Draw Simple Birds
Here’s an idea for how to draw simple birds. Stack them on top of each other, with the highest one looking at a pretty flower. These little birds couldn’t be any simpler, but they do need to be stacked with … Read More
Draw a Landscape
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Elements of Art, How to Draw Tutorials, Landscapes, Pencil crayon
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
How to Draw a Cactus
posted in: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Crayons, Drawing, Elements of Art, How to Draw Tutorials, Landscapes
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
How to Draw a Cat
If you learn how to draw a cat with metallic markers, then your imagination can run wild with all kinds of fancy decorations. Especially if you use these two inexpensive supplies. If drawing with crayons is getting to feel a … Read More
Elements of Art Worksheet
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Elements of Art, Pencil crayon
Don’t just write boring definitions of the Elements of Art, color the words with what each means instead. Visual learning to the rescue! What’s so Great about the Elements of Art? The seven Elements of Art help you think and … Read More
Draw like Matisse
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Matisse, Elements of Art, How to Draw Tutorials, Painting, Plants
Learn how to draw like Matisse by making a simple still life, adding lots of patterns, and then painting with watercolor. Henri Matisse was famous for his use of color in his paintings. In fact, he and Picasso (who were … Read More
How to Draw a Bunny Face
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Drawing, Easter, Elements of Art, Holiday Themes, How to Draw Tutorials, Living Things, Markers, Sharpies
Learn how to draw a bunny face, and then turn it into a line drawing project. Lots of skinny lines will add a kind of furry texture. There must be an artist somewhere who originated this look of a furry … Read More
Elements of Art: Space in a Landscape
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, Drawing, Elements of Art, Painting
One of the Elements of Art, Space, can also be illustrated with a fore, midground and background landscape lesson. Having all three adds more space to your art. A good middle step between just drawing a house and trees, and … Read More
Leaf Line Drawing
If you mix a line art lesson plan with a seasonal template, you might come up with something like this Leaf Line Drawing project. I created this leaf template years ago, after getting inspired by some Zentangle ideas. It also … Read More
Draw 3D Buildings
posted in: 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, Buildings, Drawing, Elements of Art, How to Draw Tutorials
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
Monet Water Lily Art Project
posted in: 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, artist Monet, Elements of Art, Painting
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