This drawing lesson is inspired by Paul Klee’s 1922 painting “Senecio”. Taking cues from his use of color, bold lines and shapes, we will create a vibrant face using a continuous line drawing technique. You can see my completed drawings below and at the Supplemental Materials page The materials needed for this class Read more…
In our final printmaking class of Module 4, we’re going to go outside and grab some natural materials to make our monoprints! This lesson is best done with leaves, or other mostly flat materials with great texture like some kinds of flowers. If you’d rather use artificial leaves or flowers feel Read more…
Have you ever written on a notepad or in a notebook and seen the impression created on the paper underneath the one you were writing on? Maybe you’ve used a pencil to rub over the pressed-in words or drawing to see the details. This indented imprint lesson expands on that concept to Read more…
Today’s art class uses the technique of mark making: something we do every time we make art, but don’t necessarily think of in it’s most basic form. Let’s do some intentional mark making from now on, using tools we invent to make marks with paint or ink. Choose whatever subjects you Read more…
In our first printmaking lesson of Module 4, we’re going to be learning about relief printmaking. Carving our design into a foam plate, then transferring that design to paper, has interesting results unique to this technique. You can see my finished prints below and at the Supplemental Materials page. The Read more…
In our final class of Module 3, we’re going to use our oil pastels and the techniques we learned last class to make an exquisite seascape. This project is inspired by the work of artist Joseph Mallord William Turner, take a look at some of his magnificent seascapes to get an Read more…
This week we’re going to learn some pastel drawing and painting techniques. If you’ve taken the Module 2 Colored Pencil Techniques class, you’ll be familiar with most of these, but using pastels is a whole different world. After going over the basics, I’ll show you how to use what you Read more…
Today’s art class uses cardboard and paper to make some beautiful folk art. We’re making masks out of materials that might otherwise end up in a landfill. You can design this mask to be a self portrait, to look like someone you know, or go crazy and pull a face directly Read more…
This week we’re going to take inspiration from the Japanese art of Manga! Using colorful construction paper, our previous lessons in color and symmetry take center stage when constructing these fun, fanciful, imaginary bugs. To learn more about Manga, take some time to read through the information at these sites: A Read more…
We’re going to challenge ourselves at the end of our color series! Miss Linda demonstrates colored pencil drawings of a hornworm and a sunflower, using the integration of all the color theory and drawing techniques we’ve learned in previous lessons. The example photos, as well as Miss Linda’s completed drawings, are Read more…