NRS Art Class

About Me:

My name is Amber Fortney and I live in Bowdon with my husband (Jacob), son (Jaxon), daughter (Dayvah), hedgehog (Prickles), and our two Boston Terriers (Luna & Ziggy).

I started teaching art at Fessenden-Bowdon school in 2019 and I am so excited to continue to expand art into the New Rockford-Sheyenne school! This year, I will be teaching 6-12 art classes at New Rockford-Sheyenne school on Tues. & Thurs. and K-12 art classes in Fessenden on Mon., Wed., & Fri. so I will be busy!

Art has always been my passion and I took classes from 7-12th grade, and received my AA & AS from BSC, along with a BA with a minor in Interior Design from NDSU. I graduated in May of 2023 with a Master's in Teaching for Art from VCSU and am happy to finally be done with graduate school....for now.

In my classes, students learn fine art with a focus on the elements of art and principles of design. We look at a variety of artists, styles, and techniques while using many different materials throughout the year. Students participate in a class critique upon completion of projects and their artwork is all photographed, hung in the hallways, and uploaded into their Artsonia accounts (digital portfolio).

Big Ideas & Concepts learned in my class:

*Learn color schemes and how colors can communicate a feeling

*Understand basic art concepts and how famous artists used them

*Communication through art

*Elements of Art & Design Principles

*Understanding the color wheel and mixing colors

*Watercolor techniques and demonstration

*Perspective and the use of space

*Observation and grid drawings

*Art History and 6 major art movements

*Exploring our limits to enhance creativity

*Creating a line drawing from values in a photograph

*Understanding 6 basic compositional rules and how to apply them

Resources

Here are a ton of fun art sites, information pages, etc. Enjoy and please let me know if there are any links that aren't working!

Cool Art Links 

1. Artists’ toolkit http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/ 

2. Art Room http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/index.html 

3. Art History timeline http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.html

4. Architecture stuff by Sanford http://www.sanfordartedventures.com/play/arch1/index.html 

5. Art Games- think quest http://library.thinkquest.org/J001159/games.html

6. Conceptis puzzles- cool!

http://www.conceptispuzzles.com/products/picapix/solution_examples_island.htm 

7. Exploratorium! http://www.exploratorium.com/ 

8. Go West Young Artist! http://www.sanfordartedventures.com/play/gowest/index.html 

9. Keith Harring for Kids! http://www.haringkids.com/ 

10. Kinetosaurus! http://www.childrensmuseum.org/special_exhibits/kinetosaur/index.html 

11. Imagination Station! http://www.markkistler.com/lessons.htm 

12. Interactive Marker  http://www.imaginationcubed.com/Imagine?aIsOldDrawing=Y 

13. How places inspire artists http://www.lacma.org/Places/index.htm 

14. Kimball Art Museum http://www.kimbellart.org/ 

15. Moma- Red studio- cool! http://redstudio.moma.org/ 

16. Pixel-face! http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/pixelface.htm 

17. National Gallery of Art for kids http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm 

18. Switch Zoo!!!! http://www.switchzoo.com/ 

19. Modern Musuem of art in Fortworth! http://www.mamfw.org/

20. seg play- paint by number game fun! http://www.segmation.com/ 

21. art history game http://www.eduweb.com/insideart/

22. metropolitan museum of art  http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/justforfun.asp 

23. artstrology- fun, cool stuff http://www.artsology.com/home.php 

24. face maker- make your own cool face  http://avsquad.fateback.com/facemaker/ 

25. tessellations- yes math and art together! http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml 

26. portrait detectives http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/nof/portraits/ 

27. scribbles for kids. http://www.scribbleskidsart.com/generic.html?pid=80 

28. COLOR MATTERS http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html 

29. online activities for color http://members.cox.net/mrsparker2/online.htm 

30. notes on color http://www.whytownps.sa.edu.au/visarts/colour.htm 

31. color activites http://www.brigantine.atlnet.org/GigapaletteGALLERY/websites/ARTiculationFinal/ MainPages/ColorMain.htm 

32. for color start here…. http://artsmart3.tripod.com/Properties/Color/Color.htm 

33. http://www.switchzoo.com/ cool creatures 

34. www.mrpicassohead.com Picasso heads to make 

35. www.segmation.com paint by number 

36. http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm all types of cool ‘machines’ 

37. http://www.tate.org.uk/learning/kids/city/ make a city 

38. http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/onlineetch.htm on line etch a sketch! 

39. http://www.albrightknox.org/artgames/ games 

40. http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/PLAY/play.html Sanford art games 

41. http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artgames.html 

42. http://avsquad.fateback.com/facemaker/ make cool faces

43. http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/ learn all about art 

44. http://pbfb.ca/pac-mondrian/ like pac man but better 

45. http://bomomo.com/ super cool drawing stuff 

46. http://wistinga.online.fr/opencanvas/ extra cool drawing stuff 

47. http://www.ohioart.com/etch/virtual_popup.jsp online etch a sketch 

48.  http://childparenting.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ/Ya&sdn=childparent ing&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jacksonpollock.org%2F Jackson Pollock style  drawing tool 

49. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/Paint fun online paint/drawing site 

50. http://www.iknowthat.com/com/StickerBook?World=Ancient+Egypt  ‘sticker book’ of Egyptian art 

51. http://sketch.odopod.com/ very neat drawing site you can see drawings  being formed 

52. http://bomomo.com/ Bomomo is a cool drawing site 

53. https://wbx-files.s3.amazonaws.com/jacksonpollock_by_miltos_manetas.swf paint like Jackson and splatter 

54. http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/ cool drawing online  

Online Art Activities for Kids 

1. • • A Lifetime of Color - a great page of art activities by Sanford & a Lifetime of  Color. 

     • A. Pintura: Art Detective. Learn art history while playing detective 

     • A Place of Our Own- A collection of creative activities for preschool children.

     •  Albright-Knox Art Games- An interactive website for kids ages 4 - 12. 

     • Andy Warhol's Marilyn Prints- Change the colors of Warhol's famous painting and then print. 

     • Art Access- an interactive site by the Art Institute of Chicago. Hear audio pronunciations of art terms and study artists. 

     • Art Games- Play various games online. Produced by Albright-Knox Art Gallery. 

     • Art Games- This page by Artificial.dk includes at least 16 games you can play  online. 

     • Art Games Online- A collection of online art games by About.com.  

     • Artists Helping Children - Children & Art Resources for the Budding Child  Artist- provided by Artists Helping Children - a non-profit organization  dedicated to bringing comfort to children in hospitals, clinics, and shelters by  brightening their environment with murals and other art. 

     • Art Just for Kids - IAD's link to art appreciation - art history - museum "trips" - online games and projects - fun things to do. 

     • ARTcapades with K-3 bilingual online activities and lessons. 

     • ArtPad- a great online painting program that allows you to select a brush and  color, and paint away. You can view the paintings of other visitors as well as e mail your painting to others. 

     • Artsology: Culture for Kids Open your minds to new ideas. Fun activities and  games for kids - test your knowledge. Art History Match Game - Rodin's  Thinker's Thoughts - Frans Hals' Portraits 

     • The 5 Art History Quiz, with questions about art, art about religion, and more.  Questions change each month. 

     • Bomono- Create pictures using patterns that you create with buttons, pointing and  clicking. 

     • Carlos' Coloring Book Home, where you can color holiday pictures with your  web browser. 

     • Carmine's Introduction to Color- This site has activities that help younger students learn about color. There are several other sections such as landscape  adventure and Carmine's Portraits. 

     • Cartooning Lessons, basic lessons by Glen Wyand and Sara Jordan.  

     • Chunky Monkey Cartoon Lessons, with a few lessons on animal cartoons. 

     • Collage Machine Presented with a blank work screen, visitors can peruse the   collection of objects, colors, and shapes offered and then drag them onto their   workspace. After doing so, the images can be manipulated in a variety of ways. Get ready for hours of fun! Try the Auto selection, too, and see what pops up. All  "kid safe" images.  

     • Color Test- See if your right brain and left brain are working together. Select the  COLOR of the word, not the word. 

     • Colour a Rangoli Pattern- Color an Indian Rangoli pattern online. 

     • Colour Your Profile- Children and adults can colour objects and then have their  work graded for colour symbolism. This is more of an excercise in colour  symbolism rather than colouring. 

     • Cosmeo- Features online art games by Discovery Education. 

     • Curious Corner- Several online art games by the Art Institute of Chicago. See  the mask maker, cornell boxes, create portraits, and match shapes, textures, and  sounds. 

     • Drawing Drawer- Art teacher Marty Reid has a long list of things students can  do when they get done early. 

     • Dr. Seuss- Click on the Playground link for many games. Also see What Color  are your Days, Make Your Own Bookmark, and Things to do on a Rainy  Day. 

     • Dreamzone- You can "evolve" existing art by adding to a collection of pictures.  It includes a sizable brush and color palette. 

     • EagleKids, where you can find a coloring book, art contest, and eagle art gallery.  Facemaker, where you can create a face online. This site takes awhile to load. 

     • Free Rice- Answer questions about famous artists and for each answer you get  right, they donate 20 grains of rice throught the UN World Food Program. 

     • Free Time Activities- IAD's List of free time activities submitted by teachers. 

     • Game Boards- A collection of free game boards and games by Jefferson Country  Schools. 

     • Garden of Praise- with art appreciation lessons for kids. 

     • Getting to Know.com- A collection of free curriculum guides and activities. 

     • Getty Games- A great page of games created by the Getty Museum in Los  Angeles. 

     • Ghosts, Ghouls, and Goblins- With Halloween activities, games, webquests, and  more. 

     • Go West Young Artist- Go back in time and visit with artists through time in  America. 

     • Graffiti Creator- Create your own graffiti online. You can choose a font and fill  it with graffiti.  

     • Halloween Games & Puzzles- A lesson page from Kaboose.  

     • Hampshire Museum- Several painting puzzes and exploration of patterns.  Unfortunately, it only works on Windows. 

     • Haring Kids- With interactive activities that relate to the late graffiti artist Keith  Haring. 

     • IAD's Art Games and Activities- This page includes activity ideas from art  teachers from around the world. 

     • IAD's Free Time Activitites- This page includes a list of activities when students  are done with their work. 

     • IAD's Christmas Page- with lessons and activitites 

     • IAD's Drawing Drawer Ideas- What to do when students get done earlyl.

     • IAD's Easter Page- with lessons and activities 

     • IAD's Halloween- with lessons and activities 

     • IAD's Pointillator- Read about the art of Seurot and then create a pointillism  picture. 

     • IAD's Valentine's Day- with lessons and activities 

     • IAD's St. Patrick's Day- with lessons and activities 

     • Interactivate Tessellate!- You can create your own tessellations onine. 

     • How to Draw a Cartoon Character- by Gary Harbo. Nice Site!  

     • International Child Art foundation They have games and puzzles.  

     • Jackson Pollock.org- Move your mouse  around and create a Jackson Pollock-like painting. 

     • Jigsaw- You can create your own jigsaw puzzles online. Create puzzles from  works of art. 

     • KIDLINK - Online activities for students. How do you want the world to be a  better place? Lots to see and do on this site - kids' art music and more.  

     • Kim and Jason: The Comic Strip About Childhood. By Jason Kotecki. The  site has the daily comic strip, which follows the misadventures of two young  children trying to make straight the crooked world of grown-ups.

     • Learn Art- A very comprehensive list of educational art activities by Beaucoup. 

     • Leonardo's Workshop- Learn about Leonardo Da Vinci while have fun doing it. 

     • Let's Get Flurrious- Click on the screen to create pictures using shapes. 

     • Library of Congress Learning Page- You can find lots of game and activities  here. 

     • Make-a-Flake- Create snow flakes online and save the patterns to your computer. 

     • Make Belief Comics- You can create your own comic strip online here. 

     • Mandala Maker From Girls Go Tech - Girl Scouts. To save your mandala to file,  click Print Screen - then paste into new file in your photo editing software. Crop  the image down to five inch square. You can use lasso tool to cut out the  remaining label in corner. 

     • Mark Kistler's Imagination Station! - 3-D Drawing Lessons! 

     • Math Tesselations, created an online design using geometric shapes Mentisworks- A blog with art games  

     • Mind's Eye Monster Exchange Project, for fun monster art lessons and a  collection of student galleries. 

     • More Than Math- These games use math to teach art.  

     • Mr. Picasso Head- Where you can drag and drop facial features to create a  Picasso image. 

     • National Museum Liverpool - Portrait Interactive Lots to learn here - Try it!  You will have fun testing your knowledge of how to read a painting.  

     • NGAkids- Create paintings online and more! 

     • Nick Jr.- A page of online art games featuring cartoons on Nick Jr. television.

     • Odosketch- You can create your own online sketches and see the sketches of  others. You can also view a slideshow of sketches in action. 

     • Online Activities/Art Safari- with interactive online lessons. 

     • Pac Mondrian- Move Pac Man around a Mondrian maze. This one is fun!

     • Paper Airplanes on the Internet, Check these sites selected by Surfing the net  with Kids.  

     • Pencilmation- This site has a collection of funny cartoons that motivates students  to draw. 

     • PixelFace- You can draw an online picture using Flash art tools. 

     • Planet Perplex- With optical illlusions, hidden images, surrealism, and art picture  puzzles.  

     • Quia- Where you can do a search for art activities. You can also do a color  theory crossword puzzle, an elements of art puzzle, principles of design  puzzle and matching art terms game. 

     • Renaissance Connection- A great site with games, quizes, lessons and resources  on the Renaissance. 

     • Rollip- Create Polaroids from your own photos for download or print.

     • SceneCaster- Create 3D scenes and explore what others have created.  

     • Scribbler - Turn scribbles into art - Have fun playing  

     • smARTkids- Play puzzles online by Discovery Education. 

     • Study Sphere- A collection of online art games.  

     • Surfing the Net with Kids- They have a number of art games there. 

     • Tate Kids Art Detective- Find clues and solve art mysteries online. 

     • The Color.com- An online coloring book. Kids can learn the names of 192 colors  while they're coloring.  

     • Uncle Fred's Coloring book and other art games. 

     • Virtual Jack-O-Lantern- You can carve pumpkins online!  

     • Walker Art Center has interactive art activities categorized by grade level. 

     • Warhol: Online Factory- Create silkscreens online while learning how Andy  Warhol created his art. 

     • Widgetbox- These are widgets you can add to browsers and social websites such  as MySpace and Facebook.  

     • YouDraw The aim of this website is to show what 6 billion people look like by  producing 12,000 copies of a book of 500,000 human figures drawn by visitors to  the site. Help the creators of YouDraw achieve their goal by using the interactive  drawing pad available on the site. For children and adults.  

     • Youth Arts- All sorts of art related topics. They don't understand that the background color of a website must contrast with the text, but otherwise you'll  find some useful links. 

     • Zwinky- Turn yourself into a cartoon. Dress the character, put make-up on  change hair styles, etc. Sorry, but only old versions of Windows works on this.