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Create two original minimalist pieces using negative space to depict a profile's accessories without the face itself (one of the student's own profile, one of a superhero/fictional character requiring teacher approval); pick two of the four named artists and recreate one famous work from each; write two one-page…
Study a presentation on what a logo is, the qualities of a good logo, the history and evolution of logo design, the 'golden rules' of logo design (simplicity, scalability, color vs. black-and-white effectiveness, descriptive vs. symbolic approaches, fonts and color choices), and the design process…
Practice hatching, cross-hatching, and stippling on a shading worksheet, then apply shading and creative imagery within one of eight bottle-shaped drawing templates.
Take notes on 8 color schemes (primary, secondary, complementary, warm, cool, triadic, analogous, monochromatic) from a slideshow, select one scheme, cut out 12 photos from magazines matching it, and assemble them into a planned Instagram-feed board.
Read an article on Fauvism's history and characteristics, answer 7 comprehension questions using quotes from the text, then create two original Fauvist-style artworks (a self-portrait and a landscape), recreate two famous works by named Fauvist artists, and write two one-page research reports on additional Fauvist…
Students consider target market/client (age, job, hobby, favourite sport, style, location), design inspiration, and colour theory (main colour plus complementary colours), then sketch rough-draft design ideas for each of the four shoe types using provided templates (4-shoes-per-page and 8-shoes-per-page layouts), name…
Learn and practice five colored-pencil techniques (stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, back-and-forth stroke, scumbling), then create an 'agamograph' — two contrasting colored-pencil drawings (a hopeful vs. a degraded view of the planet, from the same viewpoint) assembled from strip templates into a single folded…
Choose an art time period/movement, research its overview and artists, analyze at least 3 works of art using elements of art and design, and create a Google Slides/Prezi presentation with a bibliography.
Here is art project and presentation about the work of Jacob Lawrence. Students will learn how to create a collage of a busy city using geometric shapes, the layering process and oil pastels. This lesson includes a detailed 25-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with information about Jacob Lawrence and his paintings…
An art lesson teaching positive and negative space concepts through a bird silhouette / birdcage drawing project.
Complete five hands-on WWII-themed projects: analyze and design British propaganda posters, solve evacuation-train math word problems, decode/encode messages with historical ciphers (Caesar, Pigpen, Enigma, transposition), analyze and plan wartime rationed meals/nutrition, and design and build a bomb shelter model.
Students watch a video about Cezanne, discuss what they learned with a neighbor, practice painting apples (at least one) with an abstract background, compare their work to example excellent/good/poor student work, and select their best piece.
An art project resource teaching Ancient Roman mosaic art through a paper mosaic-tile-assembly activity.
Color or use as a base for a more intricate art project the provided forest/boreal habitat and rabbit illustrations and their lightened outline (template) versions.
Have students research a country's art, culture, and music and present it through a self-designed multi-phase project.
Students choose from 8 project options (timeline of events, vocabulary + illustration, personal art piece, cause/effect writing, rewriting a scene from another character's point of view, Venn diagram comparison, realistic-fiction analysis, and a piece of art depicting a memory) plus a required reflection page; work is…
Arctic Animal Styro-Prints - Art Project and Presentation Get your students excited about art and the arctic with this fun lesson! Students will learn about life in the arctic circle including what types of people live there, what the environment is like, what kind of animals live there and much more! The PowerPoint…
Fantasy Maps - Art Project & Presentation Have you ever wanted to teach a lesson on map making but didn't know where to begin? This is the resource for you! This lesson will help you teach your students how to create a map of their own imagined land. The included PowerPoint presentation is packed with the following…
The same desert illustrations are supplied in two outline treatments. Use the darker line art for coloring, or choose the lightened version when students will build on the drawing with added detail or other art materials. This lets a class use a shared subject while varying how much of the finished artwork students create themselves.
Use wetland scenes for coloring or as a starting point for a larger art project. Twelve illustrations appear as standard line art and again as lighter outlines. Choose the version that suits the materials students will use, and connect the scene with a discussion of habitats. The two treatments offer different levels of visual guidance while keeping the subject familiar.
Viking Dragonship Paintings Teaching Resource Viking Dragonship Paintings is an engaging teaching resource designed to catalyze creativity and foster a love for history among 3rd to 6th-grade students. This comprehensive art project enhances artistic skills while deepening historical understanding, transporting…
The same ten rainforest illustrations appear in two forms. Use the darker line art for coloring, or choose the lighter outlines when students will develop the image with their own drawing, painting, or mixed-media details. Comparing the two versions can help students decide how much of the printed outline they want to show.
Students choose from 8 project options (e.g. illustrate a favorite scene and explain it, find and define 10 unfamiliar vocabulary words with illustrations, rewrite a passage in first-person point of view, list causes and effects from the story, write historical facts learned from the book, compare and contrast two…