Illustrate a story
From a project in collaboration with the Italian teacher, with a 7th grade class, we attended a competition, by creating a story with the … Read more
2 Templates of “Minions Avatar”
Buy now Everyone knows the funny Minions, the small yellow handyman from the movie “Despicable Me”. You can buy the 2 templates for this lesson, … Read more
Cupcakes inspired by Wayne Thiebaud
One of the tricks to represent the space is to overlap the shapes in a way such that the position of the objects is perceived … Read more
Pictures of a still life
After talking of “still life” in art, I asked students to 7th grade, to take a picture of inanimate objects, giving them some quick instructions … Read more
4 printable worksheets about Gustav Klimt: second set
Buy now The last 4 pdf printable worksheets with details of the drawings of famous works of Gustav Klimt, as “The Kiss” and “The Tree … Read more
4 printable worksheets about Gustav Klimt: first set
Buy now The firsts 4 pdf printable worksheets with the drawings of famous works of Gustav Klimt, ready to be coloured with pencils or felt … Read more
Tropical landscape inspired by Gauguin
Here we have a tropical landscape in the style of Gauguin, with stylized shapes, precise outlines, unnatural contrasting colors, and solid colors. These designs were … Read more
Printable worksheets about Van Gogh
5 pdf printable worksheets with the drawings of the most famous Van Gogh’s works, ready to be coloured with pencils or felt tip pens. You … Read more
Three spheres, three shadings, a pattern
In this exercise, we experience different ways to create a shadow as we had already done in a previous lesson. In this case we … Read more
Pattern with radial drawings
In Architecture and Design, a Pattern is a decorative design, as for wallpapers, made up of elements in a regular arrangement. Using the drawings in radial … Read more
Drawing a female face
With 8th grade students, we have created a pencil drawing of a woman’s face, starting from a geometric model in order to have the correct … Read more
Curls, springs, or twisted ribbons?
Another exercise on value realized in the 7th grade classes was this drawing of curled ribbons. The method is very simple and the realism of … Read more