These exercises are the beginning of a creative journey for you and your students. We need to draw a story and create interest, drama, variation, and expression. Most students who have been drawing up to grade 9 or 10 draw something and it stands alone without any artistic principals. I have yet to find a beginner art student who used this principal. Continue adding shapes in front and behind. Now you have established one in front and two behind. Add the orange shape behind the bottom of the red shape then the light green shape that is behind the top of the red shape. #3 Zig Zag In Front and Behindīegin with the red zig zag shape that is at the center and is out in front. Practice the above lines making sure you vary the amplitude from big to small … variation is the spice of drawing. Let’s create some art designs with this ‘Perceptual’ art game! Start the zig zag and wiggle lines and keep them moving right to the end. This is a Level 1 Drawing Game that prepares the elementary student for seeing eventually in 3D. Adds extra fun to your elementary classroom art projectsįollow the sequence of drawings below and try to ‘SEE’ where it is going.Perfect imagination game for K-6 students.This fun art exercise helps your students develop control and variation. With my 6 universal lines of art, you can draw anything in the world. Did I find them all? There’s always a monkey or two hiding somewhere! #2 Bend Your Art Perception! Fill up that paper and start adding color to the ones you find. How many can you find? Use big Round and Rounds and smaller ones. Once you get going, monkeys will start to appear.
Simply fill your page with Round and Round with a Dot in the middle. But it’s hard and fun if you are five, six, or seven years old!
How many monkeys can you find? For adults, it’s simple. You get super simple and intermediate classroom drawings sent to your inbox every holiday.
I’ve taught art in classrooms for 25 years and know that teachers need fun, simple exercises, and art activities to get students going.ĭon’t forget that you can get my free Teacher Packs. Today, I want to share my big list of 34 amazing art exercises, ideas, games, holiday drawings and school art projects for students. Posted in: K-6 Art Exercises, K-6 Art Warm-Ups, Step-by-step videos, Teacher Resources, Uncategorized, what to teach 3 to 7 year olds to draw.