StateOfTheArtwork

This 4-page long tutorial walks students through creating Anaglyph-style images on the free photo editor Photopea. Reminiscent of Vaporwave style art, this project allows students to create their own glitch effects on photos of their choice. These steps can also be followed for students with access to Photoshop.

Here's what you can find in this bundle: Color Theory Vignettes- A look at color families and a structured formula to create minimal-style landscapes using selection tools, the paintbrush, and paint bucket tool. Minimalism Presentation- Formal Introduction to minimalism concepts and movie poster project.An Introduction to Adobe Illustrator-Pathing with the Pen Tool Presentation. Illustrator Practice Worksheets- a 4-page artboard building skills in pathing, choosing fill color, stroke color, gra

The process of analyzing an artwork helps students develop critical thinking skills, as well as the ability to articulate ideas in a concise way. Increasing Content Literacy in the art room can help students across all other subject areas. But it isn't always easy to have kids engage in writing because some students don't understand how to write about art. This resource provides a 3-page graphic organizer about how to talk and write about a piece of art, including: An outline of art vocabulary

Art can be used as a powerful tool of change, and presents a unique opportunity for students to learn how to use their own voices. This unit was developed to be taught virtually last Spring, as students worked through a Social Justice unit. First, students researched a social justice issue that they felt passionately about. Then they were presented with this choice-based model to complete a creative component to fit their selected topic. This resource includes a 3-page document, linked to extern

This presentation outlines a digital painting assignment in which students depict a story, song, or related narrative of their choice. Materials used in the presentation include Adobe Photoshop and Wacom Tablets, but this lesson can be adapted to a traditional painting project as well. This assignment is perfect for filling several weeks of planning time, as it provides an interdisciplinary experience of analyzing sensory language.

This presentation is an introduction to digital painting in order to teach students how to digitally shade with color. This process works with a Wacom tablet and pen linked to Adobe Photoshop, or similar materials. Presentation includes example photos and step-by-step instructions of how to shade a piece of fruit.

This lesson provides a visual and engaging way for students to learn about color theory, and could be adapted from a digital format to a traditional art room. My students were able to experiment with color families, as well as stylistic techniques and principles of design throughout this project. In this 15-page PDF, you have access to: 1) A short presentation to introduce this project, which includes visual samples for inspiration. 2) A Planning worksheet as a formative assessment. 3) A Page w

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 file includes an image of Frida Kahlo from the public domain, broken into a grid for students to use in a collaborative drawing exercise. Each square is 2 inches by 2 inches and can be enlarged by hand to any size square with even dimensions. This .pdf can be downloaded into Photoshop for further editing on its layers, or printed and cut out on the provided lines for students to work on right away. This engaging activity will inspire students to work closely together to create one larger,

This list of tutorials allows students to develop skills for digital artmaking that are not explicitly covered during long-term projects. It also fills time for students who finish projects early, or could be used individually as sub plans.

This tutorial explains how to create image maps by using Photoshop and HTML code. It can be used in an introductory web design course, or in conjunction with a digital art course to bring projects to life. This document gives a technical explanation of how to create rectangular, circular, and polygonal maps.

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 slideshow provides the basis for a lesson in digital collage, as well as adaptations for using this project in a traditional art-making space. Students are asked to select a theme that resonates with them on an in-depth level, and they visually explain their connection to this theme through a mini zine-- a short, independently produced magazine. Slideshow includes: List of theme ideas, several slides of example project inspiration, and an explanation of the design principle of harmony.

This formative exercise can be paired with The Secret Life of Stuff project. As a planning stage, students storyboard their ideas to create a cohesive animation before beginning work digitally.

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 resource includes basic instructions on how to do basic Photo editing with the free online editor, Photopea! It shows how to set up a document, the keystrokes for adjustments, and outlines how to edit two photos together.

This activity presents the color groups in terms of a family tree--how does each group mix to create a new "generation" of colors? Students are out of their seats and engaging in this activity with their classmates as they learn about one of the elements of art. The last few slides allow students to experiment with ways of showing Principles of Design, including rhythm, symmetry, and proportion.

This short graphic organizer outlines a Photo project that gives students the option to create one of the following: 1. A Photo Essay 2. A Stop Motion Animation 3. A Short Film 4. They suggest an option for teacher approval! This graphic organizer includes a list of digital editing applications and websites that students can use to complete their project. Perfect for distance learning or keeping your kids busy at home!