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This wire portrait sculpture lesson is easy, inexpensive and creates quirky and impressive results! I like to use it as an intro to a more in-depth figure sculpture lesson or as an additional artwork during a contour drawing lesson. This short video will give you a synopsis of the technique used to create wire portraits in the classroom. Full length Wire Portrait Sculpture Tutorial for … Continue reading Wire Portrait Sculpture
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Have a paint night at home! This step by step acrylic painting tutorial will help you create a moonlit night monochromatic painting. This is an art tutorial for beginners, intermediate or even advanced painters. You can adapt this lesson for many party or group environments and this would make a great high school or middle school painting lesson. I’ve even taught this to fifth graders! … Continue reading Moonlit Night Monochromatic Painting
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India ink is one of my students’ favorite media. It creates bold artworks and the variety of painting, line work and ink splatter are so much fun to experiment with. Try out this india ink nest artwork that explores value, contrast, composition and symbolism. If you have a short attention span like me, this video will give you 38 second snapshot of the technique: Observational … Continue reading India Ink Nest Artwork
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Hands are a tough subject. My students eyes get wide when I say we are going to focus on drawing hands from life. This hand contour drawing unit requires tons of guided practice and lot’s of encouragement along the way. Hands are a great subject matter because they are so approachable, easy to come by, and are an incredible tool to communicate ideas, emotion and … Continue reading Hand Contour Drawing
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This post will describe my favorite seven sculpture lessons that are not clay. Building a 3D program with a variety of processes and materials can be challenging. There are budget constraints and sculpture supplies can be so expensive. Some of the techniques can be intimidating and I don’t always have a lot of experience with certain media. Flashback to the time I bought a bunch … Continue reading Seven Sculpture Lessons That are Not Clay
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