Pinkmeister's Art Lessons, Tons of E-Z Illustrated lessons, for Art School Dropouts

ART PROJECTS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR ART LEARNERS, HOME-SCHOOLERS,
AND OTHER ART TEACHERS

A nice wall pocket can be done in a half hour or less using the step by step instructions in this demo.	"Art by Accident" is an imagination builder appropriate for any age. Wet in wet effects become the idea source for imaginative subjects added later.	Turn 2 dimensional shapes into 3 dimensional masses or volumes by adding surfaces and tonality to suggest light and shadow	Breakup design series teaches the skills of mixing color and neatly applying paint to areas.
Hand built assembled clay projects - 8th Grade Art Clay Activities	Interpret an interesting picture composition. After pencil-drawing the areas, Interpret each space for darkness, detail, and soft versus hard edges.	Step by step demo on making a personal symbols wall plaque, using stamps and add-ons.	High Creation Standards for Grade 8: Above a personal symbol abstraction using dominant & accent colors.


ART SKILLS - - There are many art skills which can be taught. They develope with use and practice. Here are some of these.	This page shows most available lesson links	GOOD STUDENT ART - - Some recent art work done by students in the Pinkmeister's classes
Drawing the human body in proportion can be done in a variety of ways. Figure drawing builds the skill of accurately drawing from observation.	Pictures are comprised of areas, each of these areas contribute to a good drawing or painting	. Draw the human face using guide lines; three views include front, profile and 3 quarter views	Compare the work of two artists. Compare method and expressive qualities as well as design features and visual elements .
"Near and Far" This demo teaches simple perspective; Overlapping, size changes, and the use of horizon - a reference to distance	Slab built clay projects for high school and middle school. Decorated and assembled bases, sides and decorative elements.	Learn about master artists like Vincent VanGogh, Claude Monet or Pablo Picasso.	Design and composition lesson defines terms like repetition, contrast, emphasis, etc.