Animals in the style of Fortunato Depero
With 7th grade students we studied the Elements of Art like Shape and Forms while we also observed the works of Fortunato Depero, an important Artist of Italian … Read more
Paintings in scale of grays, inspired by B&W photos
This activity is an idea of the art teacher and friend Alessandra Tomasi. She is teaching at the Middle School of Fondo e Revò, in … Read more
Like tissues at the microscope: video tutorial
I’m glad to show here below a great video tutorial from theartproject chad brown. Chad Brown is an art teacher who created this tutorial for … Read more
Animals in black & white
These mixed media paintings were created by students of 6th Grade in order to work on achromatic colours and greys scale. To realize this painting … Read more
Marbles in Mixed Media
With students of 7th grade we worked on the realistic representation of space in art. In this mixed media work, we colored the marbles with … Read more
Asterisk* with three ways to shade
As in this previous lesson, we practiced three different ways to create value and shade with pencil. In this drawing, made with 7th grade students, we … Read more
Monochrome photos: a color hunt!
The word MONOCHROME describes paintings, drawings, design, or photographs in one color or values of one color. A monochromatic object or image reflects colors in … Read more
Like tissues at the microscope: shading exercise
In order to comprehend the shading effects in a drawing, it’s very useful working on the perception of the depth. Adding shadows on a flat … 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
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
4 suggestion for a still life
In the review of our work on still life and the value, which has been very successful among my students, I would like to propose … Read more