Let’s start with a Plan Are you going to want their drawing to be a ‘fun’ activity where you spend precious moments with your young ones? Are you going to enjoy watching them develop, get excited and become absorbed in their art activity? Will you show them what they will need…
The ‘Obvious’ Is Always Overlooked Take a quick look at your student’s or child’s drawing of a person. Ask the ‘obvious’ questions. “Are all the parts assembled in the ‘right’ place?” Do the arms come out of the shoulders? Are the arms and legs the ‘right’ length? Is there a neck?…
I’ve taught summer art classes in my hometown of Nelson BC for many years. I’ll share some tips for launching your own summer art camp. By the way, if you live in Nelson BC and are interested in summer art camps for your kids, email me at info4artabet@gmail.com. This is…
How to Draw and Paint a Dinosaur in Your Classroom with Ron Mulvey Follow along as Ron guides you step by step in this easy draw and paint dinosaur video of a ‘Charming Bronto’ called Thunderfoot. Let’s get stared with the Artabet Welcome and the Artabet Energy Line Warm Ups. …
Ages ‘3 and 12’ Find ‘Exactly’ What You Need To Know About Teaching A Beginner To Draw. This is our most popular posting and will be an invaluable tool for: teachers, parents, art instructors and kids. Browse through the entire blog and find what you need or go to the…
3-D Drawing is easy if you Pay Attention to the “ITTY BITTY DOT” If you have already seen the 34 Amazing Art Exercises and Games from a previous blog post,this video will demonstrate how to take an imaginative approach to some of the ideas you have learned from that post. It…
Ron will show you ‘How To Use a Pencil When You Shade’ and some other ‘Pencil Tips’ that will sharpen your skills in this step by step video. A strong pencil grip is essential to shading.This is only acquired with diligent practice and repetition. Young art students ages 3 to 6 may find…
This is a 3-D exercise that gets your 3-D thinking warmed up and ready to go. Think ‘scroll’ and ‘treasure map’.
Three challenging 3-D drawings for Grades 3 to 7. I have had younger students who get it right away but make sure they have all the basic Artabet exercises done first.
Use your six lines of the Artabet to draw a simple baby dinosaur coming out of it’s egg.
Tell a Story as you Draw a Story. Just saying ‘do this’ and now ‘do that’ will not excite the child’s creativity and they will just end up copying. Artabet is all about ‘expressing’! Make it your own. We get you started and you pick it up. Add your own details and…
Warm Up With These Little Art Games Before Draw Your Lady Bug This is Vintage Artabet below, look through our blogs and see if you can find our newest addition called JET BUG More people search out How to draw a Ladybug than you can imagine. I suppose it is the…
How to Draw a Sun for ages 3-7 sounds like a simple task, and it is if you use the principles of symmetry. We have all seen those cute little first attempts at drawing a Sun where the rays are flying in all directions and of course do not display any…
Learn to draw a sun from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo. Use designs to draw a sun. Encourages creativity for all ages.
Learn to draw Robo Duck from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo. The Duck Drawing has been popular since the early 80’s when they were splashed onto T-shirts everywhere. Ducks are back and ‘Robo Duck’ is leading the flock!