Our local Impressionists
The best way to understand the Impressionist’s technique is to imitate it, in front of a real natural landscape. With students of grade 8th, we … Read more
Watercolor landscapes in the style of Paul Klee
Looking at the lines in the nature and the use of the lines in the art, we of course came to consider the work of … Read more
The cube: worksheets and 5 suggestions
A simple cube can be the inspiration for great works of art, such as those “Op Art” by Victor Vasarely. Starting from a cube, or … Read more
So many goldfish! Prints with styrofoam
To create this shoal of goldfish, immersed in a blue lake, we made some prints by matrices in Styrofoam (polystyrene for foodstuffs). What better way … Read more
Also this year is Arteascuola the Best Art Blog 2015!
Also this year in Arte a Scuola.com confirms the success in the contest for the best website of Art Class of 2015! Arteascuola.com is officially … Read more
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
Vases strangely shaped
Vases and bottles with whimsical shapes have been invented by the students of the seventh grade in an interesting exercise of symmetry. Starting from a vertical … Read more
So many pipes!
With this simple drawing we put into practice the value, the theory of the shadows, and the representation of space in classes of seventh grade. … Read more
Photographs inspired by Series Paintings of Monet
I asked my students to observe the paintings that Claude Monet painted in series. We tried to grasp the differences of light, shade and color, … Read more
Drawing a face: worksheet and five suggestions
I created this worksheet for students who like to draw a face, without having to draw the framework and proportions. You can work directly on … 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