Art for Classrooms, K-6
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’.
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.
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 […]
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!
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 […]
How to draw Bluebeary from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo. ‘Bluebeary’ is perfect for beginner drawers. This is the Artabet model for drawing a bear. It can be drawn as it appears with K – Gr.4. When I present it to older students I introduce our ‘Blueberry’ as ‘Ursus Horibilus’, a friendly ‘Griz’.
Space Quest; How to Draw a Spaceship from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo.
How to draw: Girl Wearing a Hat from Ron Mulvey on Vimeo. The hat must fit the head! If you watched this video you will now know how to draw a girl wearing a hat. You will be able to draw anybody wearing a hat. Remember … the hat fits the head.
Today, I want to share my big list of 34 amazing art exercises, ideas, games, holiday drawings and school art projects for students. I’ve taught art in classrooms for 25 years and know that teachers need fun, simple exercises, and art activities to get students going. Don’t forget that you can get my free Teacher […]
You are going to discover how easy it is to learn and teach the ARTABET.If you can print your name,you can draw! Do it now. Print your name. Look at it. Realize right now that you are miles ahead of your students in muscle memory. They are just learning that skill and you already have […]