Sourcing and ordering art supplies for the art classroom is a time-consuming part of our jobs. It’s expensive and can be frustrating when mediums don’t come up to the standard we expect. I’ve ordered art supplies through Dryad Education and the Special Crafts and Spectrum range for a long time and have found them to […]
This is a guest blog post from art teacher Fiona Leadbeater and is taken from her excellent blog Perfectly Imperfect Educator. Observing other teachers is such a great form of professional learning. There are many things to be learned from being part of a lesson taught by a more experienced teacher. However, sometimes I worry […]
Form is one of the elements of art and refers to three-dimensional objects. Shapes are flat and have two dimensions (height and width). Forms have three dimensions. (height, width and depth). Real Forms Real Forms occupy space, such as sculptures or buildings. Implied Forms Implied Form. An artwork can have implied form if it appears to […]
This blog post explores how to make drawing charcoal. When I saw these step-by-step images below on Facebook, uploaded by art teacher Bernard Ionesco, that clearly show how to make charcoal, I just had to get in touch and see if I could share them. You would need one hell of a risk assessment to […]
As we approach the end of another year in practice, it’s a time to reflect and celebrate on the year that has passed. I’m sure you can agree that it’s a world away from the sheltered process of teacher training, but you did it! With Covid still reaping havoc in most schools and colleges you […]
