Teach Drawing Facial Features Without Overwhelm
Teaching drawing facial features used to make my students (and me!) break out in a light sweat. The second I said “portrait,” I’d see panic in their eyes! Teaching portrait drawing to beginning art students like those in a General Art 1 or Middle School Art courses can be so tough! Over the years, I’ve […]
Inktober 2025 Prompts and Free Printable Worksheet
If you are looking for Inktober 2025 prompts and a way to stay organized during the challenge, you are in the right place! Every October, artists all over the world take part in Inktober, a daily drawing challenge designed to boost creativity, build consistency, and encourage artists to share their work. With a new word […]
Creative Colored Pencil Art Lessons for High School Art Classes
Colorful Possibilities: Creative Colored Pencil Art Lessons for High School Art Classes I just freaking love colored pencils. When it comes to engaging high school art students with meaningful, skill-building projects, colored pencil art lessons are a must-have in every art teacher’s toolkit. Colored pencils are accessible, portable, and surprisingly versatile. With the right lessons, […]
A Creative Paper Mache Lesson Idea: Beyond Basic Bowls
If you’re looking for a Paper Mache lesson idea that goes beyond the boring and usual…. you’ve found it! In this fun and not-so messy project, students will use plastic bowls as hump molds… but they are required to break free from the slumpy-dumpy boring bowl shape and build on… creating one-of-a-kind sculptural pieces by […]
FREE Neurographic Art Lesson!
Free Neurographic Art Lesson: Unlock Your Inner Chill Bob Ross Have you ever wanted to turn your stress into something beautiful? Well, grab a Sharpie and get ready to doodle your worries away with a free neurographic art lesson! Neurographic art is an intuitive drawing technique that transforms simple lines into mesmerizing, organic designs. This […]
Tombow Dual Tip Markers – An Art Teacher’s Review
Tombow Dual Tip Markers: An Art Teacher’s Review Tombow Dual Tip Markers are a popular choice for artists due to their versatility and quality. They feature two tips – a really fine tip and a flowy brush tip – which together allow for a range of line widths and techniques. Check out these great reasons […]
Best Back to School Art Lesson? Name Designs!
The start of this school year has been interesting! I missed all of last week due to testing positive with COVID! I’m feeling better now and I’m back to work this week wearing a mask for these first few days. For the last 4 years now, my first Art 1 back to School art lesson […]
Perspective Lesson Idea: Insect Infestation Update!
Art 1 is still working on their Insect Infestation Artworks: A Perpective Lesson. I wrote about a couple weeks ago before our Spring Break. I was excited but a little nervous to share about them because it was a lesson I had never previous tried before. I’m happy to report that they are turning out […]
Linear Perspective Insect Colored Pencil Drawings
Warning! Vulnerable post ahead! I’ve got BUTTERFLIES in my stomach sharing this, as it’s my first time trying this particular linear perspective project. Eeek! But as art teachers, we all know that sometimes an assignment flies, and sometimes it falls flat on its back like a beetle. But I’m excited to see how this new […]
Stay Positive with these Organic/Geometric Shape Collages!
Let me introduce you to one of my all-time favorite lessons: the Organic/Geometric Shape Collage! For years (and I mean many years), this has been my go-to for teaching students about shape vocabulary—especially positive and negative shapes! It’s creative, interactive, and, honestly, a ton of fun for both students and teachers. They look so nice […]
Weaving in High School for 30 Bucks?
Have you explored weaving in high school art classes? Note: This post contains an affiliate link. This means if you choose to purchase from Amazon using my link, I make a small percentage of the price at no cost to you. Thanks for supporting me! I definitely don’t have the space or budget for a […]
Watercolor Splatter Animals – Works in Progress
We are beginning Watercolor Splatter animals again in my current Art 2 class. Here are some of their works in progress. This class has done really well. I’m going to be sad to see them leave when second semester starts in 2 weeks!