Investigating art careers. Elementary-school students discover many careers in art through an organized set of centers in this activity by Helen Robertson and offered through ArtsEdge . In Art Careers , the children get to play the roles of a makeup artist, a fashion designer, an architect, a jewelry designer, and a graphic artist. Suggested materials for each center are listed. Designing a landscape.
Landscapes are among some of the most beautiful artistic creations that mimic real life.
Using the lesson Landscape Collage , your students will create a landscape design on paper in silhouette form. They will glue it onto a background and add details that will bring the landscape to life. This lesson is from Dede Tisone-Bartels' Art Lessons , a series of basic art lessons addressing art history as well as techniques for drawing with pencils, using colored markers, creating collages, and mixing paint. Creating pencil drawings. This site is free but requires very quick and easy registration.