Facial feature drawing can be challenging for students. It is hard to capture the details of facial features in drawings and ensure that the facial features look realistic. Everyone has different facial features, and no person looks the same. Facial features give a lot of information as to how a portrait of someone's face looks and being able to do facial feature drawing successfully will improve students abilities to draw portraits, and have them look realistic and natural.
Read MoreI have created the perfect early finishers activities for high school students in grade 9 through 12. I love using these early finisher activities with my high school students, because there are a variety of things that appeal to different student interests. There are also some pages that are more difficult and challenging, and some pages that are easier depending on the high school student’s drawing abilities.
Read MoreTeaching students how to mix skin tones that are realistic looking can be one of the most challenging parts of any portrait unit. Many art teachers I talk to say it’s the part of their lesson that makes students freeze up or reach for the nearest "peach" or "brown" paint instead of really exploring colour mixing and learning the skill. Learning how to mix skin tones is an art skill that takes portraiture to the next level.
Read MoreLearn how to draw the real hand. Drawing hands can help make your figure drawing look more realistic. Drawing hands can be quite difficult, because there are so many details to our hands from wrinkles to shadows, to the pores of our skin and being able to capture all of these details, as well as the scale and proportion of hands. All of these details helps us to be able to learn how to draw the real hand and make it look as realistic as a human as possible
Read MoreAs an artist and art teacher, I have a lot of different art activities for 7 year olds to do whether you are a parent or teacher. You will want to check out these are activities for 7 year olds to help keep them inspired, creative, and having fun check out my art activities for 7 year olds by reading more of the blog post.
Read MorePortfolio consulting is a great way to help your child’s art portfolio application stand out and get them accepted into an art program of their choice for university or college. Portfolio consulting can be very useful and helpful to students to ensure they are creating a strong art portfolio application, staying focused, and meeting deadlines.
Read MoreThere are lots of different elite art schools around the world. I am here to share what some of these elite art schools are and to help prepare your team if they are wanting to go to one of these very popular and elite art schools.
Read MoreHere are some free time activities drawing lessons and art projects that kids and teens can do you home or in the classroom. These are fun free time activities drying art lessons that kids and teens are sure to love. These free time activities drawing resources use minimal materials and don't require a screen to complete these.
Read MoreDrawing hands can be hard to do, even artists who are advanced and highly experienced at drawing can have difficulty drawing the hands. And this is why I created and draw the hand art resource for high school students, so that they can practice drawing the hands realistically, proportionally and creatively.
Read MoreAs a teacher I love taking my students outside to make art. Not only do the students love my nature art lessons, they love being outside and experiencing nature. Students don’t like to spend too much time indoors at their desk all day. That's why I have created a nature art lesson they absolutely LOVE! They deserve to be playing outside and being in nature! You can learn more about my nature art lesson by reading below. I am sharing some other nature art lesson ideas too!
Read MoreHere are a list of classroom resources that are my top 10 TPT best sellers. Be sure to follow my TPT store Jackie Partridge art- to see new free resources and other wonderful art resources to use in your classroom or at home. Keep reading to check out the list of classroom resources to use in your classroom this school year!
Read MoreAre you wondering how to keep your teen busy this summer? You can try one of my online art classes for teens. These are great for kids ages 12 to 17. I even had a free online art class for your teen to try. Here are some online art classes for teens to try this summer or throughout the year!
Read MoreArtist mindset is so important for anyone pursuing a visual art career or an art related career. It is necessary to work on improving and fixing your artist mindset so you can get comfortable with sharing your art with the world.
Read MoreHere are some art portfolio resources to help high school students with their art portfolio school application. Some of the art portfolio resources are free -make sure to check them out!
Read MoreWhy portfolio coaching is right for you? It will help your art portfolio application stand out and get accepted without the stress and overwhelm! I offer two different art coaching sessions for an hour and 30 minutes. As a portfolio consultant I help students complete their art portfolio application and get them accepted into the school or program of their dreams. Find out more about why portfolio coaching is right for you.
Read MoreLearn 5 ways to invest in yourself and how you can invest in your art related career. It’s important to invest in yourself and your future. Your future self will thank you for making the investment. I’m also sharing 7 reasons you should invest in yourself.
Read MoreShould I go to school for art? You might be wondering what you should do for school and where you should go. Is art school the right choice for you? Let me help you with your decision of - should I go to school for art?
Read MoreHere are some popular art schools in Canada and the United States. Let’s take a look at the best art schools in Canada and the best art schools in the US. Are you interested in attending any of these popular art schools? Applying to a popular art school is a competitive process. Let me help you get accepted one of these popular art schools!
Read MoreHere are 100 art project ideas for high schoolers to get you through the school year and beyond. These art project ideas are perfect to try in the classroom or in a homeschool setting with a teen who loves art.
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