Woodcut

Students create self-portraits using ideas from a particular theme and piece of literature in this high school Art lesson plan. Emphasis is placed on combining visual and literal material in a cohesive manner.

Students analyze the influence of travel on modern artists and discuss unusual use of medium.  In this modern artists lesson, students discover works of Gauguin, Matisse, and Kandinsky. Students look at ways these artists were inspired...

The profound influence of religion and politics on 16th Century art and architecture becomes readily apparent in a 113-slide PowerPoint presentation. Although designed for AP history of art and humanities classes, the presentation would...

Students explore the artistic works of Holocaust escapee Käthe Kollowitz. In this Holocaust art activity, students examine the self-portraits that Kollowitz created and discuss the message in her woodcut images. Students design their own...

Pupils study printmaking, using mirror images, and positive and negative images. They examine how and why print images and text are used. They use a linoleum blocks to make prints.

Students plan and execute a relief print that attempts to protest or persuade. They focus on effective definition of shape, use of symbols, and impact on their intended viewers.

Analyze the process of printmaking and explore how prints reflect an artist's view of society. After viewing and analyzing the prints of Elizabeth Catlett, class members create an inner tube and a linoleum block print. They then research...

How do they create those 3-D views on a 2-D surface? The video presents the history of the art of using anamorphic perspective. A review of perspective drawing provides background knowledge to the class. Pupils see different methods...

Albrecht Durer created a highly textured stamp or print of a rhinoceros. To better understand which animals are near extinction, upper graders create similar prints of endangered animals they've researched. The six-day lesson includes...

Students create watercolor paintings using their knowledge of elements of design, value, and texture, discuss concept of art reflecting time and place, review art-related vocabulary, and reflect on their work.