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Create Wildlife Friendship Paintings: Art Lesson for High School Students

Nicole Hilsabeck
Categories : The arts in high school

This is a great lesson plan for students beginning to make new friends at the start of the year. Show students pictures of animal friendships and then …

The Art of Portraiture: Paint Yourself & Paint a Friend Art Lesson

Nicole Hilsabeck
Categories : The arts in high school

Using the famous self and peer portraits by Van Gogh and Gauguin, your students can get to know each other through the art of portraiture!

Using Your Smartphone to Take Reference Photos for Art: Smart Tips for a High School Art Project

Nicole Hilsabeck
Categories : The arts in high school

If you’ve got a phone that takes pictures, you can capture your sources of inspiration anywhere you go!

Experimenting with Three Styles: Realistic, Impressionistic and Abstract: High School Art Lesson

Nicole Hilsabeck
Categories : The arts in high school

Most representational artists tend to work in a defined style, whether it be extremely realistic, loose and abstract, or somewhere in between. By …

High School Art Lesson on Identifying & Drawing Shapes

Nicole Hilsabeck
Categories : The arts in high school

Use this quick activity to help your students use their “artist eyes” and get warmed up for bigger drawing projects!

Creating Simple Land or Seascape Pictures in Art Class

Nicole Hilsabeck
Categories : The arts in high school

Land and seascapes have been popular visual subjects for centuries. Using a few basic rules, your students can capture the wonder and beauty of their …