Resource: Environmental Art
Description: Andy Goldsworthy is an artist that uses the environment for both inspiration and his canvas. As you explore your own backyard, consider creating an environment sculpture. You can place rocks, sticks, leaves, and even water to create interesting formations.
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/andy-goldsworthy-book-ephemeral-works
Resource: Virtual Museum: Google Arts and Culture
Description: Take a virtual tour of famous art museums. Discuss favorite pieces with family and friends. Recreate favorite pieces using found objects at home, or create a sketchbook and draw the pieces that inspired you the most.
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://artsandculture.google.com/partner
Resource: Metkids - Museum Activities and Exploration
Description: Explore to find famous pieces of art, how-to-videos, art history, and museum education!
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Videos also available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/metmuseum/playlists
Resource: Google Arts and Culture
Description: Take a virtual museum tour or do an experiment that allows students to REALLY play with the content
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
Resource: Op Art
Description: Op art, or the artistic practice of creating optical illusions. Videos include information on Op art's history as well as instructions to create your own!
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y-qLhOK9Gg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjFECxGcedk
Resource: Name Mandala
Description: Create your own intricately designed Mandala using your own name.
Cost: Requires paper and pencil
Additional Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VADN-Ftjew
Tip: You can hold your paper up to the window to reveal lines that need to be traced
Resource: Cross Contour Line Drawing
Description: Learn to draw 3-Dimensional objects using simple techniques from an art teacher!
Cost: Requires paper, pencil, and any 3-D object. Video uses fruit as an example.
Additional Information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8ns821F84
Resource: TheArtyTeacher
Description: Art resources and worksheets available for purchase
Cost: Varies
Additional Information: www.Theartyteacher.com
Resource: At Home Art Activities
Description: Practice art from your home! These articles have TONS of different art activities and lessons available.
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
https://theartofeducation.edu/2020/03/13/27-art-activities-and-lessons-to-try-at-home/
https://www.artbarblog.com/art-and-play-activity-guide-for-kids-in-quarantine/
Resource: The Kennedy Center: Art's Edge
Description: Activities and lessons for all areas of art, explore to find things you didn't even know you were interested in!
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/resources-for-educators/classroom-resources/
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons
Resource: Online Flipbook
Description: Create your own flipbook! This is a great way to practice or introduce yourself into digital art. Begin creating in seconds.
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://flipanim.com/
Resource: Create Your Own Watercolor Paints
Description: Learn to create watercolors from recycled markers from an art teacher.
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://youtu.be/1jqts1hbtic
Resource: How to Make Your Own Sketchbook!
Description: Many of our sketchbooks are at school. With this helpful video you'll be able to create a new one at home with just a few found materials!
Cost: Found materials at home
Additional Information: https://youtu.be/kLYT0cgpTyE
Resource: Pixel Art
Description: Create your very own pixel art pieces from any browser. There are hundreds of beautiful pieces to view on the home page gallery.
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://www.pixilart.com/
Resource: Digital Drawing
Description: Free tools to practice drawing digitally. No fear of mistakes as starting over with a fresh canvas is simple as the click of a button.
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
https://kleki.com/
https://sketch.io/sketchpad/
Procreate is another great option on your iPad or other devices.
Resource: Make Your Own Paint
Description: Make your own paints with things you can find in your kitchen.
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
Watercolors made from food dye
Paint with coffee
Paint made with spices
Resource: Art for Kids Hub
Description: Teaches children how to draw different images. Students adore this website.
Cost: Free
Additional Information: https://www.artforkidshub.com/
Resource: Printable Coloring Sheets
Description: Printable coloring sheets of artwork collections
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
Resource: 3D Art
Description: Make clay at home and make something with it!
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
Resource: Nature Art
Description: Learn about the artist Andy Goldsworthy
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
Go out in nature (but respect the social distancing rules) and create a work of art by arranging the objects you find in nature
Resource: Alphabet Photography
Description: A photography project you can do at home
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
Pick a meaningful word you’d like to create, at least 6 letters/characters long.
Observe your surroundings, zoom in on objects, crop out noise, turn the camera, view objects from different angles, etc.
Take photographs of objects that look like letters in your word. You cannot use objects that already have the letter on it. The shape has to create the letter.
Edit your photos on your phone by cropping, rotating, flipping, etc. Use the same dimensions on all of them (ex. 3x5, 4x6, or square) when you crop. You can brighten, edit contrast, brightness, shadows, highlights, saturation, warmth, etc.
Copy/Paste each photo into this Google Doc in the order that spells out your word.
Resource: TED Talks about Art
Description: Learn about art with these interesting TED Talks
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
Resource: Art Techniques
Description: Learn some new art techniques
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
Painting
Origami
Drawing Techniques
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUqEq0eTI1T2OZCCwcSzmdA/videos
Resource: The Metropolitan Museum of Art #MetKids
Description: How-to videos (weaving, soap carving, scratch art, potato prints, etc) Art History, Geography, Museum Education
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/metkids/
Videos also available on YouTube, search #MetKids
Resource: Kitchen Table Classroom
Description: Painting, weaving, and sculpture activities; artist studies; holiday crafts; free online printable resources with elements of art & principles of design concepts, art appreciation, crafts and growth mindset worksheets.
Cost: Free
Additional Information:
https://www.kitchentableclassroom.com/
Free access to password-protected printable library with registration via email. Some lessons and resources are available to purchase but most are free.
Resource: Blind Contour Lesson
Description: The tutorial uses a hand, but you could use almost any object
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
Resources: Cross Contour Line Exercises
Description: Learn how to draw with cross contour lines in this quick lesson by ArtTutor's Phil Davies. This lesson will help you quickly understand the structure of the objects you're observing.(This lesson is free but ArtTutor.com does have some that cost money)
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL8ns821F84
Resource: Drawing Contour Lines
Description: Contour Lines Episode I: Basics - introduction to the concept of contour surface lines, which run across forms to draw out the form.
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uH8cd2_8nxs
Resource: The Virtual Instructor
Description: A collection of comprehensive drawing and painting courses, illustrated ebook , streamed live lessons, and submit your artwork for critique
Cost: A log in for a free 7 day trail to learn how to draw and paint with courses, ebooks, weekly live instruction, critiques,
Additional Information:
https://thevirtualinstructor.com/members/sample-page/?_s2member_vars=sys..level..0..page..3357..L21lbWJlcnMvbWVtYmVyLXRlc3Qv&_s2member_sig=1584230368-be4b32bd0ed61a63d49717ce624b5744#chooseplan
Draw in sketchbook (Draw, Draw, Draw!!) or down load drawing app for ipad or iphone: Procreate.
Good website for sketchbook ideas -https://www.studentartguide.com/articles/art-sketchbook-ideas and
Link for Procreate App-https://apps.apple.com/us/app/procreate/id425073498.
Sculptris is a fun and engaging way to do digital 3-D sculpting, it is free. here is link https://pixologic.com/sculptris/
Resource: Mrs. Lovern's Art Room- You Tube instructional videos
Description: These are a series of recorded flipped lessons I have used this year for some of our step- by- step projects. I am working on adding more videos in the next few days of projects that can be done at home with little to no materials at hand. We love repurposing in my class!
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrjXlL0Qv4tO-FHo0PFmDBQ
Follow the attached link or search Adriane Lovern in the YouTube search engine.
Resource: 25 Art Activities and Lessons to Try at Home
Description: This site has a many different projects to create
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
https://theartofeducation.edu/2020/03/13/27-art-activities-and-lessons-to-try-at-home/
Resource: ART AND PLAY ACTIVITY GUIDE FOR KIDS IN QUARANTINE
Description: Fun art centered activities to do with kids at home
Cost: FREE
Additional Information:
https://www.artbarblog.com/art-and-play-activity-guide-for-kids-in-quarantine/
Resource: Tate Kids
Description: Explore the Tate Museum of Art through games, puzzles and other interactions.
Cost: FREE
Additional Information: https://www.tate.org.uk/kids
Resource: Making Your Own Watercolor Paint
Description: Using markers to recycle and make your own liquid watercolor paint
Cost: FREE
Additional Information: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1jqts1hbtic
Resource: Let's Make a Sketchbook!
Description:
Cost:
Additional Information: