Category: Art Basics

Repetition refers to one object or shape repeated, while pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement. Patterns appear in many art forms around the world, from geometric motifs to symmetrical patterns on blankets to the contemporary art designs. Every culture has its own distinct …

Picture of classroom activity Greta is a working artist and is currently attending school for art education. This is her first semester working with Art Sphere. Her goal is to inspire her students to learn about the world through art, and express themselves freely. This lesson teaches kids about composition, …

Picture of classroom activity Your Destination: As a class, create a large-scale color wheel collage with pieces of construction paper.    Travel Kit: colored papers in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple scissors (optional) glue sticks large-scale (at least 24”x36”) drawing of blank color wheel on poster board, foam …

After learning about perspectives and drawing in 3 dimension, it is time to build our own houses with paints! Image from Printable Coloring Pages Students first draw the blueprint of the house by drawing a large rectangle and divide it into two parts with a straight vertical line. The first …

Your Destination: Inspired by the lion in Genevìeve Côté’s Mr. King’s Castle, create a castle using collage techniques with pre-cut triangle, square and rectangle shapes. This project reinforces shape recognition and sharpens reasoning, creative and imaginative skills. Travel Kit: Mr. King’s Castle by Genevíeve Côtè oversized construction paper pre-cut triangle, …