Learn how to draw a rat with this step-by-step tutorial, and you’ll be all set to celebrate the lunar Chinese New Year on Jan. 25th, 2020. Yep, it’s gonna be … Read More
In the spirit of giving for the holiday season, I’d like to offer this free Thanksgiving Mural to help decorate your home or classroom. The five-page file that you can … Read More
Once you learn how to draw a snow globe, here are some tips for coloring a snowy sky and making the glass look nice and clear. Given that a snow … Read More
Here’s an easy Christmas crafts to make with those leftover pencils that are a bit too awkward to hold, but too cute to throw away. MATERIALS 10 used pencils (Ticonderoga … Read More
Here’s how to draw Santa’s face, with a simple step by step tutorial. It’s a pretty symmetrical drawing to keep it easy for young artists. LIKE THIS DRAWING PROJECT? There … Read More
A Mayflower art project that makes a map of the ships original journey, and includes tips for making it look old and wrinkled when complete. Maps needn’t be boring and … Read More
Learn how to make a clown face drawing on black paper so the classic white face and colorful features can really stand out. This tutorial has all the exaggerated clown … Read More
Don’t buy the expensive premade stuff, make your own scratch art paper and you’ll get more color and more texture and much more creativity. The key to making really great … Read More
Why limit yourself to one when four fall drawing ideas will look even better? Especially if you place them in a grid, so each one has just the right proportion … Read More
Looking for easy to draw turkey inspiration? This symmetrical version works well with all kinds of media. Here are some variations I’ve tried over the years. Volunteer art docent Tricia … Read More
Show your students how to draw the Mayflower and they just might make some beautifully detailed ships. This sample drawing was made on kraft paper so the sails could be … Read More
The best way to learn how to paint a snowy winter landscape is to keep the colors very simple. Violet, blue and black can look amazing all on their own. … Read More
The key to learning how to draw a killer whale, is to get all those black and white shapes in the right place. They give him his very distinctive look. … Read More
One of my favorite winter art projects for kids uses bleeding tissue paper to create a lovely swirl of snowy skies with a very random blend of color. All you … Read More
Here’s a maple leaf drawing idea that uses colors, Kandinsky-style. He was one of the first artists to make abstract paintings that celebrated ideas as simple as rings of color. … Read More
Halloween symbols can be pretty fun to draw. Here’s a worksheet with some ideas, and a page full of boxes to help arrange them in a creative way. This handout … Read More
If you learn how to draw a spider, then you might as well learn how to draw the web too. Seems only fitting to put them in their natural habitat, … Read More
