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LOVE Poster
Students research pop or contemporary artists like Jasper Johns, Andy Warhol, and Roy Lichtenstein and examine their simple style of drawing and painting. They create a contemporary art poster using shading gradient techniques and mixed...
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Pen and Ink Drawing
Learners hone their drawing techniques to create a nature-inspired piece of art. They practice hatching, cross hatching, stippling, and shading. They discuss how each method is better suited for creating specific elements in nature such...
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Classic Still Life Drawing
Provide your young artists with an opportunity to study the masters and their techniques to become skilled at drawing still life. They discuss and view images from artists like Degas and Michelangelo, practice drawing techniques such as...
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Values Practice Activity
How many values can one colored pencil create? This is the question your budding artists are going to find out. They choose three colored pencils, use the provided boxes to create a light-to-dark value strip, and then answer three...
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Shaded Bottles
Learners draw, and then paint three-dimensional bottles to practice shading which shows shape and perspective. The step-by-step process for creating dimensional still life art is outlined, which makes teaching art an attainable task. Oil...
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Line and Shading = Shape and Form
Students collect natural objects and draw these objects with and without shading.
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Light and Shadow
Students compare and draw items with shading based on where a light source is in relation to the object.
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Super Bucks
Learners examine paper currency for its artistic value. They design their own piece of currency based on the artistic methods used in the design of real money.
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Optical Illusion Vase
Students draw an optical illusion. In this optical illusion lesson, students create the optical illusion vase. Students draw a profile and repeat the drawing in reverse creating the vase image.
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Graphing Inequalities
Students graph linear equations and then find the person in class whose linear equation graph is perpendicular to theirs. For this graphing inequalities lesson plan, students graph their perpendicular slopes and then once their find...
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Graphing Inequalities in Two Variables
In this graphing inequalities worksheet, students shade 3 inequality problems. Students then graph and shade 4 additional inequalities.
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Using Sketchbooks in Primary Schools
In this sketchbook worksheet, learners design a book to keep their artistic creations in. Students can use the book to show the progression of their skills and abilities as an artist. It also can be used to collect samples of correct...
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Fraction Models
For this elementary math worksheet, 6th graders examine the shaded areas of fraction models in order to determine if the given number sentences are true for the three questions.
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Hand-scapes
Students draw hands from life. They combine realistic hand drawing in fantasy "scape". They utilize elements of design demonstrating composition and value shading.
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Pattern and Shading
Students dentify patterns in their everyday environment. They create several types of pattern, including hatching, crosshatching, and stippling and discover that hatching lines may be drawn horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
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Drawing Animals
Students draw animals using photographs and/or mounted animals. They apply details using shading techniques. They illustrate animals using geometric shapes.
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Tracing Practice
For this geometry worksheet, learners practice tracing the dots to complete each picture. Then they draw their own house and trace the shapes at the bottom of the sheet.
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Kaleidoscope
Eighth graders create a kaleidoscope drawing. They show the basic art rules (shading, highlighting, coloring, etc.) They increase their design and drawing skills, improve hand eye coordination and develop an understanding of mirror images.
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Albatross Eye Shadow
Young scholars practice shading techniques to mimic the exquisite shading of the Albatross eye (eye shadow). Extension for students skilled in computer art included.