Angela's Art Class Registration

I am now taking registration for my Spring series of kids art lessons at the Russellville, Arkansas Hobby Lobby.  I will be doing two 6-week sessions, starting on Wednesday, February 19th and running through May 14th with a week off for Spring Break.

We will be doing a lot of fun new projects. Including acrylic dog portraits (personalized so the kids can paint their own pets), funky polymer clay birds, butterfly zentangle watercolors, torn paper mixed media paintings. hand-sewn owls, decorative line landscape paintings and more!

Email me at angelasartistry@gmail.com to register.

Mixed Media Portraits - Kids Art Class

This was one of those projects that took me longer to prepare than it took the kids to complete.  I took photos of my students and edited them using photoshop prior to class. I am still a novice with photoshop so it took longer than it probably should have!  I changed the photos to black and white, then went to greyscale, adjusted the contrast and highlights, then applied the halftone effect.  The edited photos were then printed onto transparency paper.

In class, I had my students cover their canvas panels with scrapbook paper using mod podge. Then they glued the transparency over the top of the papers. In my photos you can still see the wet mod podge through the transparency, but it will eventually dry clear.
I had originally planned on using a transfer technique with the transparencies, but when I tested it, the paper was tearing, so I improvised.  It probably saved a lot of headaches!

We had about a half hour left in class so I used our remaining time to teach them how to draw a simple face.

Here is a link to the original post where I got this idea from:  Christine Adolph Designs

Layered Vellum Leaf Rubbing - Kids Art Class

This was a super fun and easy project. The vellum layer gave it a beautiful, almost ethereal, look.

The bottom layer is plain drawing paper which was stamped with leaf-shaped stamps in dark ink colors.  The top layer is vellum which has real leaf rubbings using colored pencils.  Since they could see the leaves under the vellum they were able to carefully trace and fill in the leaves.  We also added extra leaf stamps in lighter ink colors onto the vellum.  To finish, we framed them to make the layers really show.

 

 

Pumpkin Zentangle - Kids Art Class

My kids art class started off our fall schedule with a fun pumpkin zentangle.  I showed them how to draw a simple dimensional pumpkin and how to layer them to create a grouping.  And then they were able to fill in the spaces with different patterns.  We used sharpie markers so that the ink wouldn't bleed when we added watercolors.  I showed my students how to layer colors with watercolor pencils (darker colors in the creases and along edges, lighter colors in center) and then they added water to blend.  They did such a good job with their drawings that I had several parents ask if they really drew them!  What a compliment!  They did it all on their own (what's the point in taking a class if the teacher does all the work?).  I have found that kids can do just about any project as long as you take time to break it down into easy steps. And it doesn't hurt that I have some super talented kids too!

Here is my YouTube Tutorial for this project.

Name Zentangles - Kid's Art Class

I LOVE Zentangles!!  So fun.  When I saw this idea on Pinterest I just had to do it with my art classes.  I used photoshop to create an example for each student (ages 7-14) to help them place their letters.  They did the lettering on trimmed cardstock and used sharpies and colored pencils to create the designs (rulers helped too).  Then I mounted them on black mat board to make the colors pop.  It was a great, low-stress project and the kids loved the results.

 ERICA

 EMILY

 HALEY

 ABBIE

 KARLEE 

(gotta love the mustaches!)

 MYAH

 SPENCER

 BILLY

 DREW

 ADELINE

 SADY

 ELIZABETH

 KATIE

MICHAELA

Ice Cream Colored Pencil Drawings - Kid's Art Class

We did a really fun drawing with colored pencils during this week's art class.  I showed the kids (ages 7-12) how to use darker and complimentary colors to add shadows and we worked on leaving areas with less color to suggest highlights.  I also talked about leaving visible sketch lines to add interest.  I love the different interpretations. I think the kids did a fantastic job!

Here is the video lesson on YouTube.