For a cat drawing step by step tutorial, it doesn’t get much easier, or creative, than making one in the style of an artist named Laurel Burch. ...
This crayon and watercolor resist is a simple fall leaf art project, but also a good lesson in adding texture. Try using warm colors inside the leaf, ...
Here’s one more cute fox drawing, easy enough for even kindergarteners to try out. Careful coloring will make him or her look extra adorable. To...
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Creating skeletons from pasta is a fun way to mix art with science. It helps to give students a line drawing of a skeleton so they can plan the placem...
If you learn to add layers when sketching landscapes, your art with have much more depth to it. Follow this formula to make a simple winter drawing th...
I’m so happy to have been included in this giant STEAM bundle sale, compiled and hosted by Left Brain, Craft Brain. It is a total 46 amazing res...
This cliff dwelling landscape was especially popular with students who love the idea of drawing their own fortresses, ladders, windows, etc. MATERIALS...
Here is one way to draw a pig, starting with an oval. It?s simple, yet still has some realistic details to it. MATERIALS View and download Pig Tutoria...
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If you make a grid and fill it with autumn shapes that fit in each, you will have a very pretty seasonal drawing, great for a card or decoration. MATE...
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Cut out tissue paper leaves outlined with a gold marker, and a bit of watercolor paint make a fun fall leaf art project. MATERIALS Madras tissue paper...
Here?s my solution for how to draw a squirrel, a nice easy profile that is based on a realism, but simple enough young artists to try. MATERIALS View ...
Self portrait art projects are fun when you mix up the media. Give your students lots of tearing practice with this one made from colored masking tape...
One of my favorite artist trading card theme ideas is this one that uses colored tape. Easy to cut, and of course, sticks like glue. MATERIALS Card st...
Young students can learn how to draw a simple fox with the help of a tutorial. Oil pastels really help him stand out on black paper. To create the loo...
Make a simple spider web with dried glue and chalk pastel. The dried glue keeps the lines black, no matter how many times you rub over them. MATERIALS...
I was about to get rid of some old dictionaries, when I realized the pages had just the weathered look that I wanted for a collage project for kids. M...
You can learn to draw a maple leaf if you break it down into my six simple steps. There’s actually a simple pattern to it. MATERIALS Down...
Colorful leaves and a black background will make a lovely fall leaf painting. If you are lucky, you can gather real maple or oak leaves for your stude...
This scarecrow drawing can include a lesson in foreground and background, and contrasting color. Everyone wants a scarecrow you can’t mis...
Patty Palmer’s new book, “Draw, Paint, Sparkle” is an amazing guide book for the new art teacher, and thanks to her experience, cove...
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This leaf art project will teach kids how to draw a maple leaf, and then turn it into a kind of crayon batik. The key is to use cheap copy paper. Stra...
One of my favorite pumpkin designs ? a super easy mosaic look. All it takes is a black foam pumpkin and some orange painters tape. MATERIALS ? Black f...
My newest ebook, ?Self Portrait Art Projects” shares just how many different ways there are to make a self portrait. It inclueds fifteen project...
These tissue paper collage creations are made from old Mac keyboard boxes. I was happy to see that the narrow format encouraged more creative layouts....
I found an amazing artist and illustrator, Nate Williams, who has a very childlike style that I think students will really relate to for a fun self po...
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Combine the idea of rings or color and a tree and you get a fun Kandinsky for kids project. Great for warm and cool color studies too. MATERIALS ? War...
This collage project gives students cutting and tearing practice, not to mention use of math vocabulary of making rows and columns for the windows. MA...
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This Megalodon drawing is much easier to do when you follow a grid as shown in my step by step tutorial. Make yours by folding paper in half four time...
This paper strip pumpkin turned out to be a very quick and easy way to make a 3D shape out of strips of paper. Lots of room for customizing with the f...
I like to have my first art project of the year somehow acknowledge all that has happened over the summer. This portrait drawing asks students to tell...
