Zendoodle Handout
A 1-page zendoodle handout to inspire your students with their pattern work. There are many zentangle art lessons on The Arty Teacher website.
Pattern is one of the principles of design and it’s great to include some pattern work in your curriculum. During this patterned landscapes project, students will create their own composition for a patterned landscape inspired by the included landscape images. After apply pattern you can choose if they move on to add watercolour or shading. […]
During this Valentine mosaic heart task, students watercolour a heart and then add collage using either old magazines or the collage paper provided in this resource. Included in this download: Please note there is no lesson plan included with this download as everything you need is on the handout. There are many more collage art […]
I bet you know some students who will love these! 10 ‘complete the missing half’ symmetrical aliens. These are great for encouraging engagement in drawing where detail and a range of tones/values are the aim. There are more observational drawing downloads on The Arty Teacher website.
These 50 art critique cards are written so they can be used to analyse any artwork. I designed these to stimulate discussion, but I can also see that they could be used to encourage meaningful writing about art. Included in this download: These cards can be used to analyse any artwork, but I have also […]
This Textured Pinch Pots project was made in collaboration with clay expert Jenna Cleary. Ideal for the inexperienced ceramicist teacher, this project is packed with advice and guides you through creating textured pinch pots and shows a variety of ways to glaze or paint them. During this project, students will: *No artist images are included […]
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