Art for Classrooms, K-6
This class ‘How To Draw and Paint the Artabet Owl’ is under 30 minutes and was completed at my studio with two energetic young boys ages 7 and 12. Watch and see how we use the Artabet Book to get warmed up and ready for the ‘Artabet Owl’. This is the next video in our […]
How To Get Started With The Artabet You can teach the basics of the Artabet system by using the free art resources for teachers included in this post snd those that follow.. lI will demonstrate the six fundamental lines (round and round, up and down, back and forth, zigzag, wiggle, and dot dot dot). I will […]
Let’s start with some At Home And Online Art: Drawing And Painting For Kids ages 7 to 12 and draw and paint a Sundhine Bear. Check out all the other at home videos and free Teacher and Student PDF’s. Part Two Sunshine Bear: Bringing In The Shine Part Three Sunshine Bear: Final Shine On Glasses
What do you teach your kids and students to draw on a Friday afternoon? How about teaching them to Draw A Story about ‘Gwen The Penguin’ All you need is some good sturdy paper, a pencil, black permanent pen, an eraser and a rolled paper blending stump.( You can use your finger or a Q-Tip) […]
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? Are fingers described? Are facial […]
Easy 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. Materials / pencil and […]
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 is quite simple once you […]
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 these exercises difficult as their […]
This is a 3-D exercise that gets your 3-D thinking warmed up and ready to go. Think ‘scroll’ and ‘treasure map’.
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 ideas. Let’s get cracking 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 ‘charm’ of this little bug […]
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 understanding of symmetry. Now, by […]
Learn to draw a sun from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo. Use designs to draw a sun. Encourages creativity for all ages.
Learn to draw a Cat. from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo. This is a simple 3-D drawing of ‘Pouncer’ the Artabet Cat. The face is fine for K to Gr.2. The crouching body is a great challenge for Grades 3 to 7. Subject matter for drawing has remained constant for me as an Art Teacher over the past 30 years. Kids […]