Coloring with Brush Sharpie Markers on acetate is pure pleasure, the color just glides on. The only catch is that colors can smudge when they touch, e...
Try starting with colored paper to give your chalk pastel drawings a little more punch, especially with simple fall landscapes. MATERIALS Const...
If you draw a landscape with layers, your art with naturally have more depth to it. Follow this formula to make a simple winter drawing that creates a...
Students finished their snowy landscapes with the perfect tool. Sharpie paint markers allowed all the art to easily get a delicate sprinkling of snow....
You pretty much can?t lose when you make pumpkins your subject matter for a painting. The line work alone is perfect for teaching kids how to give the...
I made this condensed tutorial for three aliens as it is fun to mix and match the different eyes, hands and feet. It’s a good direct draw projec...
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Am I the only one who thinks this California Quail looks like he was designed by committee? Kind of funny that he represents a state known for being c...
I really like this point of view for drawing a bird. It fills a page in a nice and balanced way, and could probably be adapted to many other breeds to...
Kinders learned how to trace and cut out a simple cat, and then draw a setting with a black Sharpie marker. The contrast between the two makes the art...
I introduced my kinders last week to their first printmaking project. Learning how to draw different expressions on the faces, like those in the famou...
I?ve been experimenting with more dimensional after school classes, and am happy to report that my kids seem to love it. When my students made these t...
Try giving young students a cat head template and challenge them to fill the page. This young 2nd grader, Benjamin, made an adorable painting as a res...
Win my giant “How to Draw” Book as shown here, printed and stored in a jumbo 4″ binder. Just tag a friend and like this post to part...
If you have ever tried to make glue drawings for chalk pastel or color stick art, but didn’t love the way the glue dried? Drawing with white glu...
Here’s what I love about selling over the internet, customers can make requests, and you can turn around and help them FAST. I was reminded that...
Here’s a new tutorial that shows you how to draw a duck that is true to it’s mallard coloring, with an a added touch of cuteness to the ey...
My pack rat tendencies paid off when I figured out how to make this skeleton craft project. Fun Halloween project? Check. STEAM approved (study of bon...
This is a fun combination for painting a robot ? silver tempera and black watercolor paint. The matte look of the black makes the silver really stand ...
This Kandinsky project worked really well with my last after school watercolor class which includes kinder through 5th grade. MATERIALS Watercolor pap...
The world?s easiest way to decorate a pumpkin ? just pour paint Jackson Pollock style. MATERIALS White foam pumpkin, from Michaels or Amazon Old acryl...
This air-dry clay starfish will give students a change to practice their blending skills. Five fingers need to be mushed in the middle to make him nic...
There’s nothing prettier than a colorful maple leaf, but who needs lots of xeroxed copies that all exactly match each other? Learn how to draw y...
NEW SALE! I’ve combined my Coloring Books 1, 2 and 3 to create a brand new 50 page Fine Art Coloring Book, just in time for the new school year....
I’m loving how this Minecraft Selfie project requires students to solve problems, as in how to draw their hair using only boxes. I also wanted t...
It’s easy and inexpensive to make some amazing coffee filter trees. Put them on some nice card stock paper and you have the makings of a beautif...
Still looking for a good way to store lots of student artwork? I found this pizza box solution years ago. Just fold them inside out to get a plain b...
Wow, thanks to all those who entered my contest! I loved reading your comments and learning that my tutorials are going to such good use. My winner wa...
I had my Model Magic students try working in a diorama-like setting today and apply fish and more to a wall of blue. When the clamshell was closed, th...
If you want to draw a cute cottage house, then you can also surround it with the landscaping of your dreams too. MATERIALS Download Cottage PDF Tutori...
Finally, an air dry clay project that is easy enough for kinders, lets students practice some clay skills, AND makes something pretty darn cute, no ...
