by Dennas Davis | Apr 25, 2021 | Featured Articles, Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12
Here’s what to do with all your cardboard boxes! Turn them into art. Project – Two WeeksGrades 3 through 12 For the next two weeks at Homeschooling Art, we’ll be exploring the world of Block Heads! Think about a Minecraft-style cardboard sculpture...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 24, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Artists are introduced to a new kind of color palette and the basics of paint mixing. Then they begin the first half of a fun color collage project using a 3-color scheme and cut shapes similar to Matisse cutouts. It’s a great way to get into paint for the...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 17, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12
OVERVIEW Students will learn how to create ink work with a dipping ink pen & metal nib. Animal photos are provided for reference, and the interior will be filled with expressive patterns, commonly called zen tangles. Creations students (advanced) will move more...
by Dennas Davis | Aug 9, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12, Teachers@Firstlight
OVERVIEW Students will create a painting of a still life with shiny colorful peppers. After underpainting, they will fill each object with local color and finish by adding shadows, then light areas, and finally highlights. – – – Grades 3 – 5 1...
by Carrie Hull | Aug 7, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12
OVERVIEW Everyone gets a chance to use learned skills and freedom to choose what to do with an exciting “Treasure Hunt” for different elements of art. It’s also a great day for finishing existing works such as the complimented animals or palette knife paintings....
by Carrie Hull | Jul 27, 2020 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12
OVERVIEW Continuing with painting, students will learn how to use the palette knife technique before working on a landscape. There are specific colors that must be mixed and used side by side. This helps artists see how expanding your colors to several variations...
