It was planet drawing week at my school, thanks to a recent eclipse. It provided the perfect theme for a new metallic marker project. If you’ve never tried metallic markers before, they make drawing pretty mesmerizing, and are not that … Read More
Learn how to draw the California Quail, who kind of looks like he has a little too much of everything – feathers, markings, etc. Also known as the valley quail, the California quail became the official state bird in 1931. … Read More
Ask your students concentrate on their coloring skills by starting with a simple drawing project. Here are four easy ideas to work with, a house, flower, bird and monster. If you haven’t tried Crayola’s Color Sticks yet, you should. They … Read More
When you draw a cartoon cat face, you have complete permission to exaggerate all his features, and get creative with the colors too. No need for only brown and gray kitties here. This cat has all the things I try … Read More
Most how to draw the Eiffel Tower tutorials out there are either overly simple or overly complex. I made this one to find a happy medium. Luckily, the Eiffel Tower is made from lots of straight black beams, which are … Read More
Make an abstract self portrait drawing in the style of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, a famous Austrian artist. MATERIALS Hundertwasser PDF Tutorial Watercolor paper (or drawing paper) Liquid watercolor paint (or colored pencils) Crayons DIRECTIONS Start with a 9″ x 12″ paper, … Read More
Learn how to draw a fossil, and use some of today’s newer art materials to make the process as fun as possible. Paint markers and brown paper do the trick. Granted, these fossils drawn with some special art room supplies … Read More
Learn how to draw a Pagoda, which is a typically a many-tiered tower found in India and East Asia. Step by step directions will help you make sense of those all those curvy roof lines. A pagoda is a tiered tower with … Read More
This Leonardo da Vinci for kids project features classic faces from old paintings, which are waiting for their hair and bodies to be drawn back in. Here is Ginevra de Benci, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, in her original form. … Read More
To draw a Labrador, just adjust the shape the of face and ears of your average dog.This step by step tutorial will help you draw one in nine easy steps. It’s also a good drawing to practice symmetry, especially with … Read More
Learn how to draw Big Ben with a step by step tutorial and some grid paper. It’s all about simplifying those many detailed and fancy shapes. MATERIALS Big Ben PDF Tutorial Grid paper, 1/4″ lines Marker Crayons, markers or colored … Read More
To create a Claude Monet art project, try painting his water lilies with watercolor and oil pastels. They both create very different textures, which is one of the Elements of Art. • Download Monet’s Lilies Tutorial• Watercolor paper (For special … Read More
Roy Lichtenstein was a prominent American pop artist who favored old fashioned comic strips as a subject matter. Try my dot template to help you get his pop art look of the time. MATERIALS View and download Dot Template Printer … Read More
To learn how to draw Egyptian eyes, you need to keep in mind how bold the shapes should be. Wikipedia states that The Eye of Horus, also known as wadjet, wedjat or udjat, is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal … Read More
Learn how to paint a cactus like this simple version, and then turn it into a lovely watercolor resist painting. Older students may have fun adding shadows. MATERIALS Draw a Cactus PDF Tutorial Watercolor paper Black Sharpie marker Crayons Liquid … Read More
Try this Van Gogh for kids art project by imitating his “Wheat Field with Crows” painting with some soft oil pastels. They keep all the color, without all the time and expense of oil paints. Van Gogh was famous for … Read More
Paint a dandelion tutorial with bleeding tissue paper and rubber cement for masking the flower. Super fun combo of media. MATERIALS Watercolor paper Bleeding tissue paper Paint brush and water Sharpie markers DIRECTIONS How to Draw Dandelions Practice your … Read More
Make a Matisse art project by cutting out lots of colorful organic shapes, and then layering them to make an interesting collage. Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of color. After losing the ability to paint … Read More
Save your old food magazines for this bug collage project. The shiny and colorful fruit, for example, has a whole new look when viewed as bug parts. You can even mix in science to this project by referring to the … Read More
