Value exercise
I used simple cardboards, black and coloured, even sheets of coloured papers could be good. First, I drawn the scrolls on the coloured cardboards with … Read more
Free interpretation of a still life
With students of grade 8 we analyzed the still life in the paintings of modern art. Starting with a photographic image or real objects the … Read more
The faces – masks
Starting from the proportions of the face we saw in a previous lesson, the students have designed the masks and painted with tempera, alternating warm … Read more
Mini badges with drawing pins
Laura has made these badges to give them to her classmates. The idea comes from my memory of my secondary school when, at the end … Read more
Still life: details from Modern Art
These small paintings were copied from paintings of modern art, where painters such as Matisse, Picasso, Cezanne and Morandi have dealt with the theme of … Read more
Bas-reliefs of animals
The bas-reliefs were made starting from a slab of clay of 3 cm. After drawing the subject on the clay the students have dug the … Read more
Painting moving figures
After building a dummy cardboard jointed, students of 8th grade choose a pose, a sport or movement, and drew the outline of the cardboard … Read more
The human figure: the right proportions
Often, if we ask our kids to draw a figure, it is built according to proportions intuitive, motivated by the idea of ”figure” that is … Read more
Plates decorated with acrylic paint
I piatti in “biscotto” bianchi (non smaltati) si possono decorare a tempera e si imita l’effetto “ceramica” con una vernice acrilica applicata sul lavoro finito… … Read more
My Batik in Tanzania
With great nostalgia I review the pictures of some years ago in Tanzania. I had conceived and organized a workshop of decorating fabrics with the … Read more
Experiences of Abstract Art
Some of you asked me how it was possible going so far away from realistic images to create something quite abstract, without figures or references … Read more