Painting lessons for middle school

These landscape watercolor paintings inspired by Claude Monet and the Impressionists are sure to bring calm to your classroom ! When goin...

Postmodern artist Sol LeWitt produced approximately 1,350 “Wall Drawings,” but rarely painted one himself. He provided the concept, then collaborated with others to actually produce the work. In this lesson plan for grades 3–12, students receive the exact same set of instructions and materials, but execute them according to their own interpretations.

We had a lot fun studying real candy prices as our inspiration for our Pop Art Candy Paintings. Tempra paint and black Sharpie outlines adde...

Grade Level Duration 20 class periods, periods are 50 minutes long Materials 140 lb watercolor paper, small paper (like card stock), masking tape, pencil, scissors, salt, plastic wrap, watercolor sets (Prang is recommended), India ink, or acrylic paint Media Watercolor Lesson Objectives For the student to: Explore the element of art of shape. Practice repetition […]

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This watercolor lesson for beginners is a great way to learn about watercolor techniques in a fun, exciting lesson that is easy for beginning artists to create a successful painting.

​Fun watercolor art lesson plan for students grades 6 – 12. I have had great success with my 8th graders! Learn about Matisse, color, and painting in one lesson!

We found the best middle school art projects online! Whether you are an art teacher teaching middle school students or have kids in middle school that you

Playful Patterned Self-Portrait Kindergarten-Collage Self-Portrait Lesson #1 Art Challenge: Students will create a collage self-portrait using simple shapes on a patterned background they created. …

Learn how to draw basic self-portraits in this fun Pop Art inspired lesson plan that is perfect for the middle school art class.

High School Art Projects that Students LOVE! Art projects need to challenge and engage the students in design and technique while engaging their interests

The Artists and the Elements is a year long art curriculum that combines the elements of art, art history, and hands on art projects that make art fun!

Art Spot Studio LLC on Instagram: "The Tween class made some scrumptious paintings last week! A little bit of perspective, lots of practice with tints, and learning about complimentary colors. It was fun to bring this project out of the archives for a little color theory 🎨 #acrylic ages 9-11"

These stunning owls were painted by kids ages 10-15. They learned how to glaze with acrylics using glazing medium. We used this technique to layer in color in the eyes, to really give them depth, transparency and a nice glow. #teenart

I'm always looking for a good beginning of the year project to do with my art 2 students. I want the students to walk in the door and get started working pretty much day 1. Well, after all of these years teaching, I think I have finally found my GO TO project! Woohoo! (Well, I say a go to project, but then I end up changing my projects every year.. but this one may be a keeper anyway!) Day 1: Blind Contour object drawings with sharpie on watercolor paper. I had the students work on 15x22…

Teach children art history through a variety of fun art projects and lessons. We love using artists as inspiration for our own creations.

This classroom ready art tutorial demonstrates how to blend colored pencils. Perfect for distance learning, home school or an art classroom!