Creator: Artyfactory.com | visit site
Grade Range: K - 11
Learn to draw, paint, or design following step-by-step tutorials from Artyfactory. Discover basic techniques of drawing and painting through Still Life lessons. Practice perspective, proportions, drawing animals and portraits, and more. Artyfactory’s slideshows are an engaging way to increase your knowledge of art, art appreciation, and design.
In the Classroom
In the art classroom, find ways to add technology to instruction using your projector or interactive whiteboard and demonstrating different techniques found on Artyfactory. For project based learning in any class, share this tool as a resource to add visual impact to students’ research projects. Social studies teachers can include lessons about making African masks during units about that continent. Include Egyptian Hieroglyphic Alphabet, Cartouche, and Gods during a unit on the Egyptians. Science (or geometry) teachers will want to explore the lessons on visual patterns in nature as a way to capture the interest of your visual learners. Use these tutorials to integrate visual arts into any topic. Encourage your artistically inclined students to explore on their own. Explore this site before a trip to an art museum or to find inspiration for a display or culminating project in any teaching unit. You may even find some bulletin board ideas for your classroom! Ask students to extend their learning and document the stages by taking photos of their art and editing them and making a collage with PhotoCat, <a href="/single.cfm?id=15412">reviewed here</a>. Encourage older students to keep their work in a portfolio for future use with Pathbrite, <a href="/single.cfm?id=14067">reviewed here</a>.
At Home
Introduce Artyfactory to help your son or daughter learn the basics of drawing, design, and even a little about African Masks or ancient Egypt. Encourage your young artist to explore drawing animals and portraits.
Tags
art history, artists, perspective, egypt, africa, design, bulletin boards,
Subjects
Art, Geometry, History & Culture: Ancient, History & Culture: World, Math, Science, Social Studies, Social Studies,