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Technical Drawing - Mastering Sketching & Shading: From 2D to 3D
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Technical Drawing - Mastering Sketching & Shading: From 2D to 3D

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This downloadable PowerPoint lesson is perfect for guiding students through the fundamentals of technical and creative sketching. Designed for art and design classrooms, it blends precision with artistry, helping students build strong drawing foundations. By the end of the lessons, your students will be able to: Bisect lines and angles accurately. Enhance two-dimensional sketches using a variety of techniques. Create three-dimensional sketches using crating methods. Use isometric grid paper as a tool for sketching forms. Draw cylindrical objects with correct perspective. Apply light and shading to bring sketches to life. Add shadow and tonal values to enhance depth and realism. This resource is ideal for introducing perspective drawing, product design sketches, or technical art skills, with ready-to-teach slides and clear visual examples.
Pixel Power: Fun Grid Drawing Activities for the Art Room
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Pixel Power: Fun Grid Drawing Activities for the Art Room

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These ready-to-print activity sheets are perfect for introducing proportion, observation, and colour blending through pixel-inspired grid drawing. Ideal for a cover lesson, warm-up activity, or a creative break, these sheets require minimal prep but deliver maximum engagement. What’s Included: Activity 1: Complete the grid drawing of a Minecraft character using a 10 mm square grid. Activity 2: Complete the grid drawing of the iconic Mario character on a 10 mm square grid. Activity 3: Complete the grid drawing of a symbol using a 10 mm square grid. How to Use: Print the activity sheets for students. Provide pencil crayons or coloured pencils for finishing touches. Encourage students to focus on accuracy, colour choice, and clean grid work. Perfect for KS3 Art & Design or any class exploring digital-to-traditional art connections!
Moving Masterpieces: Exploring Dynamic Art with Alexander Calder
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Moving Masterpieces: Exploring Dynamic Art with Alexander Calder

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Bring kinetic art to life in your classroom with this engaging 4-period lesson plan for Year 9 / Grade 8 students. This resource invites students to step into the world of Alexander Calder, the pioneer of mobiles and kinetic sculptures. What’s Inside: Students begin with prior research, creating a short PowerPoint about Calder’s life and work. A hands-on, creative lesson plan exploring Calder’s process, focusing on balance, movement, and composition. A guided task to design and build a three-level mobile inspired by the theme of flight. Materials Needed: String, sticks, and a selection of collage or recycled materials. This resource is perfect for sculpture projects, 3D design units, or art lessons exploring movement and form. It’s ready to teach and guaranteed to inspire creativity.
Architecture project: The Tiny-House
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Architecture project: The Tiny-House

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Architecture project: The Tiny-House Design Brief The tiny house movement (also known as the “small-house movementâ€) is an architectural and social movement that advocates living simply in small homes. One definition of a tiny house is a dwelling unit with a maximum of 37 square meters (400 sq ft) of floor area, excluding lofts. There are a variety of reasons for living in a tiny house. Many people who enter this lifestyle rethink what they value in life and decide to put more effort into strengthening their communities, healing the environment, spending time with their families, or saving money. Tiny Homes can also provide affordable transitional housing for those who have experienced a lack of shelter. A family living in the _____ has decided to go to a leading architecture company in the _____ and ask you to design a 3D model of their dream tiny house. As the lead architect, it is up to you to win your client over and create a successful project.
Future Visions: Create a Cyberpunk Cityscape Inspired by Futurism
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Future Visions: Create a Cyberpunk Cityscape Inspired by Futurism

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Step into the world of Futurism and Cyberpunk with this immersive art lesson designed to spark creativity and critical thinking. Students will explore the bold, dynamic world of a Futurist artist, analyzing their style and discovering how their ideas continue to influence modern visual culture, including iconic films like Blade Runner. What Students Will Do: Learn about a Futurist Artist and study their unique approach to movement, speed, and modernity. Watch a video clip from Blade Runner to see how Futurism’s influence is still alive today. Create a striking Futurist-inspired cityscape, blending themes of Cyberpunk, dystopia, and modern architecture. Use pastels on black paper to achieve vivid contrasts and futuristic atmospheres. What’s Included in the Download: A PowerPoint presentation packed with visuals, artist information, and step-by-step instructions. A video clip to inspire students and spark discussion. This lesson is perfect for exploring modern art movements, concept art, or urban landscapes in a fresh and exciting way.
Speed & Motion: Dynamic Art Inspired by Giacomo Balla
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Speed & Motion: Dynamic Art Inspired by Giacomo Balla

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Bring the excitement of Futurism and movement into your classroom with this two-period lesson plan designed for Year 9 / Grade 8 students. Students will dive into the world of Giacomo Balla, exploring how he captured energy, speed, and motion in his iconic works. Before this lesson, students research Balla and create a short presentation on his art. Now, they’ll take that knowledge further with a hands-on activity to create their own Balla-inspired dynamic artwork. What’s Included: A ready-to-use lesson plan exploring Balla’s process, focusing on rhythm, repetition, and motion in art. Clear task steps for creating a dynamic drawing or pastel artwork that mirrors Balla’s vibrant energy. Extension ideas for fast finishers or more advanced students. Materials Needed: Pencils, black pens, and pastels (or coloured chalks). This resource is perfect for introducing Futurism, motion in art, or experimental mark-making, and it’s guaranteed to get students thinking about how to represent energy and movement in creative ways.
Line Relief Pottery Lesson
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Line Relief Pottery Lesson

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For this pottery project, you will create your own raised design. A raised design in an artwork is called a ‘Relief’. You will be using a Styrofoam plate for this project. This ceramic lesson can be taught to all of Secondary. This could be a 3 one-hour lesson: Create your design and Styrofoam plate - the theme could be a pattern or link to another art task. Build your pot and use the Styrofoam plate Paint your final design with Watercolours or Acrylics. Tips: Try and limit the use of water in stage 2. Press hard on the Styroplate to capture the design; it doesn’t matter if the Styrofoam plate breaks. If you use air-dry clay, Acrylics might work better than Watercolours, as the water could ruin the pot. Have fun!
Egyptian Textiles Fashion
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Egyptian Textiles Fashion

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Exploring Egyptian Textiles topic. Mini lesson (30 mins) with a: Information & Pictures Quiz Design a Tunic exercise Including visual handouts.
Technical Drawing - Pictorial
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Technical Drawing - Pictorial

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Description: Define pictorial drawing. Identify the different types of pictorial drawings. Define an oblique view. Draw an oblique view of a 3D solid. Complete oblique drawings. Define an isometric view. Draw an isometric view of a 3D solid. Complete isometric drawings. Define a perspective view. Draw a perspective view of a 3D solid. You will need pencils, erasers, rulers and graph paper. The whole lesson is in the PowerPoint, including different drawing tasks.
Propaganda Art - Forests are Golden
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Propaganda Art - Forests are Golden

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Forests are Gold is from a Vietnam propaganda poster painted in 1977 by artist Lê Thiệp, who studied at the Trưá»ng Äại Há»c Mỹ Thuật [College of Fine Arts] in Hanoi. This is one lesson look at Propaganda Art not related to War but to the Environment. Includes an activity at the end. This is a lower secondary visual art task.
Maria Sibylla Merian: Scientific Illustration
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Maria Sibylla Merian: Scientific Illustration

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Powerpoint lesson, learning objectives are: Understand the history of scientific illustrations. Introduce you to Maria Sibylla Merian. Look at Maria’s scientific illustrations. Be a Scientific Illustrator Include the lifecycles of different animals and plants.
Surreal Edible Architecture
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Surreal Edible Architecture

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Learning Aims: By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to Understand what Surreal Edible Architecture looks like. In this download you are provided a lesson plan for maybe 2/3 lessons for Middle School based on food. You will be provided a list and instructions on how the lesson should flow. Enjoy!
Kimmy Cantrell Ceramic Lesson for Middle School
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Kimmy Cantrell Ceramic Lesson for Middle School

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Learning Objectives: Who is Kimmy Cantrell and what is the slab clay technique? How do I use the slab clay technique to create an abstract portrait inspired by Kimmy Cantrell? Can I use mark-making and painting skills to add colour and pattern to my sculpture? The download is a Powerpoint.