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This Google Slides presentation includes over a dozen mini-lessons for virtual learners to build their digital art skills. Activities range from introductions to digital painting, to making pixel art, to molding virtual clay! Perfect for teaching online, hosting an art club, or practicing the skills on your own! Guided tutorial videos are embedded throughout the presentation Skills covered include: Flat Landscapes, Double Exposure, Drawing prompts, Photo Editing, Virtual Pictionary, and more!

This descriptive presentation explains what a Layer Mask is and how to apply one in Adobe Photoshop. It is written at a beginner level, and is simplified for students new to digital art-making processes. *File has been updated to include a second exercise, which edits a landscape into a jar using a layer mask.

This project brings together all of the components of creating an original brand identity. The slide deck provides 62 slides that include classroom games, discussion questions, guided practice for following a design brief, and example images to guide student learning. Each lesson was planned to fit a 90 minute class period, and can be divided for shorter class times. Additionally, this project is planned to be created in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but could be adapted with free programs or

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 zip file includes 9 different posters of Changemakers from the past and present. Eight posters include a portrait of an Activist along with a quote of theirs, and one poster shows all of their portraits arranged together on a rainbow background. All of the designs are provided in an 8.5x11" and 11x14" format (18 files total). The Activists who are included are: Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, Marsha P. Johnson, Cleo Wade, Martin Luther King Jr., Angela Davis, Michelle Obama, and Barack Obama. T

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.

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 Digital Photography unit explores 3 techniques that create the concept of Surrealism: Double Exposure, Light & Shadows, and Positive & Negative Space. This 71-slide presentation can easily be clipped into smaller sections in order to post on individual canvas modules. The final slide includes a rubric with requirements for this project.

This resource provides materials for an introductory printmaking unit using linoleum. Included in this zip file, you will find: 1. A PowerPoint presentation discussing a brief overview of printmaking and sample images. 2. Printmaking notes for students to follow the provided PowerPoint. 3. Planning worksheet for greeting card project. 4. Presentation outlining a practice printing exercise. 5. Project checklist with listed requirements

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 lesson explores Atmospheric Perspective, Monochromatic Color Schemes, and creating a landscape with a foreground, middle ground, and background. This rich resource is a fun 2-day mini project or can be used for practice with more advanced digital learners--perfect for the end of the school year! The following are included in a zip file: 14-Slide Powerpoint Presentation with images, including the steps for creating custom brushes 1-page lesson plan overview Rubric for evaluating student unde

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.

Yayoi Kusama, one of the most popular contemporary artists, has a recognizable style characterized by polka dots everywhere--on every surface, including her outfits. This pdf includes a digital illustration of Kusama, perfect for a bulletin board or art history timeline in your classroom.

This resource makes a great one-week project for digital photography students. They will begin by taking photos of silhouetted subjects. Then, following the provided videos, students will create kaleidoscopic abstractions out of their images. What's Included: A 26-slide presentation with student examples, embedded instructional videos, and instructions for silhouette photographyLinks to external documents: Slides to use as projection backgrounds, and How to make a digital contact sheet in Photo

This resource combines trends in graphic design and digital photography. Students will begin with 3 days of practicing different techniques: collage-based photomanipulation, juxtaposition of text + images, and illustration-based photo manipulation. The resources include working between Photoshop and Procreate but can be adapted with other digital programs as needed (i.e. Photopea, wacom tablets, google draw, etc.). This project enables students to connect to contemporary visual culture and compl

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 Google Slide deck walks students through creative ways to capture cinematic-style photographs using various rules of composition and color grading edits. Instructions on adding details like time stamp and VHS effects are also linked. The examples in this resource are photos taken on student cell phones with editing done in Adobe Photoshop. Extensions can be added to this lesson to include recording photoshop actions for editing. There are videos embedded in the last 3 slides to show studen