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This small bundle outlines a paper mache sculpture unit for students to create Oaxacan wood carving-inspired animals. With its multi-step process, this assignment is tactile and long-term (approximately 3-4 weeks of production). This resource includes: 1. A 14 slide presentation discussing a brief history of Alebrijes, lots of example images, and an overview of the creation process. 2. A document compiled with reference images, ready to be printed. 3. A Partner Feedback worksheet for in progr

This Lesson Plan Bundle includes resources to take you through one WHOLE semester of teaching a digital art course. This contains the contents of Digital Art Quarter 1 and Quarter 2 bundles, each of which can be purchased individually. This MASSIVE bundle contains all of the following: 1. Photoshop Basics Presentation- A quick overview of resolution. Perfect to prepare your students for working with digital files. 2. Intro to Photoshop Tools worksheet for PC or Macs- Name of tool with image of

This zip file includes one FULL Year's Curriculum for an introductory Digital Art course. Materials used in these lessons include Photoshop, Illustrator, Drawing Tablets, and Digital Photography. (Most of these instructions can be adapted to other digital editing or drawing programs as well if students do not have access to the Adobe programs!) In addition to the resources for each unit, a 13-unit Digital Art Curriculum Guide is included with a breakdown of which technical skills are being tau

This resource provides a slide show guiding students through the linoleum reduction printing process. Slides include step-by-step instructions, photos, and images of in-progress student work. Initially was designed to meet with students for 90 minute blocks but can easily be adapted to fit shorter class periods.

This resource provides a comprehensive unit exploring Social Issues and educating students about systemic racism in the United States. This unit was originally developed to teach 8th grade students during distance learning, but can easily be adapted to fit high school classes as well. As you navigate a variety of social justice issues with your students, this 101-slide presentation provides guidance about how to empower your kids through class discussions and embrace anti-racism in the classroom

This Digital Art pack has tons of resources to carry you through the second semester of your school year. After students develop the basic skills to navigate digital art-making during the first semester, semester two provides more challenging projects related to digital painting, photography, and animation. This 192-page (!) resource includes all of the materials in the Quarter 3 and Quarter 4 lesson packs, respectively: A Value in Digital Art Presentation- includes drawing exercises for student

This project is focused on helping students maintain proportions while enlarging smaller reference images. This resource includes a 98 slide Google Slides Presentation that works through a unit of drawing practice with your students. Each day includes a warm up question and an exit ticket for student check-ins, videos to show a step by step process of the drawing techniques, and Artist biographies and videos linked for engaging content throughout each lesson. This project was tailored to fit a v

This unit walks students through developing their own narrative and communicating it visually. Under the theme Alter Ego, students create original characters and storylines inspired by comic books and graphic novel art styles. This resource includes: A 63-slide Powerpoint Presentation with editable slides for customizing assignments and due dates A 4-page PDF with project options and student examples attachedSlides content includes: Introduction to creating original charactersArtist exploratio

This bundle is filled with resources to get you through an entire quarter of the school year! Following a semesters' worth of basic Photoshop knowledge, these materials introduce drawing tablets and digital photography to students. Its contents include the following, provided in a 134 page zip file: 1. A Value in Digital Art Presentation- includes drawing exercises for students to complete as an introduction to Wacom Tablets. 2. A Light & Shadow presentation- explaining extreme contrast with e

This resource summarizes a vector self portrait project, meant to be completed in Adobe Illustrator. It provides student examples and professionally made illustrations, and is useful to explain preserving value in vector work.

This slide show walks students through the process of retouching portrait photography. These slides include instructions on how to use the Clone Stamp, Spot Healing Brush, basic functions of the Camera Raw Filter menu, and basic color correction. There is also a video embedded for students to follow along with at their own pace, and a short rubric to grade their practice edits on the last slide.

This lesson includes a step-by-step demo of how to create custom greeting cards in the adobe programs using custom brush downloads. Students love this project, and it is an excellent lesson to use just before a holiday!

This product is a presentation about creating relative URLs to link parts of the same page together. Learning how to create relative URLs is particularly important for navigating long web pages that are rich with information. You can use this pdf to introduce a new skill before having students practice it on their own.

This presentation provides information about the CSS Box Model and how you can use it to change the formatting of a web page. It is an informative introduction to Cascading Style Sheets and their applications. Slides presentation has been formatted as a .pdf for easy viewing.

This presentation introduces Specificity in CSS, and how one can determine which rule will cascade over another. This is useful for teaching an introductory web design course in any high school or higher education classroom.

This presentation provides an introduction on how to enlarge images by hand using a grid. A collaborative grid activity is presented for students to first practice this method. Also included is a 6-step guide of how to produce a self-portrait using this technique. A bundled lesson is also available with resources for the collaborative activity.

Sometimes the month of March can be a LONG one--especially if there is still wintry weather outside or if Spring Break falls toward the end of April. Have no fear: this spin on March Madness is an engaging way to get students invested in art history! This resource provides an outline for a M(art)ch Madness project, which requires: 1) Each student in the room selects an artist from ANY time period. 2) Students complete a short presentation on this artist. A list of requirements is outlined in the

This download is a short PowerPoint presentation outlining how to make a snapchat geofilter. This project can work in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, or a related graphics program. Great for use as an early finisher activity or for weeks leading into a break from school!

This document explains how to make a digital contact sheet with Adobe Photoshop. Digital Photography students can make a one-pager with all of their photo thumbnails for any given project using this technique.