Here?s an easy to draw dragonfly tutorial works really well for young artist, especially kindergarteners. Lots of oval drawing practice. This drawing ...
This easy watercolor painting idea makes the most of what paints and Sharpie markers do best. Markers stay black while paint runs and mixes together. ...
A collage makes a great earth day project, but can also result in a lot of unfinished art. Turn everyone’s effort into a group project and see w...
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There?s more than one way to create a cubism for kids project. I like this one that uses the two-sided look of a face with bright bold markers. It?s a...
To create a Claude Monet art project, try painting his water lilies with watercolor and oil pastels. They both create very different textures, which i...
If you are looking for simple drawings for kids to copy, try sharing this ?Jazzy Cat? painting. One of my students, Zack, was inspired to make this ad...
Looking for a few How to Draw tutorials for your young artists? How about 200 of them? All in one ebook? Years of making tutorials for my after school...
To learn how to draw a kimono that has lots of room for pretty patterns, just start with a large T shape. Add the sides and bands for color and you?re...
Try easy Earth Day art activities in the style of Andrew Goldsworthy. He is an amazing British artist who has spent his life collaborating with nature...
Here?s how to draw a goose with a slightly different pose. I like how it fills the paper in a nice and balanced way. Most young artists struggle with ...
Looking for simple drawing ideas? These flowers come from an old Arts & Activities magazine, and work for kinders as the lines are very basic. I?v...
The April Fool?s art project is pretty much guaranteed to create lots of giggles, just be sure that children don?t try to do much more than pose in th...
A fun Van Gogh art project for kids is to start with his classic portrait, and then add a background. Limiting it to patterns to shows the power of li...
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Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist who favored old fashioned comic strips as a subject matter. Try my dot template to help you get h...
This tessellation art tracing that I made of Escher?s original has not just one or two, but THREE animal shapes that fit together without leaving any ...
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Jean Dubuffet painted ?The Cow with a Subtile Nose? in 1954, and you can get a pretty close imitation with a good old crayon and watercolor resist. I ...
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Learn how to draw a toucan, and then have fun coloring in that super long beak with all sorts of your favorite colors. Try folding your paper first be...
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Save all those clean packing boxes, such as for cereal and pasta, and you can make some really colorful collage roosters. For a lead in story, ?Farmya...
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Drawing grizzly bears can be simplified if you just draw the front view, with two legs instead of four. Plus you get the fun of looking right in his (...
Try this easy drawing tutorial to make sure your students fill their paper, and probably make a pretty cool abstract face at the same time. I used it ...
Learning how to draw a sphere can be lots of fun if you use an outer space theme. Just add rings to make lots of planets. MATERIALS Heavy mat board or...
Learn how to draw a barn in eight easy steps. Once you have the angled roof and door with an X, you’re just about there. Color it neatly,...
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I often find some really easy things to draw at stock art websites. This windy umbrella idea was turned into this adorable painting by a talented litt...
I saw this lion drawing easy enough for really young artists in an Ed Emberley book. I love how just three overlapping circles turn into a very cute l...
A daffodil drawing step by step tutorial is all you need to create a pretty spring painting or drawing. Choose a media that lets you make your brighte...
Learn this to make this gum wrapper paper chain, then find lots of things to do with them. Bracelets are just one idea as the chain expands for easy f...
Paul Klee was an abstract artist who made lots of simple paintings that are fun to imitate. Students can create the look of his ?Castle and Sun? paint...
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Anyone can draw a clownfish pretty much with just an oval, and stripes, and fins. This adorable clown fish was made by a talented 1st grader, Neariah,...
This is what makes blogging so incredibly rewarding, getting emails like this. ?I’m a french ex-teacher who helps in the village where I live. T...
Dissecting a drawing is one way to make some easy abstract art. And if you add shading, you get an even more sophisticated look. MATERIALS Drawing pap...
