Learn how to draw a scary tree, by starting with your hand. This reminds me of those creepy trees that come to life in the Wizard of Oz. This drawing could be pushed into a scary Halloween look, or a … Read More
Learn how to draw a Halloween Pumpkin with this easy step by step tutorial. Draw the eyes angled down for an extra scary look. A fun Halloween pumpkin drawing needn’t be complicated, but can certainly be more than a flat … Read More
Learn how to draw an Easy Haunted House with this simple step by step tutorial. It’s got a bit of a mansion look to it. There are as many ways to draw a haunted house, as there are movies about … Read More
MATERIALS How to Draw an Astronaut PDF Drawing paper* Black marker* Crayons* *The above product links are a referral. If you click through and take action, I’ll be compensated a small amount, at no extra expense to you. DIRECTIONS Save … Read More
Learn how to draw Candy with this easy step by step tutorial. Capture your student’s attention by drawing something they are really familiar with. Now I’m guessing that children might enjoy drawing candy from real life (as in hoping they get to … Read More
Learn how to draw the Grinch and his very mischievous face with my easy step-by-step tutorial. The Grinch is the main character of the classic children’s book How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss. He is depicted as a hairy, pot-bellied, pear-shaped, snub-nosed … Read More
This self portrait art lesson for elementary students mixes very simple profile drawings with a bit of creative writing. It’s inspired by an amazing artist and illustrator, Nate Williams, who has a very childlike style. Check out the Kids page … Read More
Here’s a cartoon fox drawing that includes a little perspective lesson too. Keep it simple by focusing on just his face and tail. This fox face is drawn large and near the bottom of the paper, so there’s a whole … Read More
Show young students how to draw a bat, after learning some more about them in this perfectly matched book titled “Nightsong” by Ari Berk. This book beautifully illustrates how bats use their radar to see at night, and tells of … Read More
Students learn to make leaves transparent by drawing them only with lines. Make them overlap and then fill the paper for a pretty fall drawing project. These students are 1st graders and they really took their time and drew LOTS of … Read More
Learn how to how to draw a cartoon alligator with this step by step tutorial. Give him a funny face, somewhere to live, and you’ll be off to a great start. Look below for a PDF to download. MATERIALS Draw … Read More
Dinosaur art projects are extra fun if you have a book to go with it. This one comes from a classic book “If the Dinosaurs Came Back”. I’d love to credit whoever first thought of this combination of line drawing … Read More
This tutorial for how to draw aliens encourages a mixing of eyes, hands and feet. After all, who really knows what an alien might look like? Young artists will enjoy this project when they realized that aliens can be whatever … Read More
How to draw a shop, which can easily turn into something for pets, candy, toys and more. Whatever your entrepreneur brain can imagine. My experience is that young students, as young as five or six, love to buildings from their … Read More
There are many ways to learn how to draw a truck. This tutorial is for a cement truck, which has a different type of back end. Cement trucks have lots of moving parts, but they don’t have to be hard … Read More
Learn how to draw a ladybug with more detail than just a red body and some black spots. There’s a lot more to them than that. Mix a little science and art by drawing a ladybug with all her cool … Read More
Would you like to learn how to draw a hamster that is super cute? Make the eyes big and shiny and add a shy smile, for starters. Then make him or her stand on their back legs and you can … Read More
This 3D drawing step by step tutorial is an excellent example of how to turn flat shapes into dimensional forms, as in turning squares into cubes. Once students learn how to draw these dimensional shapes, they can then create their … 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