Monoprint artwork is considered the most painterly of the printmaking methods as it creates one unique piece of artwork that can’t be versioned or recreated multiple times. This art lesson plan for grades 5-12 incorporates the use of gel printing plates and ink, with Wassily Kandinsky’s abstract work as inspiration. Kandinsky Recycled Art Project […]
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Art Lesson Plan: Corobuff Cake Sculpture
Create a delicious-looking art piece with Corobuff® paper! This sculpture project allows students to learn more about the classic art of cake decoration. Help them put their own spin on creating and decorating a classic cylindrical cake with Corobuff corrugated paper and other decorative elements to create a piece of art that looks good […]
Art Lesson Plan: Gel Powers with Pizzazz
Acrylic paint, foil origami paper, and some creativity will make this monoprint-making lesson plan a favorite for artists, both young and more advanced. The Gel Powers with Pizzazz art lesson plan incorporates working in stages and conceptualizing artistic ideas to complete the project. Multimedia Monoprint in the Art Classroom The monoprint is a type […]
Paint Varnishes 101
Whether your students have just completed a successful one-class project you’d like to protect or you’ve finally finished a year-long masterpiece in your studio, you can’t forget the varnish. What is a Varnish? Different from the mediums detailed in Acrylic Mediums 101, varnishes are a finishing step, applied upon completion of a piece. Varnishes […]
Steps for Setting & Following Through on New Year’s Goals
Motivation is the general desire or willingness to do something. It’s the drive and determination, or the how, to get something done. But motivation also includes the reasons you have for getting something done. It includes the incentive or stimulus, or the why, that you want to do something. New Year’s Day is a […]
Art Portfolios 101
Whether you’re looking for the perfect place to store your own work, submitting your art to a gallery or potential employer, or helping your students prepare their portfolios, compiling a portfolio can be a daunting process. Although your portfolio is the culmination of years of passion and hard work, its primary purpose is to […]
Paste Paper 101
A process honed by the bookbinders of yore to decorate a book’s face papers, paste paper has been used for centuries to create decorative paper pretty enough for greeting cards, wrapping paper, collages, and more. The beauty of paste paper is that the paint holds it shape to create a textured design. The process […]
Art Lesson Plan: Colorful Collagraph
We have a teacher to thank for the multimedia collagraphy technique we know today. Glen Alps, a professor of art and printmaking at the University of Washington, taught from 1947 to 1984. During his tenure as an art teacher, he coined the term collagraph to describe this collage and printmaking technique he had been […]
6 Adorable Father’s Day Art Projects for the Classroom
Dads are just the best, aren’t they? So making sure they feel appreciated on Father’s Day is a great way to give kids a boost and keep families engaged with the classroom, after school programs and camp. Some ideas, you say? Well, sure. Here are six of our favorite Father’s Day art projects. 1. […]
Restock Art Supplies with Fun Items Kids Will Love
With the end of the school year approaching, you may find you find yourself with extra funds in your classroom budget and everyone knows that if you don’t use them all it may send the message that you don’t really need it all. If you have been frugal all year to make sure your classroom […]
Art Technique Memory Journal
While most of the nation is still dealing with winter and the end of the school year seems far away, you may want to start planning your big end of the school year art project. Create a one of a kind journal with your class that commemorates things that you do in class, field […]
Student Artist Spotlight: Jacob Assel
Jacob Assel’s surrealist collage piece, The Times, perfectly captures the feeling of a cool, wet evening in New York city, complete with slick city streets and city dwellers steeling themselves against the elements. His piece also achieves his personal objective of creating “powerful and dramatic images that leave viewers’ eyes lingering and minds wandering.” […]