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Mark Making Animals!  These delightful animal images by illustrator Olga Gamynina are ideal for teaching your students mark making.  This download includes: A page with 4 images and information about Olga Gamynina. 3 worksheets where students complete the missing half of the animal. This is ideal to use when you...

This one-page art analysis worksheet is intended to be used for an exam to test your student's ability to analyse an artwork.  You choose which artwork you would like them to analyse and then the editable questions ask students about colour, texture, composition, media, subject and mood. There are now...

This 29 slide presentation of Petri dish images for art projects, is full of beautiful Petri dish images that are beautiful to draw or paint.  Ideal for your STEAM art projects or you may want this to work alongside the Klari Reis presentation that is free to download from this...

This is the official, artist-approved, presentation about the work of artist Klari Reis.  Famous for her Petri dish installations, she is a perfect artist to introduce your students to if you are looking for a science connection or want to deliver a STEAM project.  The 15 slide presentation includes: Questioning...

This one-page drawing pineapple resource is a superb way of teaching your students drawing skills.  There are two versions of this resource, one with that uses the term 'tones' and one that uses the term 'values'. There are lots of drawing resources on The Arty Teacher.

This is a choice board for colour theory.  This download includes: A one-page choice board with 12 ideas for projects which each link to colour theory.  This includes: primary and secondary colours, harmonious/analogous colours, complementary colours, monochromatic colours, warm and cool colours. An additional document that suggests artists that would...

This art teaching resource supports students in making a watercolour abstract design, pictured above.  Students use watercolour and through mark making, layering and working wet on wet, create a surface to collage with.  Using a faint template, they create the design above.  This download includes: A 7 slide PowerPoint that...

This stippling crab art lesson is ideal for all your 'under the sea' or crustacean art projects.  This download includes: A one-page worksheet for students which includes a definition for students, good examples and helpful advice on how to draw the crab. A lesson plan which includes an introduction, demonstration,...

Students practice gradating coloured pencils with this useful cover/sub lesson that links well with natural forms, flower or Georgia O'Keeffe projects.  This download includes: A lesson plan which includes an introduction, demonstration, development, plenary and extension task. A worksheet for the UK and USA A good example. There are other...

This useful one-page download of leaves could be used for teaching how to gradate watercolour or coloured pencils.  The page has no instruction on it, so it's open to your creative input. There are lots of other leaves art resources and painting resources on The Arty Teacher website.