Two beautiful pages of roses to draw or paint, inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe The writing on the worksheet is about O’Keeffe so you can use these as you see fit. Why not: Work in coloured pencils Work in watercolour Print in black and white and work in pencil. So many options! There are more artist […]
Picasso Paper Cut-Outs, as the video above has shown, helps your students create wonderful Picasso inspired paper sculptures. This download includes the following: 4 Picasso inspired templates to cut out (pictured above). A lesson plan Good examples with collage Good examples without collage. It’s a wonderful way to introduce the work of Picasso and was inspired […]
‘Mandala Art’ is a 4-page resource (pictured above) which asks your students to create a research page on mandalas and then create a mandala out of objects. Two good examples are included, one made from leaves and one made from cutlery. The download also suggested using toys such as lego or meccano. Good advice about […]
3 gargoyle grid drawings that are excellent for teaching detailed, tonal drawing. There are two versions of each grid drawing. One with the grid in place and one where there are tiny marks around the edge of the square so that students can draw their own lines. Boys have really engaged with lessons on gargoyles. […]
Artist Research Hunt! Ideal for home learning. This two-page art resource asks students to search for artists on the internet. There are 9 groups of artists they need to collect. For example 10 artist who paint portraits, 9 artists who paint landscapes, and then it counts down, 8, 7, 6 etc, asking students to find […]
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.
