Line Drawing

Colorful Painted Owl Art Project

I’ve been playing around with this painted owl art lesson for a while now. I created this free owl drawing guide and have been taking advantage of it. My third graders...Learn More

55 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Birds, Kindergarten Art Lessons, Line Drawing, Tempera Paint

Henri Matisse Purple Robe Mixed-Media

Henri Matisse may be best known for his colorful cut-outs, but I love his paintings. Purple Robe with Anemones is bright, colorful, fluid and offers a high interest level for kids. There...Learn More

2.5 Hrs

Related categories: 5th Grade Art Lessons, 6th Grade Art Lessons, Chalk Pastels, Famous Artists, Line Drawing, Tempera Paint

Sugar Skull Line Drawings & Collage

SUGAR SKULL LINE DRAWINGS Sugar skull line drawings are a great lesson in which to teach symmetry, line and pattern, plus a dive into the South American culture. The Sugar Skull is a...Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, 5th Grade Art Lessons, Culture Based, Line Drawing, Markers, Mexican Culture

Cat at Night Art Project

The Cat at Night by Dahlov Ipcar is a perfect read for the art room; beautiful illustrations, easy text and a great example of silhouettes. I spent an afternoon coming up...Learn More

55 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Animals, Art and Literature, Line Drawing, Pastels & Crayons, Tempera Paint

Fancy Glitter Fish

I love seeing the expressions on the faces of my second grade students as they arrived into the art room and view the whiteboard. Eyes wide, big smiles and yes,...Learn More

45 Min

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Fish and Sea Life, Line Drawing, Pastels & Crayons, Summer Art, Watercolors

Father’s Day Portraits Art project

For the last art project for my third/fourth combo class, I asked the teacher if she had any requests. She didn’t hesitate to say that she has no idea what...Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: 4th Grade Art Lessons, Line Drawing, Portraits, Spring Art

Jacques Cousteau and Jane Goodall Art Projects

Sometimes books take me away to that creative place where I just want to break out the tissue paper and pastels and get busy making art. The illustrations in Dan...Learn More

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, 3rd Grade Art Lessons, 4th Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Collage, Fish and Sea Life, Line Drawing

Sky Color Expressive Art Project

Sky Color by Peter H. Reynolds celebrates the creative process with endearing illustrations and simple, but powerful words. I read this book to my K/1st grade combo class and set out...Learn More

40 Min

Related categories: 1st Grade Art Lessons, Art and Literature, Line Drawing, Quick Art Lessons, Watercolors

Colorwheel Clowns

Second grade is perfect grade level to introduce primary and secondary color mixing plus creating tints. It’s the tint factor that creates the WOW in this painting lesson as it...Learn More

1.5 Hrs

Related categories: 2nd Grade Art Lessons, Color Wheels & Theory, Line Drawing, Tempera Paint