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How to enhance your drawing with shading

Practicing a value scale can help improve your drawing skills and using shading can make your drawings POP!

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January 20, 2019July 11, 2020art, art education, art teacher, artist, drawing, elementary art, high school art, intermediate school art, middle school art, shading, that art teacher, thatartteacher, youtube

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Sierra Machado

HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am an art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the craft of teaching and art making. My goal is to inspire young artists, encourage and support fellow art educators and to push myself to create more art. View all posts by Sierra Machado

Donut Drawing!

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If I knew how much fun students would have making these clay donuts, I would have taught it a long time ago!

Water color wax resist paintings are such a great excuse to scribble with crayons.

Watercolor & Crayon Wax Resist

We just wrapped up (well, right before Snowpocolypse 2021) this simple cactus acrylic painting lesson! It focuses on blending colors directly on the surface and painting a simple object from direct observation. I do this with my sixth graders, but it could totally be adapted for a range of age groups. This lesson has three simple steps to grow confident and creative painters in your classroom.

Expressive Portrait Collage!

We are experimenting with watercolor galaxies and splatter paint today! Because when you’re out of school for two weeks because of snowpocalypse 2021, you have to start back with something relaxing. 🌌🪐🌌🪐

About That Art Teacher

HI! My name is Sierra Machado and I am a public school art educator in Oklahoma. This is a creative space dedicated to the crafts of teaching and art making.