LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINE MODERN MONA LISALesson Objectives: Students will use learn to draw their own Mona Lisa, updating her for modern times.Time Required: 1 hourArtist: Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa Source: http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/elem2.htmlMaterials:9x12 white construction paper12x18 construction paperPhotocopies of contour line drawings of Mona … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINE SHIPS IN CHARCOALLesson Objectives: Students will create a ship using lines.Time Required: 1 hour Artist:  Vincent Van Gogh, Kneeling Man Planting, 1881 (available online) Materials:White paper 9x12PencilsErasersCharcoalTortillions (blending stumps)Presentation:Discuss lines: straight, curvy, wavy, criss-crossed.Show how you can combine lines to create a … [Read more...]

LESSON PRESENTATION INSTRUCTIONSLINEWATERCOLOR CITY SKYLINE Lesson Objectives: Students will draw and paint a city skyline using watercolors and a wax resist technique. Students will use simple lines to create shape and space.Time Required:      1 hourArtist: Gene Steffin, New York, New YorkMaterials:9”x12” Watercolor paper taped to cardboardWax paperTapePencilsWatercolor paintsLarge and small … [Read more...]