A great cross-curricular project for any art classroom, this activity encourages young artists to consider color, pattern, texture, shape and line in their depiction of a historical figure. After researching a historical figure of their...

Students analyze the art for the Young Countess of Schouvalof and also practice recognizing the work of Le Brun, Leonardo da Vinci, and Andy Warhol. In this portrait art lesson, students analyze copies of the artists work and mark on the...

Young scholars study themselves in a mirror paying close attention to every attribute on their face. In this self portrait lesson students create a self portrait the same way as Rembrandt has done many times. Young scholars also ask...

Sixth graders explore the concept of Cubist art. In this visual arts lesson, 6th graders examine examples of Pablo Picasso's work and they create self portraits in Cubist style.

Youth, fame, and beauty are marks of modern society. Artist Elizabeth Peyton has captured all three in her series of imagined rock star portraits. The class analyzes her use of technique, emotion, and imagination in each of six pieces,...

Blend art and family into one instructional activity with an activity involving oil pastels and watercolors. After viewing a few famous portraits of families, learners create masterpieces that represent their own families.

Pupils create oil pastel paintings where they cover the whole paper with oil pastels and outline and smear with black. In this oil pastels lesson plan, students first study the Subway Drawings done by Keith Haring.

Young scholars identify the social climate that created the terms Degenerative Art and Fascist Aesthetic. They also identify how and why certain artists' artwork fell into these categories. Students recognize and discuss the...

Students examine and discuss the painting, "Sleeping Self-Portrait," by Brian Murphy. They answer discussion questions, mix various paint colors, and create a self-portrait using the primary colors and white.

Students examine self-portraits on a Website. They create self-portraits which reveal something about themselves. They include objects which give clues to Students' personalities. The portraits are displayed in the school.

Students create a digital self-portrait using the current technology in the schools. They discuss how the portrait is rendered, how the portrait allows us to see into a time period that we are not a part of, and how what she is wearing...

Eighth graders explore the art pieces found in the Missoula Art Museum. In this lesson plan, 8th graders select two pieces of art from the coyote section by going to the Missoula Art Museum website, and then create a collage portrait...

Students create sunflower paintings using pastels, pencils, and construction paper in this Art lesson plan for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the artwork of Vincent van Gogh and the book Camille and the Sunflowers...

Students create a background with a marbling technique. They plan and create a figure from assorted papers, mixing solids and patterns. Students glue the figure to the background, and embellish negative space with glitter.

Students study a portrait of Ginevra by Leonardo da Vinci. In this art appreciation lesson, students study this unique double-sided work by Leonardo da Vinci and are asked to create their own double-sided piece of art.

Students examine the different artistic styles of three artists and the stereotypes of women they represent in their art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the art of Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, and Richard Hamilton...

Students analyze the evolution of women's work from the 19th century to present day and create artwork depicting women. In this women's roles lesson, students compare and contrast the use of space and color in the two paintings depicting...

Students analyze Pop artists and their art. In this art analysis lesson, students consider the choices and mediums Pop art artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, and Jasper Johns. Students make connections between...

Students are introduced to printmaking through the work of Albrecht Durer, Käthe Kollowitz, and Andy Warhol.

Students examine Paul Gauguin's self-portraits and letters to explore the individual who created them. They consider how first-person art forms aid the process of self-discovery and produce a symbolic self-portrait

Encourage your artists to go wild with their color choices in this fun art lesson. Similar to the pop art by Andy Warhol, your class will color ordinary black and white photos with vibrant colors to simulate photo tinting. What a fun way...

Students become acquainted with Vincent Van Gogh and examine how pastels can be used to create a variety of lines and textural effects.

Students examine and develop artwork that shows women's roles during different eras. For this women's role lesson, students look at artwork that shows women at work during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century. They design a...

Students explore an object without seeing it then draw what s/he felt.  In this touch-drawings lesson, students partner and place objects in a paper bag so the other person cannot see it.  Then students use their hands and...