Cityscape – City on the Water
Draw a horizon line across your page. Place several rectangles along the top of the line. Fill the rectangles with shapes to represent windows and doors. Fill the buildings with a black Sharpie marker. Use washable markers to create the sky. When a color is used, it is repeated in the lower half of the […]
Snails
Place a small amount of paint in the center of the page. Students will use a paint brush to swirl it into a circle, creating the shell. Use the eraser end of a pencil to create a swirl in the paint when it is still wet. Allow the paint to dry completely before moving onto […]
Primary Petals
Cut out template. Use an extra sheet of paper to cut out the template of the vase. Have students trace the vase on their paper with a black Sharpie. Older students may be able to draw their own vase, but this step will be helpful for the younger ones. Using the black Sharpie, have students […]
Sea Turtle
Use a pencil and tracer to create an oval on the sheet of paper. Draw four flippers, a tail, and a head off of the body. Add additional details to the head such as eyes. Draw the design on the shell of the turtle. See page one for more detailed instructions. Color the shell with […]
Floating Donuts
Use watercolors in a wet-on-wet method to paint the background. (Paint the paper first with water and then add the watercolors onto the page.) Allow dry time before moving to step number two. Stamp five to seven ‘donuts’ onto the background. Some of the circles should go off the page. Allow dry time before moving […]
Self Portrait
Trace an oval onto the page. Draw the eyes in the center of the oval. Draw the ‘lemon’ outside shape, the iris, the pupil, and the final details such as the eyelids, lashes, and eyebrows. Draw the nose. Start with the capital letter ‘U’, then the two baby ‘u’s on either side of the first […]
Flamingo Painting
With the pink PlayColor stick, draw the head, body, neck and wings of the flamingo. Add additional PlayColors to the pink such as yellow, red, and/or blue. Let dry before moving to step two. Apply water to the lower half of the page and add blue to the wet paper. Then dampen the rest of […]
STEAM in the Classroom
The video below contains two great lesson plans that show how you can successfully incorporate art into your STEM/STEAM classroom. Your students will love creating art while incorporating science, technology, engineering and math. As a bonus, both lesson plans work well with an Art to Remember fundraiser! Lesson Plans: Art Draw Bots Pendulum Painting
Tropical Feathered Friends
Draw the bird lightly in pencil surrounded by colorful flowers, plants and trees. Draw the bird as large as possible so that it is the focal point or center of interest. Color your picture using saturated, exotic colors like bright orange, lemon yellow, hot pink, lime green and peacock blue. Contrast light against dark for […]