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28. Acrylic portrait 2 – Foundations A +

28. Acrylic portrait 2 – Foundations A +

by Dennas Davis | Mar 26, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 6 - 12

Painting Each lesson Plan focuses primarily on one of the 4 Cornerstones of Art: Drawing | Painting | Color | Style OVERVIEW Artists will continue to work on their portraits from last week. The focus should be on the technique, but also to re-work areas that are not...
27. Acrylic Portrait – Foundations A +

27. Acrylic Portrait – Foundations A +

by Dennas Davis | Mar 19, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 6 - 12

Painting Each lesson Plan focuses primarily on one of the 4 Cornerstones of Art: Drawing | Painting | Color | Style OVERVIEW An underpainting in bright orange helps students create an easy portrait using acrylics and their newly learned skin tone color journals....
26. Color Journal – Skintones – Foundations A+

26. Color Journal – Skintones – Foundations A+

by Dennas Davis | Mar 5, 2025 | Lessons > Grades 6 - 12

Color Each lesson Plan focuses primarily on one of the 4 Cornerstones of Art: Drawing | Painting | Color | Style OVERVIEW Students will warm up with face sketches and create a flesh tone Color Journal of 25 colors. Then there is a slideshow about the different color...
24. The Mouth & Face – Foundations A +

24. The Mouth & Face – Foundations A +

by Dennas Davis | Feb 19, 2025 | Drawing, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12

Drawing Each lesson Plan focuses primarily on one of the 4 Cornerstones of Art:Drawing | Painting | Color | Style OVERVIEW The mouth is looked at and then the basics of the face as well. A self portrait with a twist is fun for the young grades, while the older ones...
23. The Weird Nose – Foundations A+

23. The Weird Nose – Foundations A+

by Dennas Davis | Feb 12, 2025 | Drawing, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12

OVERVIEW Students will make a clay model of the nose and then draw it. They will learn insights about the form of the nose and how to shade it. Then they’ll use reference to draw eyes and nose together. – – – Grades 6-12 Week of Feb 17 –  21 1...
22. The Eye – Foundations A +

22. The Eye – Foundations A +

by Dennas Davis | Feb 5, 2025 | Drawing, Lessons > Grades 6 - 12

Drawing Each lesson Plan focuses primarily on one of the 4 Cornerstones of Art:Drawing | Painting | Color | Style OVERVIEW This week is the beginning of our winter anatomy lessons on the parts of the face. Students will sculpt a human eye as they follow along with a...
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