Value projects for middle school

After nearly a decade of teaching secondary students, I've had a lot of time to test out a variety of 2d art projects. Let's face it: as teachers, sometimes we plan and plan and plan. We are so excited to deliver the project, and then... it flops. Students are uninterested and the final products aren't

Hatching/Crosshatching/Stippling/Blending

This handout is designed to give students practice with mixing a monochromatic value scale and applying it in a composition. It also introduces the idea of atmospheric perspective as the background has lighter values than the foreground. This is a great activity for beginning painting students who a...

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Creatively use text to take on the shape of an object. Perfect for middle school ages students for a one day art project learning graphic design.