An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on types of lines and the artwork studied is Franz Marc's Tiger. The animation shows the arrangement of the lines.

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on the color wheel and it studies both primary and secondary colors using Grace Hartigan's "Billboard." The...

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on warm and cool colors and works are studied from both Van Gogh and Joan Mitchell. The animation shows the...

An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on positive and negative space, and the artwork studied is from Katharina Fritsch.

In this lesson, students will form cubes and discuss their attributes including edges, faces, vertices, and angles. Media resources and teacher materials are included.

Find a classroom-ready annotated slideshow and lesson plans designed to introduce students to fundamental architectural concepts and to improve their skills in recognizing the structural components of architecture. Slideshow uses...

This site from Artlex is a fantastic description of how movement is used in the creation of art. There are links to works of art in sculpture, painting and photography as well as focused interpretations of how different types of movement...

This site from Artlex provides a thorough definition of the Principle of Design known as Rhythm. There are links to other sources and terms as well as visuals from artists such as Klee, Matisse and Mondrian that show further examples.

A complete description of the term, "emphasis," with links to show how emphasis relates to art. Includes examples of work by Klimt, Demuth, and Minor.

This site from Artlex is a lesson plan for a secondary level graphic design class designed by Michael Delahunt. There are many projects including: Designing a poster; Altering a photo; Photoshop Tricks; studying Logos; Designing logos;...

This site is a personal reflection on judging art from both a layperson and professional point of view.

This site from Artlex provides a brief but effective definition of the Principle of Design known as Harmony. There are links to other terms within the definition as well as quotations by Cezanne, Seurat and Ingres.

This online dictionary of art terms from Artlex is a valuable tool. The composition page explains how the term is used in the world of art. There are related links and works of art to explore.

In this lesson, student groups will research and create PowerPoint presentations of famous painters. Individually, each student will select an artist and create an original work emulating the style and techniques of that artist.

The property includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that have their roots in the times of...