAS can be used on a … Read more
Ceramic: little house to hang
Another idea, very easy to do with thin slab of clay and coloured with glazed engobe colours.