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 […]
The 5 Best Elmer’s Art Paste Alternatives
Farewell to a Friend: Finding the Best Elmer’s Art Paste Alternatives I have been in mourning over the loss of our beloved Elmer’s Art Paste for the past year. I think there finally has been enough time to heal so I can start to think about finding…shudder…. Elmer’s Art Paste alternatives. If you are running […]
Brand New 3 Page Water Based Marker Techniques Worksheet Packet
Need Students to learn Basic Beginner Marker Techniques? I have a new resource to share today that can help. It’s a Water Based Marker Techniques Worksheet Pack. Markers can be a HUGE struggle for students. They love to use them, but most of the time the craftsmanship is plain terrible! I just started a brand […]
RIP, Elmer’s Art Paste. You Will Be Missed.
Ladies and gentlemen, we gather here today to mourn the passing of Elmer’s Art Paste… It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to this beloved product that has helped us create so many fond memories in our classrooms over the years. Elmer’s Art Paste was a true art teacher’s companion, […]
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 […]
My 9 Best Art Supply Splurges (that are worth it!)
I think as art teachers we tend to be cheapskates! But that’s because we have to be! I have a REALLY limited budget so I’m forced to be creative to make it work in my classroom. However, there are a few Art Supply Splurges I have purchased that are really worth the price! Here are […]
Oil Pastel Practice with Art 1
Last week, my Art 1 classes started working with Color. We started with colored pencils, but today we started work with oil pastels! So, of course, our first step was to play with them a bit and do some Oil Pastel practice worksheets. Personally, I have a love/hate relationship with oil pastels… but they are […]
My Art Teacher Dream Desk
I’ve been dreaming about what my dream art teacher desk would look like. I have a Pinterest board of my dream art studio spaces and they are soooo extra dreamy. Maybe I’ll share them here sometime soon. But for today, I thought I’d share some random items from my Amazon Art Teacher desk wishlist for […]
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 […]
I’m Cheap! Packing Tape Paperclip Hack
I have a super simple art teacher (really anyone can use this) packing tape paperclip hack today. I’m on a public school art teacher budget so I don’t have a lamination machine. Our school has one but it’s small and it’s always hard to locate! Ha! So, I just do the quick and easy packing […]