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Hi! My name is Melinda and I make these art lessons for my students.
Contour Line Drawing Lesson
Contour Line Drawing Lesson
In this beginning drawing lesson students will practice their skills by drawing from direct observation. They will learn how to create a blind contour & continuous contour line drawing of their hand. Students will then combine their best drawings into a creative composition by incorporating a ma...
8-Page Zine Project
8-Page Zine Project
These slides walk art students through creating their own 8-page Zine on a topic of their choice. Included are:- A slide deck with student-friendly tips for a high-contrast design.-Links to printable samples donated by my high school students so you can print, fold, and share them with your students...
Self-Portrait Reduction Prints
Self-Portrait Reduction Prints
This lesson walks students through the process of creating a three-color Self-Portrait print using a reductive carving technique. In this lesson you will find:- A student friendly slide deck with clear step-by-step instructions.- A supply lists with hyperlinks.- Samples of student work both realisti...
Miniature Still-Life Drawing - Objects & Identity
Miniature Still-Life Drawing - Objects & Identity
This art prompt was designed to engage my Drawing and Painting 2 Students by drawing meaningful objects from direct observation. I have large class sizes, with 35-40 students in each period, and an art room with awkward lighting, so the traditional group "still-life lesson" was hard to pull off. So,...
Sketchbook Cover Design - Symbolic Self-Portrait
Sketchbook Cover Design - Symbolic Self-Portrait
This is one of the first projects we do in my beginning Art Class. Its part "getting to know you activity" and part "intro to line patterns and mark-making." Students are asked to draw symbols that represent parts of their identity and embedded them into a creative doodle design that acts as the cov...
Notan Lesson - Distortion Composition
Notan Lesson - Distortion Composition
This 2 page instruction worksheet was adapted from one my favorite design books 'Notan' by Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield. This book has many classic exercises around positive and negative space and from it I created a student-friendly guide their Distortion Composition lesson. Students will expl...
Watercolor part 2 - Succulent Paintings
Watercolor part 2 - Succulent Paintings
This beginning watercolor painting follows our Watercolor Technique Sheet lesson. Students choose a succulent plant or flower to painting using their new knowledge of watercolor painting methods. Included you will find:- A teacher supply list with hyperlinks to my favorite materials.- 12 student-fac...
Watercolor Techniques
Watercolor Techniques
Notan - Positive and Negative Space
Notan - Positive and Negative Space
Notan is a classic positive and negative space art lesson that is sometimes referred to as the "expanded square". It is adapted from the design book Notan by Dorr Bothwell and Marlys Mayfield. In this download you will find 12 simple student-facing google slides that walk students through how to pla...
Beginner Value Lesson - Fractured Images - Shading
Beginner Value Lesson - Fractured Images - Shading
This sketchbook lesson is perfect for beginning artists who need to practice creating values by varying the pressure of the pencil. Supplies are simple with only one #2 (HB) school pencil needed and the engagement is high because students can choose their image for their fractured shape. ...
Places of Meaning - Watercolor Polaroid Tryptic
Places of Meaning - Watercolor Polaroid Tryptic
After gaining some watercolor experience, students in my Draw/Paint 2 class created three mini polaroids around the theme of Past, Present, and Future.Included in this download: A one-page pdf worksheet designed to introduce the project, brainstorm theme ideas, and remind them of a few watercolor pa...
Kaleidoscope Tiles - Radial Symmetry Painting
Kaleidoscope Tiles - Radial Symmetry Painting
In this lesson students will design a creative tile using radial symmetry. With a compass, some geometry and one triangle template, students can paint a unique Kaleidoscope pattern to practice mixing paint and exploring color relationships. In this lesson you will find:- A student facing slide deck ...
Surrealism Unit - Collage
Surrealism Unit - Collage
These slides will introduce students to the bizarre and creative world of the Surrealist Artists. Included is a printable worksheet (a blank one for notes and an answer key) with matching Art History Reference slides. I also included a copy of our collaborative drawing game called the "Exquisite Cor...
Exquisite Corpse (Surrealist Art Game)
Exquisite Corpse (Surrealist Art Game)
This collaborative drawing game is an engaging and silly activity to do in between longer art projects or whenever students need a creative break. Originally started by the Surrealists, "Exquisite Corpse" is essentially a game where participants takes turns drawing on a sheet of paper, folding it to...
Hero Portraits
Hero Portraits
This project is the first portrait project in my Draw/Paint 1 class. In these lesson slides, you will find tips and prompts to encourage your students to find a meaningful image and step-by-step instructions to help pace their drawing. I like to teach this by using the "eye" as a unit of measurement...
Playing Card Design - Mixed Media
Playing Card Design - Mixed Media
This mixed media illustration prompt encourages students to re-design a classic playing card with an animal of their choice. The worksheet template provided makes it easy to create a well balanced design that can be flipped for a mirror effect. Also included in this lesson are a list of materials, l...
Altered Page - Blackout Poetry
Altered Page - Blackout Poetry
This mixed-media project is inspired by blackout poetry and altered books. It asks students to use critical thinking and creativity to compose an illustration around a found poem directly on the page of a discarded book. My students really enjoyed finding their hidden poem and being more expressive ...
Beginner Value Lesson - Fractured Images
Beginner Value Lesson - Fractured Images
This sketchbook lesson is perfect for beginning artists who need to practice creating values by varying the pressure of the pencil. Supplies are simple with only one #2 (HB) school pencil needed and the engagement is high because students can choose their image for their fractured shape. ...
Monochromatic Atmospheric Landscapes
Monochromatic Atmospheric Landscapes
This beginner painting lesson teaches my students how to design and paint a simple landscape using a monochromatic color scheme and five atmospheric perspective techniques. In it you will find: - A student guide using sketch notes on 5 Atmospheric Perspective Techniques.- A guided "practice painting...
Art Classroom Critique Sheet
Art Classroom Critique Sheet
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