A fantastic symmetric insect
Every day we see symmetrical shapes, that we can find both in nature and in the works of man. We were inspired by the insects’ … Read more
Creating the logo “A Shop as Friend”
With all classes of seventh grade, we participated this year in a competition to design a logo entitled “A shop as Friend”. The project, proposed … Read more
Color variations on a face
In a previous lesson we learned how to draw a female face following a geometric framework. In this exercise we added color variations on hair, lips, makeup … Read more
Video Tutorial: Mixed Media Artist Trading Cards in 5 steps
Here we have the video tutorial: How to create Mixed Media Artist Trading Cards in 5 easy steps: 1. Collage: front and back of the … Read more
Artist Trading Cards global swap!
The idea came from an outstanding American teacher, Nic Hahn (here her website MiniMatisse), with whom I share technical ideas and lessons from a few … Read more
Art with your hands!
Nothing could be simpler than copying our hand with a pencil … and then? We decorate our hands with shapes and free colors, but putting … Read more
Mushrooms in imaginative textures
As the previous Autumn, with the 6th grade classes, we have collaborated on a science project on knowledge of fungi. In science lessons pupils have … Read more
Ribbons interwoven and Zentangle
Explaining the shading, the value and the three-dimensional effect that we can create in a drawing, we have drew “ribbons” interwoven and perpendicular to each … Read more
Jean Dubuffet … with closed eyes!
Have you ever tried to draw with your eyes closed? The pencil moves on the sheet guided only by a mental picture, which is that … Read more
Contemporary Mona Lisa
After an exciting lesson on Leonardo da Vinci we tried, like many other artists of modern and contemporary art, to play with the famous image … Read more
Collaborative project: the book ‘s cover
In collaboration with the literature teacher, a 7th grade class, has worked in small groups to create the covers of some short stories. The stories, … Read more
Create a Fantasy Character
Starting from the analysis of the human figure and its proportions, we created and drew a fantasy character. The idea came from a work about … Read more