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This Value Art Unit teaches the Element of Art: Value through tonal shading, light sources, gradients, tints and contrast. With over 110 pages of lessons and projects, it includes a video presentation, informational handouts, a mini challenge and three full art project tutorials. It is made for grades 4 to 9 and for general classroom…
This Elements of Art: Texture Unit teaches upper elementary and middle school students about real and implied texture, mark-making and mixed media. Students learn through instruction, visual presentations and art history, then complete three art projects, from texture rubbings to Basquiat-inspired layering. It is designed for general education teachers, art classrooms, homeschooling and sub plans….
This Shamrock Mixed Media Line Art Project is a bold St. Patrick's Day lesson that teaches the Elements of Art while introducing mixed media. Students combine tempera paint, oil pastels, color mixing and expressive line design to make a vibrant, layered March artwork. Students build a large shamrock with bold oil pastel outlines, mix yellow…
In this free Halloween Pumpkin Line Art project, students explore the Element of Art: Line as they create a mixed media jack-o'-lantern. It is an easy-to-use art tutorial that helps you plan quickly, teach with confidence and keep students engaged. The lesson comes with everything students need to complete the piece successfully: a visual and…
In this Autumn Pumpkin Art Project, students create a large pumpkin filled with different line designs and patterns against a swirling fall background. They use paint, paper and oil pastel to make a mixed media artwork that explores a variety of ways to use line in art. The lesson is designed for grades 1 to…
This Autumn Leaves Art Project is a colorful mixed media fall lesson for grades 1 to 4 that teaches the element of art line. Students use paint, oil pastel, soft pastel and paper to create patterned autumn leaves and arrange them into a striking fall composition. Students paint colorful leaf paper, draw leaf outlines and…
This Back to School Pencil Line Art Lesson is a first week of school art project built around a cheerful cartoon pencil. Students practice the Element of Art: Line with bold line work, a patterned background and a mixed-media finish using wax crayon, washable markers and water painting. It suits elementary, upper elementary and many…
This Llama Line Art Lesson is a directed drawing art project that brings together name art, line design, pattern drawing and mixed media techniques. Students draw a fluffy llama with a personalized blanket featuring their own name, nickname or initials, then divide the background into sections and fill them with bold line patterns and zen…
In this Summer Kite Line Art Lesson, students draw a large kite flying through the sky, divide it into sections and fill each one with zentangle-style doodle patterns. They then use a marker-and-water technique and watercolor to paint a bright summer sky behind it. The project combines drawing, pattern design, marker blending and watercolor painting,…
This Winter Penguin Art Lesson teaches the Element of Art: Value while students learn to draw a penguin. Students use wax crayon and watercolor paint to build contrast, texture and depth in their artwork. It is an accessible winter lesson for classroom teachers and homeschoolers. Every step has a visual and a text description, and…
This Candy Cane Zen Doodle Art Project is a holiday art lesson that explores the element of art: line. Students follow a directed drawing, experiment with painting using felt markers, and fill their candy cane with detailed Zen Doodle patterns. It is made for art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschoolers who want an easy-to-follow Christmas…
In this mixed-media Turkey Zen Doodle Art Project, students draw a Thanksgiving turkey and fill the background with intricate Zentangle patterns. Along the way they explore oil pastels, painting techniques and the Element of Art: Line. It is a low-prep Thanksgiving art activity for teachers and homeschoolers that has students experimenting with line, texture and…
In this Graffiti Name Art Lesson, students turn their own name into a bold, graffiti-inspired artwork with arrows, overlapping shapes, strong black outlines and a bright color wheel background. It is a personal, high-interest project for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers, and it teaches line, shape, space, color, value and creative design. It is a…
This Unicorn Color Wheel Art Lesson is a directed drawing and color theory project for teachers, art teachers and homeschoolers. Students draw a large unicorn face biting a pencil, then divide the background into sections and color them with crayons to build a bright color wheel around it. The unicorn is a high-interest subject, and…
In this Name Line Art Lesson, students turn their own name into a bold artwork while exploring the Element of Art: Line and the Principle of Design: Pattern. It is a personal, display-worthy project for back to school and the first week of school, and it works any time you want a line, pattern or…
This Snowman at Night Art Lesson is a cozy winter art project for elementary students. Using soft pastels on black paper, students create charming snowmen that glow against the dark night sky. It is a low-prep lesson for teachers and homeschool families, with step-by-step drawing instructions, visual guides and a rubric. Students practice blending, creating…
This Spring Value Flower Art Project is an elementary art lesson where students create bright spring flowers with paint and oil pastels while exploring light and dark values. Students paint the background first, then layer oil pastels to build contrast and detail, so they can see how value adds depth and dimension to their artwork….
These Elements of Art Zen Doodle Coloring Pages help students visually explore the seven elements of art: line, shape, form, space, value, texture and color. Each of the 7 highly detailed sheets focuses on one element and shows the concept in an age-appropriate way while students create calm, mindful artwork. They are original Ms Artastic…
60 art lessons to teach the Elements of Art all year long. This complete art curriculum for elementary and middle school gives you an all-in-one, year-long plan for teaching the Elements of Art: Line, Shape, Form, Color, Value, Texture and Space, with creativity, depth and confidence. Whether you are teaching in a traditional classroom, running…
This Elements of Art: Space Unit teaches the element of space in art to upper elementary and middle school students through 10 sequential lessons. It includes space drawing activities, printable positive and negative space worksheets and perspective drawing prompts that help students show depth and dimension in their art. Students practice one-point perspective, overlapping, size…
This Element of Art Value Unit teaches students how to use light and dark to create depth and mood in their artwork. It includes 10 sequential value drawing lessons, printable shading worksheets and value-based art activities. It is designed for upper elementary and middle school students in Grades 4 to 9. Students explore hatching, stippling,…
This Elements of Art: Texture unit gives you 10 art lessons, printable worksheets and creative activities that explore real and implied texture. Students notice texture in the world around them, practice using it in their drawings, and complete texture-based art projects that build creativity and skill. It is for classroom teachers, homeschool families and art…
This Elements of Art: Color unit gives your students a full journey through color theory with 10 art lessons and 14 worksheets and drawing activities. Students explore the color wheel, warm and cool colors, tints and shades, complementary colors, neutrals and more. It is designed for Grades 4 to 9 and can be adapted for…
This Elements of Art: Shape and Form unit gives you 10 Shape and Form art lessons and 11 student handouts covering both 2D shape and 3D form. Students explore art history, technique and creative drawing through guided drawing activities, informational worksheets and step-by-step art projects. The activities include a Picasso lesson, observational drawing practice, abstract…
These 10 Elements of Art Line lessons make up a full line art unit with instructional lessons, visual handouts, drawing worksheets and art projects that explore line as an element of art. Students learn about types of lines, expressive line, contour drawing and optical illusions, with an artist focus on Jackson Pollock. It is designed…
This Easter Chick Line Art Project teaches the Element of Art: Line through a colorful spring artwork. Students draw a chick hatching from a decorated Easter egg, divide the background into large sections and fill each one with different lines and patterns. Students then color the chick and egg with oil pastels, blending for texture…
This Elements of Art Posters set includes 7 printable classroom posters for Color, Form, Line, Shape, Space, Texture and Value. Each poster is an original, detailed illustrated design by Ms Artastic, not clip art, with its own bold visual theme. The posters keep art vocabulary visible all year, so students keep seeing the Elements of…
This Shape Art Book is a set of shape, color, line and pattern lessons that come together into an imaginative art book for Pre-K and Kindergarten students. It is a gentle introduction to art that teaches young students to draw, mix their own colors and create color tints. Students also use their imagination to create…
This Color Mixing Art Workbook for Primary Students teaches the Element of Art: Color through hands-on, low-prep activities for Kindergarten to Grade 2. Students explore primary and secondary colors, value scales, tints and tones, and warm and cool colors with age-appropriate art activities. It works for classroom teachers introducing basic art concepts, art teachers building…
This Shading and Value Art Workbook teaches students how to shade with value, use drawing techniques and create the illusion of form through light and shadow. The printable shading unit includes 10 scaffolded art activities that move from foundational to advanced shading methods, including blending, hatching, cross-hatching, stippling and scribbling. It is designed for upper…
