Inspired by Caspar David Friedrich
Giulia D. With students of grade9 (classi terze) we studied the Romantic Painters of 19th-Century, like Turner, Delacroix, Gericault and Friedrich. After the Romanticism lesson … 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
Zentangle hand on a value background
With students of Class 2A we did the same exercise of the previous post with Zentangle Flower, but we tried another subject: every students decorated … Read more
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