This beautiful ‘Head of Buddha’ from Afghanistan is inspiring to draw and a great way to introduce both sculpture and different cultures into your art lessons. There are two versions of this one-page download: one with the spelling ‘Artefact’ (UK) and one with ‘Artifact’ (USA). There are more Drawing Artefacts resources on the Arty Teacher website.
Old Bottles for Drawing or Painting. 24 pictures of single or groups of bottles. Watch the video to see exactly what you will be downloading. There are many artists you could make connections to with these images, such as Janet Fish or Georgio Morandi. There are more bottles resources, still life resources and resources revolving […]
Still life has been an integral part of the art world for centuries and often makes the everyday extraordinary. These beautiful, old bottles are ideal to give your students a glimpse into this genre. This download includes: A one-page resource with instructions and the image of the bottles. A one-page lesson plan that has been […]
Spring Flowers Collaborative Artwork: Creating this collaborative artwork, teaches your students observational drawing skills and either watercolour or coloured pencils skills, or both! Also, to work as a team. Students work in groups, with each student drawing a piece of the picture which combines to create a large artwork. The lesson plan is full of […]
I set up The Arty Teacher because I have a passion for my subject that I want to share with other art teachers around the world.
I have been a high school art teacher for over 20 years, so I understand what it’s like to be in front of a class of students, often with very different abilities and attitudes.
I wanted to develop resources that would help teachers to bring out the best in every student in every class. I also wanted to free-up staff from time-consuming lesson preparation to let them focus instead on delivering exciting, motivating, dynamic lessons, supported by excellent resources.
