Goshen College
Learning to Draw by Learning the Basic Seeing Skills
Ideas taken from the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" are outlined here. This article discusses seven concepts that students need to be able to do to master the art of drawing.
Goshen College
Learning to Draw by Learning the Basic Seeing Skills
Ideas taken from the book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" are outlined here. This article discusses seven concepts that students need to be able to do to master the art of drawing.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Plas Tic
This is a multimedia educational resource. Some of the topics are: volume and space, computer imaging, techniques for drawing and painting and proportion and scale in art. It is divided into four different levels.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Expressionism
This Artlex site offers a brief description of Expressionism, examples of Expressionist work, quotes, and related links.
ArtLex
Art Lex: History of Japanese Art
A very general survey of the history of Japanese art. Click on any of the time periods to learn more specific information about each one. Includes several examples; click on the title of each work to enlarge the image and to learn more.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Nature Sketchpad: Nature Sketchpad
This digital drawing activity lets students follow a variety of missions to create their own artwork.
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: Leonardo Da Vinci Selected Notes on Painting
This website provides information about the selected notes by Leonardo da Vinci on artistic style. Mentions colors, tone, sculpture, drawing, shadows, perspective, etc.
Other
Timtim: Draw and Color Online
Draw your own pictures or you can click a drawing that's already there for you. Then use the Paint Bucket Tool for coloring and the Pen Tool for mazes and dot-dots. You can choose from the Most Popular drawings such as a pirate ship,...
Other
Uncle Fred: Draw and Color
This site shows children step-by-step how to draw many different "Cartoony," characters created by Fred Lasswell.
Other
Learn How to Draw With Gary Harbo
Create your own world of crazy cartoon creatures. Illustrator Gary Harbo provides simple step-by-step instructions for drawing some unique characters. Each month a new character-drawing activity goes live on his website.
Other
Bedford Bytes: Mother Nature
This is a selection of three image galleries to be used in conjunction with drawing classes that study patterns in nature.
Tour Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Francisco Amighetti ( Engraver, Painter )
This page is part of the Web of InfoCostaRica. The page gives the biography of Francisco Amighetti, a famous Costa Rican Engraver and Painter. It also includes a photo of one of his paintings.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils
Compare and contrast drawings by Rembrandt with those of his students to learn about his characteristic visual traits, especially his approach to line and his use of light and shadow to create the illusion of three dimensions.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Doodlers, Unite!
Studies show that sketching and doodling improve our comprehension- and our creative thinking. So why do we still feel embarrassed when we're caught doodling in a meeting? Sunni Brown says: Doodlers, unite! She makes the case for...
Other
Access Art: Drawing Together
This site is designed to encourage young students to make storyboards and animate their artwork.
Other
Vincent Art Gallery: About Expressionism
This site offers a definition of Expressionism with links to Van Gogh and Gauguin.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Drawing and Writing Stories
Online lesson which allows elementary students to us the technique of drawing as a tool to create meaningful writing skills in fiction.
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Explore Art, Drawings
This site breaks down the art of drawing into six subcategories, each encompassing a different drawing medium. Mediums include chalk, charcoal, crayon, ink, metalpoint, and pencil. Each subcategory has many visual examples.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Identify Accurate Drawings of Triangles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determine if diagrams of triangles are accurately drawn.
New York University
Grey Art Gallery: John Singer Sargent, Draughtsman
Resource presents this look at the drawings and sketchwork of American painter John Singer Sargent.
Careers New Zealand
Careers Nz: Architectural Draughtsperson (Drafter)
This site describes the career components needed to be a drafter in New Zealand. While the some of the information is specific to New Zealand, it does offer some valuable information about drafting that does apply to the career in...
52 Stairs Studio
Scribble Maps
Easily draw on maps and then share them with others. Simple enough to be used by students but powerful enough to be used by GIS professionals.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Flowers & Georgia O'keeffe (Lesson Plan)
Students will have the opportunity to create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe as their inspiration. They will develop skills in drawing and composition and understand the difference between realistic and abstract art.