Watercolor Painting Free lessons and tutorials, Step-by-step paintings, techniques, hints and tips Art & Science Curriculum Art & Science: A Curriculum for K–12 Teachers mines the treasures of the Getty Museum to explore the many intersections of the visual arts with scientific disciplines. The curriculum was developed by Getty educators with museum conservators, curators, and scientists and a teacher advisory group. Focusing on the science of art production and conservation and the scientific skills of investigation and experimentation, it supports student proficiency in science and visual art by exploring the fascinating territory in which the arts and sciences mingle. This online presentation contains nine out of the 36 lessons that are included in the Art & Science print publication. Science and art teachers are encouraged to collaborate when implementing these lessons to share resources and expertise. To purchase a copy of Art & Science: A Curriculum for K–12 Teachers, visit The Getty Store.
Craft has its culture professionals too | Culture professionals network | Guardian Professional Contemporary embroidery and needlecraft from Mr XStitch, a maker but not as you know it. Photograph: Mr XStitch Making is central to how we think, how we live and what we do. But what about the traditional maker? It's time to ask how makers work within the context of the 21st century economy and the current climate of social and technological change. Makers cannot be defined within one category. Making as an expanded field Making It is Winchester's four-day celebration of craft, creativity and community – the fact that we all 'make' in some way or another. As director of Craftspace Birmingham, Figueiredo is a true ambassador and champion for craft. Figueiredo describes the projects she initiates as challenging the traditional boundaries of maker culture. Skills for the modern maker The Making It project seeks to open up debate on the role of the modern maker. But how do we articulate making and visual material in the context of the written word? Making it in the crowd
How To Draw Visual Arts Toolkit Collection Welcome to Visual Arts Toolkit This collection provides K-12 teachers with high-quality teaching resources that bring the excitement of the visual arts into the classroom. You’ll find lesson plans, idea cards, glossaries, and many special features. Award-Winning Resources! The Boxed Toolkit These online resources augment those included in the boxed Visual Arts Toolkit. E-Edition of the Visual Arts Toolkit The KET Visual Arts Toolkit is now available as an E-edition. To order, call (800) 945-9167. Contact Us! Request More Information Want more information about KET’s Multi-Arts Toolkits?
New Incredibly Detailed Pen Doodles By Kerby Rosanes Kerby Rosanes, the doodle master from the Phillipines, is back with new amazingly detailed drawings. Though we wrote about him a few months ago, he didn‘t waste any time creating more extraordinary pieces, which he insists on calling doodles. From your favorite lion (now in steam punk style) to raging hippos or interstellar black holes, all these overwhelming compositions ooze with tiny and funny details. While all this started as a hobby for this 23-year-old, it has been his main occupation for some time now. Some of his drawings were made for his clients while others were created just for fun, but all of them will catch your eye. More info: kerbyrosanes.com | Behance | Facebook (via: visualnews)
Understanding Formal Analysis The J. Paul Getty Museum Getty360 | Calendar | Blog | Connect with Us | Shop | Support Us Getty Home Education Understanding Formal Analysis Explore the elements of art and principles of design used by artists with your students. Lessons Activities • I Spy Irises (Grades K—2) • Still Life Photography: Daily Life (Grades 3—5) • From Foreground to Background (Grades 3—5) • Writing about Art: Comparing Portraits (Grades 3—12) • Analyzing Photographs (Grades 6—12) • Looking and Learning in the Art Museum (Grades 6—12) • Still-Life Painting: Arranging Nature (Grades 9—12) • Looking at Photography Lesson 1: The Elements of Photography (Adult) Background & Context Videos Click to download background PDF files: • Elements of Art • Principles of Design • Art Vocabulary • Still Life Overview and Vocabulary • Illustrated Elements of Art • Illustrated Principles of Art Click to watch Getty videos on YouTube: • Introducing Formal Analysis: Still Life • Introducing Formal Analysis: Landscape The J. ©J.
PORTRAIT DRAWINGS step by step instructions Drawing a portrait of yourself, or of someone you know, is the most difficult of all subjects to draw in my experience as an Artist and an Art Teacher. To help you learn to draw a portrait I developed these mix and match sheets to make the process more interesting. I do not see these mix and match portrait sheets as an end in themselves but rather a more painless step in learning to draw portraits from life. I suggest that you follow the steps from this first page to get the right proportions. I always tell my students to draw a very light line for where the eyes, nose, and mouth will be and then draw the features over these guide lines. Eyes for mix and match portraits. Noses for mix and match portraits. Mouths for mix and match portraits. More difficult mouths for mix and match portraits. Page one of heads for mix and match portraits. Page two of heads for mix and match portraits. Page three of heads for mix and match portraits. Page four of heads for mix and match portraits.
Dream Art and Creativity Click here to go directly to our dream art gallery Dream art draws on unconscious inspiration through dreams to create unique and personal art. Throughtout history many creative and scientific minded people have been able to tap into the unconscious minds potential finding answers to theorems, figuring out mathematical equations, writing song melodies, and developing characters for novels – all from their dreams. In the realm of visual arts which is our focus here, artists for many years have grappled with the idea of the real versus the unreal, and have visually explored the blurred boundaries between reality and dreams. Artists such as Gustave Moreau, (1826-1898), Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824 – 1898), and Odilon Redon (1840-1916), who laid the foundations for the later art movement of Symbolism, are such artists. Frenchman Odilon Redon is a perfect example of an artist at this time, torn between the worlds of the real and the imagined. Max Ernst (1891–1976) Giorgio De Chirico (1888–1978)