Art teachers know that selecting drawing subject matter that interests young artists is a must. Gnomes are magically easy to draw! Helping students get over drawing skill imitations can help teachers to move on to teaching other skills such as shading, proportion, figure drawing, and …
2-D Art Lessons
Op Art Heart Drawing Lesson
An Op Art Heart is a fun year-round drawing lesson! This subject matter challenges your art students to apply color contrast and their craftsmanship skills as well as some basic perspective drawing and value shading. Follow these easy steps to create this simple optical illusion! …
How to Draw Two-Point Perspective Castles!
Enchant Your Students with Two-Point Perspective Castle Drawings! Easily introduce Two-Point Perspective by following the steps in this “Medieval Castle” drawing tutorial! Help your students to unlock their creative drawing potential and build their self-confidence! This tutorial is dedicated to introducing fundamental Perspective Drawing to …
How to Shade Dragon Eyes! 8 Easy Steps!
Welcome! This post explores how to easily shade dragon eyes realistically! This valuable and engaging drawing lesson increases your students’ value shading skills and deepens their understanding of how to apply Value Shading to achieve Form and Texture. Have you noticed that it seems like …
How to Draw 3-D Letters for Name Designs!
Drawing 3-D Letter Name Designs is a non-intimidating way to start art class! Name design drawings also help the teacher learn student names right from the start! 3-D lettering can be used to create name tags, graffiti name designs, sketchbook covers, or art portfolio designs! …
Name Designs! First Week of School!
Name Designs are an easy way to start the first week of school! Clever teachers start the first art lesson with an easy name because it helps them to quickly learn their students’ names! Even better kids enjoy learning new ways to create lettering. …
How to Teach Kids to Draw Using One Line!
Is it really possible to teach kids to draw using only one line?! Yes! Have you found yourself asking the question “How do I teach kids to draw”?! I can help! Try this One Continuous Line Drawing Art Challenge! Part of the challenge of teaching …
Back to School Art Lessons with Free Sunflowers!
Back-to-school art lessons with Sunflowers seem to go hand-in-hand! Starting back to school can feel like a celebration with beautiful sunflower art displays to greet students and teachers! Sunflowers are the perfect subject matter for autumn art lessons and displays! The challenge is finding enough …