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 […]
So Cool! Tempera Resist Masking with Watercolor
I’m so excited to be sharing a really fun process, Tempera Resist Masking with you! Have you ever tried a tempera resist painting? I have written a few blog posts about this process before (You can read more about it Here, here and here!) Note that some of the links here are affiliate links and […]
Texture Lessons with Art 1
From Ancient to Awesome: Colored Pencil Techniques Worksheet
I’m just taking a quick moment to share my totally revamped Colored Pencil Techniques Worksheet, and let me tell you, it’s a big change! As part of my mission to update all of my older resources on Teachers Pay Teachers, this one was at the top of my list. It’s probably one of the oldest […]
Hot and Cool! Color Temperature Guided Cupcake Drawing with Oil Pastel
This year, I decided it might be a good practice to try a quick guided cupcake drawing with oil pastel during my Art 1 color lessons. We practiced first with Oil Pastels a little using my Oil Pastel worksheets. I’m not sure what made me decide to try this. I typically do not like […]
Acrylic Paint and Oil Pastel Scratch Art: A New Technique!
I have a fun new art technique to show you today! Oil Pastel Scratch Art! This is the type of artwork that I’ve been doing personally over the last year and a half. So, I’ve learned from my own trial and error on many, many artworks. I’ve probably done at least 25 of these. I’ve […]
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 […]
Wow! Look at these Tempera Resist Artworks!
I’m finally getting around to posting my Art 2 class’s finished Tempera Resist artworks. I think they did a great job! Pretty amazing results with just cheap paint, india ink and construction paper! What do you all think? Do you plan to give it a try?
7 Eye-Catching Tempera Resist Paintings in Progress
My Art 2 students are doing so well on their Tempera Resist Paintings! I love all the pumpkins and fall themes! I didn’t make them choose those themes (note the blue shoe/leg painting!) but a LOT of them did. I can’t wait to see them as they progress. Stay tuned because I’ll be posting […]
Fun Graphic India Ink Landscape Artworks
In Art 2, I try to introduce as many new types of media as possible. One of their favorites is India Ink. For this media students often complete a Graphic India Ink Landscape. I first do a demo and show them the different pen nib options and, of course, the basics of how to use […]
Art 2 Colored Pencil Techniques
After we review the Elements & Principles in Art 2, I have the rest of the course divided up by media. Recently, we started a unit on Colored Pencils, so we began learning general Colored Pencil techniques. I generally begin with a quick review of basic color theory that they have hopefully been taught in […]