Students draw a cartoon door knob upside down, copying
each line, shape and space as accurately as possible.
When they have finished they turn their papers right
side up and are usually very surprised to see how
great their door knob looks.
Students are then free to add cartoon arms and legs
and a fun background.
This lesson is one of the students’ favorites. Drawing
the door knob upside down helps the student to access
the right side of his brain and see things exactly
as they are. The logical left brain knows too much
about things and tries to tell the artist what SHOULD
be there instead of seeing what IS there.
Fall Tree
Running
time 50 minutes
Students draw and paint an Autumn
tree using pencils, pens and water colors.
In this lesson two different ways
of painting the trees are demonstrated. The foliage
is painted with dots for younger children, and free
form color for older students.
The lesson reviews painting with water colors, painting
the sky and warm fall colors.
Pansy
Running
time 54 Minutes
Level of ability - 3
Students draw and color a lovely pansy using pencils,
pens and water colors or colored markers.
Students learn to begin with a circle for the basic
shape and gradually change it into the five curving
petals radiating from the center as well as the
pretty leaves and ruffled edges that represent the
soft texture of the petals.
The pansy demonstrated in the lesson is painted
with water colors and there are many samples shown
of pansies in both water colors and colored markers.
Puppy
Face
Running
time 57 Minutes
Level of ability - 2
Students draw and color a cute puppy face using
pencils, pens and colored pencils or crayons.
The lesson teaches students how to begin with a
basic circle and gradually change it into the shape
of a puppy’s head. Both a realistic and a cartoon
face are demonstrated and the children are free
to choose which kind of puppy they want to draw.
They often draw a dog they know.
The lesson discusses proper proportions, different
kinds of ears, simple backgrounds and texture.
Picasso
Cubist Face
Running
time 32 Minutes
Level of ability - 2
Students draw and color a great face in the cubist
style of Pablo Picasso using pens and colored markers.
Students learn about cubism and the wonderfully
creative life of Pablo Picasso.
Lesson discusses his constantly changing style and
his passion for his work.
