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Tempera Paint

Tonal Winter Landscape with Sports Figures

As soon as I saw the book Slush Mountain (affiliate link) by Bjorn R. Lie, I couldn’t wait to break out my paints to re-create the beautiful illustrations that can be...Learn More
1.5 Hrs
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AME 052 painting techniques to try

3 Techniques to Try with Tempera Paint: AME 052

When it comes to painting techniques, most of us think about watercolor paints. There is so much you can do with these watery colors: resist, wet-on-wet, salting, etc. But if you use liquid...Learn More
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Kids create tints and shades to paint a Laurel Burch Inspired Cat

Creating Value: Laurel Burch Cats

CREATING VALUE: LAUREL BURCH CATS These black and white Laurel Burch cats inspired by artist, Laurel Burch, start with a simple line drawing in oil pastel and completed with shades...Learn More
60 Min
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Learn how to mix your own colors for kids art projects

5 Tips for Making Vibrant Paint Colors

Do you ever wonder why some art projects look so vibrant? Perhaps you wondered what brand of paint results in such rich colors? What if I told you it’s not what, but how… I...Learn More
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Combine a literary classic, petunia, with a cool painting technique. Happiest project ever.

“Petunia” Painting Project for Kids

“PETUNIA” PAINTING PROJECT FOR KIDS Incorporating literature into art projects remains my favorite type of lesson.  Last year, I introduced Petunia to my third grade students. Using a painting project technique that I call...Learn More
60 Min
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Sketchbook project: Creating Value with Paint. Art lesson for kids

Sketchbook Project #1: Creating Value

SKETCHBOOK PROJECT #1: CREATING VALUE The Sketchbook Project is a record of how my sixth grade students used sketchbooks during their art class to record art information and create projects. Learn how I used...Learn More
60 Min
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5 Painting Tips for Kids

5 Painting Tips for the Young Artist

5 Tips for Painting with Kids You’ve all seen the amazing art projects on art teacher blogs and Pinterest. Inspiration and ideas are everywhere. But you may be wondering if you can...Learn More
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How to draw and paint a jellyfish and create the prettiest paintings ever!

Jellyfish Art project

One of the prettiest projects my third graders created this year happened during the very last days of school.  I get rather desperate for ideas and organization towards the end of...Learn More
80 Min
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Giraffe's Can't Dance Art project for Kids

Giraffes Can’t Dance Art Lesson

Who says giraffes can’t dance? According to my first grade students, they not only dance, but sway, gyrate and hip-hop. Based on the book of the same name, the lesson...Learn More
80 Min
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