Painted Stick Ideas

ADVANCED: How to Draw an Excavator: Step by Step

Upper School students: the link to Circle Line Art School under "Other sites to explore" is a tool for more advanced drawing. Learning to being able to SEE what you're drawing is critical. Instead of thinking "yikes, that's too complicated", this artist just drew the excavator, patiently, bit by bit. Being able to control your pencil pressure (draw light until it's right) is also helpful because then you can adjust, erase, and create values with ease. For the rest of us, this drawing is just impressive. Enjoy!

DIY Scratch Art (HGTV Handmade)

This artist used oil pastels, but I have done this lesson with crayon in my classes and it works great too! Just make sure to use tempera paint, and make sure the crayon is heavy pressed, and covers the entire surface first, or your paint won't easily scratch off. Cardboard (like a cereal box), thick paper, card stock, etc would work well for this. 
Enjoy!

 

tape, colored chalk, remove tape... Voila!

See full post from Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists at: 

http://dolvinartknight.blogspot.com/2020/03/art-at-home-mrs-knights-driveway-art.html

The Art Lesson, written and illustrated by Tomie DePaola

Upper School - here's a one point perspective tutorial from Circle Line Art School

Cassie's "How to create a Pirate Ship Collage..." argh!!

Pirate week? Yes please. Items from around the house? Well, thanks matey!

See full post here: https://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/2020/04/pirate-week-pirate-ship-collage.html

How to Make a Knitting Tube

Great tutorial - see full post here:

https://cassiestephens.blogspot.com/2020/04/toilet-paper-tube-knitting.html

Dorothea Lange: Words & Pictures | MoMA EXHIBITION

Dorothea Lange, informational video