Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Tiffany Glass In Oil Pastels, Part 1
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 Cray-Pas.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Alcohol Ink Speed Painting | Time-lapse Art
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 the...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Kumihimo: How to Create and Braid on a Loom
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!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Cardboard Sculpture Techniques
Basic techniques for building sculptures with cardboard.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Linoleum Carving 101 (Basics)
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...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Making a Great Exhibition, Read Aloud
“Making a Great Exhibition” by Doro Globus and Rose Blake is a special book to inspire children to explore art galleries and museums as well as to MAKE ART! Thank you David Zwirner Books for the copy I read aloud in this video.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture
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 Fire Clay. For GLAZE, I like Amaco's F Series low fire glazes for SOLID colors Or...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Smooth and Refine Your Ceramic Sculpture
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 fire glazes for SOLID colors Or for FUN GLAZE colors, I use Amaco's...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Birch Trees At Sunrise: Watercolor Tutorial For Beginners
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...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Colored Pencil Realism
2 hour colored pencil timelapse drawing of a photo taken by my husband of my daughter and me. I LOVE Primacolor Colored Pencils!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Scream Parodies
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 this video. If you want more colors to work...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Carve Floral Foam: Abstract Free-Form Subtractive Sculpture Project
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 can...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Mixed Media Visual Journal: Idea and Demonstration with Faces
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!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Portrait Assemblage Using Clothing
You can make art out of anything...even your laundry!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How To Create A Zentangle
Music Credit: The Lightening Strike by Snow Patrol
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Lotus Flower on Yupo Paper
First time using Yupo Paper! Such a fun way to spend a snow day morning at home.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Character Mash-Up
How (and why!) to create a Character Mash-Up! A fun and challenging exercise for ANYONE!
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
How to Draw Buildings Using Two Point Linear Perspective | Drawing Tutorial
The worksheet used in this demonstration was created by Dawn Pendersen and is available to print here: http://dawnsbrain.com/lesson-docs/art_2006_2point_persp_buildings.pdf It is recommended that you view and practice with the "How to...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Create a Tin Can Lantern
Create your own unique candle holders and lanterns using recycled tin cans, a hammer, and nail! This lesson idea is from my husband, Ryan Thiele, and was fun for our whole family! Optional: Lanterns could be spray painted when finished.
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Shading on toned paper (figure)
Quick time lapse tutorials for how to shade and highlight on toned paper. KEEP CREATING! :)
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Top Five Tips for Classroom Teachers
In this video I share my TOP FIVE TIPS FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS that I have gathered after teaching 13 years of Middle School Art. Recommendations: Wireless Doorbell I use and LOVE! Battery for Wireless Doorbell (NECESSARY!) Basic...
Bethany Thiele, Art Teacher
Needle Felting: Attaching Body Parts and Adding Details
This video will teach you how to needle felt body parts together to form a creature or animal, as well as how to add fine details like a face. I recommend you watch and learn how to needle felt basic forms first using my needle felting...