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The Life Stage Series: Mental Development - Jessie’s Rainbow
When Jessie discovers a sad rainbow in her backyard, she is confused to find that it only has three colours! How can she help the rainbow to get his colours back? Join Jessie as she teaches the rainbow how to mix primary colours to...
Indigo Artbox
How to Draw with Oil Pastels and Create Perspective
Learn how to draw with oil pastels and learn about art history! Art supplies delivered, projects inspired by art history.
Curated Video
Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night: Great Art Explained
Vincent van Gogh was a largely self-taught artist who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until he was 30 years old.
Just seven years later, he would
be dead.
It was really his last four years where he developed the...
Just seven years later, he would
be dead.
It was really his last four years where he developed the...
Indigo Artbox
Watercolor, Inspired by Kandinsky!
Watch and learn as we attempt a Kandinksy-esque watercolour. What styles and techniques can you see that are characteristic of Kandinsky? And what do they convey to you?
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Robert Shetterly - Walt Whitman's Commandments
Robert Shetterly was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated in 1969 from Harvard College with a degree in English Literature. At Harvard he took some courses in drawing which changed the direction of his creative life...
Amor Sciendi
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon; Relativity and the Unconscious
Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon explains the feeling of being alive in 1907.
Orkidbox
Red Sky in Japan | Watercolor Sketchbook Play
A little sketchbook watercolor play. Find a photo and your sketchbook and try things.<br/>
This photo is from Pinterest with no attribution visible except as a photo of Japan found with the keyword 'landscapes'
This photo is from Pinterest with no attribution visible except as a photo of Japan found with the keyword 'landscapes'
Curated Video
Finding the Missing Side Length of a Rectangle
In this video, the teacher explains how to find the missing side length of a rectangle by dividing its area. Students learn to multiply and divide to calculate the width of the stripes or curtains based on the given area and known side...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Clay Coil Bowls- Part one
Poetry Foundation
Donika Kelly reads "Torna Atrás"
Donika Kelly reads the Natasha Trethewey poem, "Torna Atrás
The Art Assignment
The Case For Andy Warhol | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You’ve heard his name. You’ve seen the Campbell’s Soup cans. You might know something about The Factory. But perhaps you’ve wondered why Andy Warhol gets so much attention or why his work even matters. What’s the deal with Warhol, and is...
Orkidbox
Traditional and Acrylic Gouache - Winsor & Newton and Holbein Acryla
I just got some new paints to play with. I tried out acrylic gouache and traditional gouache and swatched some.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Draw a Room in One Point Linear Perspective | Art Lesson
The worksheet used in this demonstration was created by Dawn Pendersen and is available to print <a href='http://paintedbydawn.com/lesson-docs/art_2006_1point_persp_room.pdf' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here</a>ref='http://paintedbydawn.com/lesson-docs/art_2006_1point_persp_room.pdf' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>here
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Marbleizing Paper for Beginners!
Discover the joy of MARBLEIZING! Here are the products I recommend:
Marbling Kit (this one has alum, colors, and methocel instead of ca
rrageenan)
Carrageenan, if you prefer thi
s ov
er...
Marbling Kit (this one has alum, colors, and methocel instead of ca
rrageenan)
Carrageenan, if you prefer thi
s ov
er...
Indigo Artbox
Learn how to make an art collage
Using art history for inspiration. Let Kurt Schwitters inspire you to make art!
The Art Assignment
The Case for Video Art
What is video art? How is it any different from all the other moving pictures that are apparently not-art? Let's explore its history and present.
Curated Video
Bulgaria, Golyama Arsenalka Thracian tomb
Golyama Arsenalka mound is a Thracian burial tumulus with a subterranean stone building near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It dates from the end of 5th century BC. It is composed of a representative facade, a small antechamber and a...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Jackson Pollock | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
You’ve heard of Jackson Pollock and know of his infamous “drip paintings,” but what is it that you’re supposed to do when you look at his work today? Why did it cause shockwaves in 1947, and what does it mean now? We explore the life,...
The Art Assignment
The Case for Abstraction | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
For much of human history, people made art by trying to represent the world as it appeared around them. Until about 100 years ago, when a bunch of artists stopped trying to do that. It was shocking then and it still upsets and confounds...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Simple Watercolor Flower Tutorial
This tutorial will show you how to create simple watercolor flowers. This watercolor set of 16 colors by Prang is GREAT to start with! Along with watercolor paint, you will need watercolor paper.
Amor Sciendi
The Portraits of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
An explanation of Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's paintings
Weird History
Things You Didn't Know About the Tortured Life of Vincent van Gogh
Although it resulted in some of the most remarkable artwork ever created, the life of Vincent van Gogh was marked by poverty, loneliness, rejection, and mental illness. Vincent van Gogh's biography is sad enough on its own; that his...
Curated Video
England, Leeds Castle
In 1278, the castle was bought by King Edward I's Queen, Eleanor of Castile. As a favoured residence of Edward's, it saw considerable investment. The king enhanced its defences, and it was probably Edward who created the lake that...