Try This Great Drawing Tool!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by artlessonsforkids

I have been having so much fun using this online drawing tool (http://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony/#web) I just had to share it with you. Very simple to use, you can change colors, use a variety of very cool drawing effects and the best part… you can save all of your artwork forever and ever. I LOVE it and I’m sure your kids will too! I have already shared this link with my students and will be dedicating some art lessons very soon to explore this tool further while we create some interesting artwork.

Do you know of any other exciting web tools we could all be playing with? 🙂

Here is the quick drawing I made inspired by my recent visit to the Tree of Life.

Cute huh? Now go have some fun!

Tree of Life, Ms. Alejandra

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Art Supplies

Posted on December 5, 2010 by artlessonsforkids

After the Christmas holidays, I will need to start working on ordering items to re-stock my art room again. Teaching overseas, I need to plan these things in advance to make sure everything arrives on time for the following school year. Although it is quite a tedious job, it’s also lots of fun. There are so many products out there and it’s very easy to want to just buy it all! I avoid all the ‘ready made’ packs and even limit my paint choices to the primary and secondary colors. How can we help nurture future artists if we give them everything almost pre-made because it saves us time and effort?

A question I get asked often is what kind of art materials do I use in the classroom with my students. I have created this page where you will find a list with the essential art supplies you will need to run a super art program! This list isn’t limited to a classroom only. Use it for an after school camp, home-school group, etc. Simply adjust the quantities to your needs and budget. If you are looking to order online, I have found these companies to be the most reliable suppliers and have great quality products. Note: I decided to become an affiliate to Dick Blick because they have always come through for me in all of my orders in all the international school I have worked in.

If you know of any other great suppliers, we would love to hear from you so we can share the knowledge. 🙂

Blick Art Materials

MisterArt

Nasco Arts and Crafts

School Specialty (Saxs)

Lakeshore Art Materials

Happy ordering!

Ms Ale

Another Self-Portrait Mural Idea

Posted on October 7, 2010 by artlessonsforkids

Christina from wesbmart.blogspot sent me this picture of the wonderful mural she made with her students. She wrote: “… I did this with the 2 schools that I teach at and the murals were fantastic. The way I did it was I gave each child, staff and faculty member a small 3×3 piece of oak tag or card stock. Everyone drew a self-portrait and I put them together to create a mural of our school. I had about 95% participation from the whole entire school (some people forgot to give me their portraits.) It came out fantastic!”

I think it’s great Christina and thank you so much for sharing this photo and allowing me to post it here. The amazing world of blogging is priceless when it comes to sharing ideas and helping each other, don’t you think?

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