Hearts in complementary colors
Complementary colors are fascinating because of their contrast: the powerful fight between two contrasting colors is made of light, brightness and energy. We proved it painting a … Read more
Sgraffito tiles: terracotta clay and white slip
This activity was done by Daniela De Luca, a restorer-potter who leads workshops at Primary Schools, Summer camps and leisure centers. These tiles were created … 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
The color wheel like a flower
Every school year we work on the color theory and the color wheel, and is quite difficult to find new and original ways to paint … Read more
Artist Trading Cards Global Swap 2015
At beginning of the School year we took part ito an Artist Trading cards Global Swap. The idea came from an outstanding American teacher, Nic Hahn (here … Read more
Figure’s silhouette: 22 worksheets
22 different outlines of figures in pdf, ready to be used for different activities. The topic is about the relationship between figure and background in … Read more
Painting the background to create the figure
Is fascinating to understand the relationship between figure and background in a picture: did you know that our brain cannot perceive the figure and the … Read more
Textured flowers: collaborative project
Working on the textures we painted these flowers with the 6th grade students. We practiced lots of different textures, using tempera painting with different tools, … Read more
Mixed media landscape inspired by Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh is alwais intriguing for students, because of his fame, his unfortunate life and his revolution in painting. With students of 8th grade … Read more
Tonal and chromatic gradations for a landscape
The tonal gradations are made by adding white or black to a color. In this way we work on light and dark shades of that … Read more
Prints in radial symmetry with styrofoam
Small prints made with styrofoam matrices to experience the radial symmetry. This type of symmetry is based on the principle of rotation of an element, … Read more