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…
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…
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…
Let’s start our color journey with a fun and unusual way to make a watercolor picture. We’re going to do it without using paint or sheets of paper, and we’ll be using some of our drawing techniques before we start “painting”! You may remember a similar project, the Burst of Color art class, Read more…
Let’s make some fantastic pictures and patterns using an aluminum embossing technique! If you can get some 36 gauge aluminum craft sheets, they are my favorite material to use for this lesson. If not, just grab some heavy duty aluminum foil or a clean disposable aluminum pie plate; I had Read more…
Let’s have some wild and crazy fun with irregular patterns! Miss Linda uses the Maori koru as inspiration for this week’s lesson, showing you how to combine 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional techniques to make one cool piece of nature-inspired artwork. Miss Linda’s example of her koru inspired artwork is below or Read more…
Let’s make a vivid underwater scene using a reverse print technique with pastels today! This 3-step process takes some time to complete, but you’ll be so happy with your artwork when you’re finished. I like using a rainbow of color here like my artist inspiration Karla Gerard, and think the results Read more…