Here’s how to draw an easy rainbow, and then fill the foreground and background with lots of pretty flowers and butterflies. Rainbows actually contain upwards of 1 million colors, but the limitations of our eyes pretty much turn them into … Read More
Just in time for summer, a new tutorial for how to draw a sea shell. After you get the shapes in place, have fun with all the coloring possibilities! When you can’t draw from real life, try using this tutorial for drawing … Read More
Learn how to draw a beach, with this fun and easy step by step tutorial. A few boats in the distance will add a sense of space. Even the simplest of drawings can ooze charm, when drawn by children. This … Read More
Learn how to draw a windmill, which have been included in many a Danish landscape painting for centuries. Their job was to use wind energy to turn any raw material that needed pounding into a tradeable product. They also pumped … Read More
Learn how to draw a Mayan temple, with the help of a step by step tutorial and grid paper. Add it to your Cinco de Mayo celebrations! Now you can jazz up your Mexican studies with this download that will … Read More
Learn how to draw a landscape with a lake tucked into one of its layers. It leaves lots of room for fore, middle and background details. You can prepare your students for lessons on perspective by first practicing layering. This … Read More
Learning how to draw a city with one point perspective works best when you include just a few simple elements and some guides to help you get started. To introduce the idea of one point perspective to older elementary students, … Read More
Learn how to draw a boat on the water in a cute seaside town. They don’t always have to be floating off by themselves. This drawing could also be a good lesson in foreground (the larger boat), middle ground (the … Read More
Learn how to draw a cactus, and then turn it into a lesson on perspective as well. You’ll end up with a lovely desert landscape. Your basic saguaro cactus that is found in the desert is one of my favorite … Read More
Marc Chagall liked to make his paintings based on emotions, rather than logic. He thought that art didn’t always have to make sense. Chagall’s ideas led to an art movement called Surrealism, which wanted to release the creative potential of … Read More
This how to draw a farm tutorial was inspired by the Becker Middle School blog. They took more of a map like approach to drawing a farm with lots of fields, trees, etc. Challenge your students to create their own … Read More
Learn how to draw a sailboat with this step by step tutorial, and then fill the background with watery blues and greens. Save white crayons for the waves. MATERIALS Draw a Sailboat PDF Tutorial Watercolor paper* Liquid watercolor paint* Crayons* … Read More
Try mixing colorful patterns with a simple subject matter for this Pop Art Lesson. Keep the shapes simple and the colors bright and see what happens. MATERIALS Pop Art Landscape PDF Tutorial Drawing paper* Black marker* Stabilo markers* *The above … Read More
Winter painting projects for elementary students work best, I believe, when the subject and supplies are kept simple, simple, simple. This just requires a black marker, white crayon, and blue and black paint. The shadows cast by the moon are … Read More
Learn how to draw a tree with this easy step by step tutorial. If you make branches that split off in many directions and gradually thin out, your tree is bound to look pretty life like. Sketching trees in real … Read More
Here’s how to draw a lighthouse on an island, step by step, with plenty of room to add some ships in the surrounding water. The fun stripes on a lighthouse offer a good opportunity to make something look round, just … Read More
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
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
Follow this step by step tutorial to not only learn how to draw the pyramids, but also how to place them in their natural surroundings, hot sun, sand, shadows and all. After drawing your pyramid in its natural setting, you … Read More
Here’s a simple landscape tutorial that illustrates how to draw perspective with a vanishing point. This tutorial shows just how much space can be implied in your drawing, simply by paying attention to lines and scale. The road that narrows, … Read More