I am using Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels (set of 16) in this video.



If you want more colors to work with, and extra fine quality oil pastels, try the pack of 36, also by Sakura...

Watch me create a non-representational painting using Alcohol Inks on Yupo paper from start to finish! This process is so much fun to work with and to watch. If you want to give it a try yourself, click on the links below for...

In this lesson, students will learn how to find the difference in length between two objects using non-mathematical units such as paper clips and cubes. They will understand the importance of using the same size units for accurate...

This video explores five fun facts about Roald Dahl.

This video quickly reviews portraits by Pablo and Sandra Silberzweig, and then inspires students to create an abstract portrait that will be painted using various watercolor techniques. Check out my Watercolor Technique video for...

In this video you will learn step by step how to create a simple cardboard loom and how to make an eight strand braid. Kumihimo is a Japanese word that means to braid on a loom, and this traditional technique is lots of fun!

Basic techniques for building sculptures with cardboard.

This video tutorial will teach you how to safely and successfully carve linoleum for printmaking or for bas-relief painting. I will demonstrate carving Wondercut linoleum from Dick Blick using Speedball linoleum block cutters (gouges...

7th grade classes are creating small, non-representational or abstract sculptures containing at least 10 forms.



For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art Low Fi

re Clay.

For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire...

Middle School Art Demo (Part 3 of the Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Series).





For CLAY, I always use Amaco White Art

Low Fire Clay.

For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fir
e glazes for SOLID colors
Or...

In this video we will learn how to make an origami pencil

2 hour colored pencil timelapse drawing of a photo taken by my husband of my daughter and me. I LOVE Primacolor Colored Pencils!<br/>

Paint with me and create your own Winter Wonderland! I will show you how to use masking tape to mask off areas for tree trunks, how to paint a sunrise background, and how to add shadows and texture to your birch trees. Enjoy and have...

In this video, I will demonstrate how to use oil pastels and chalk pastels to create a parody of Edvard Munch's, The Scream.



I am using Sakura Cray-Pas Junior Artist Oil Pastels (set of 16) in t

his video.

If you...

This video will teach you the tools, safety precautions, and procedures needed to begin carving floral foam. The example demonstrated is in-the-round, has multiple openings for negative space, and can stand up unassisted. Floral foam...

This tutorial will show you how to create a mixed media background for a drawing or painting. I hope it inspires you to create something today!

You can make art out of anything...even your laundry!

Music Credit: The Lightening Strike by Snow Patrol

First time using Yupo Paper! Such a fun way to spend a snow day morning at home.

How (and why!) to create a Character Mash-Up! A fun and challenging exercise for ANYONE!

This video provides a comprehensive overview of the different types of pencils and their uses. It explores the history of pencils, from their origins as brushes made from camel hair to the introduction of graphite as the core material....

Instructional video on how to create a homemade weathervane to measure wind direction.

The worksheet used in this demonstration was created by Dawn Pendersen and is available to print here

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It is...

Here's how you get from here to there at school. Let's see how many tools we use at school as well.<br/>
A Day at School, Part 6