My Favorite Links for Art Teachers

 

Okay, get a cup of coffee, a diet coke or a potent potable, sit back and relax ‘cause this is gonna be fun, I promise.

If you have a great site that should be added to this list, email me with it. And, pass the word on to others.

 

  • The Incredible Art Department :  many lessons to choose from; most are very good.

 

High School     

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/high/highlessons.html

 

Middle School   http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/middlelessons.html

 

Elementary

http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/elem/elemlessons.html

 

 

  • Drawing

 

Drawing basics free tutorials fun and good 

http://www.art-wow.com/drawing/basicDrawing.cfm

 

Charcoal and pencil drawings  

http://www.jdhillberry.com/how_to_draw_pg2.htm

 

pencil portrait drawing, outstanding  

http://www.jdhillberry.com/how_to_draw_pg2.htm

 

portrait tutorial site, free 

http://www.portrait-artist.org/

 

  • Elements of Art and Principles of Design

 

good stuff on elements and foundations with great examples  http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/color/

 

art studio chalk board, good stuff  

http://www2.evansville.edu/studiochalkboard/

 

visual elements and principles  

http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/explore.cfm

 

more elements and principles 

http://www.guidancecom.com/alphabet/

 

excellent source for elements and principles   http://www.coolschool.k12.or.us/courses/116200/lessons/assignments/1_Elements/index.html

be sure to check out the other lesson links at the top of the page

 

another good one on elements 

http://www.whytownps.sa.edu.au/visarts/elements.htm

Effecting mood and emotion using design elements  http://www.warrenkramer.com/design/4/index.shtml

 

Sensation and perception, interesting stuff  http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/sen_tut.html

 

 

good comprehensive site from Sanford 

http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/study.html

 

  • Abstraction

 

great lesson on abstraction

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/a/abstraction.html

 

abstract expressionism 

http://www.respree.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/scstore/learn/abstract.html?E+scstore

 

 

  • Watercolor

 

watercolor lessons on line free 

http://www.watercolorpainting.com/lessons.htm

 

world of watercolor free tips and articles  http://worldofwatercolor.com/

 

watercolor floral demo-great  http://artistwc.home.mindspring.com/floraldemo.htm

 

watercolor lessons free  http://members.shaw.ca/grant-fuller/

 

watercolor and complements, excellent  http://www.watercolor-online.com/Articles/Complements/complements.html

 

 

  • Oil

 

painting of a rose the way the old masters did it, great  http://www.artpapa.com/oil-painting-lesson-1/index.html

 

 

 

  • Color Pencil

 

color pencil

http://CPchallenge.com/ 

 

http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/study/study.html

 

 

  • Color

 

great color theory lesson

http://home.wi.rr.com/clipartngraphics/Artwork/Art8.html

 

 

Much color into and fun   

 http://www.colormatters.com/entercolormatters.html

 

Color and mood

 http://www.weprintcolor.com/colourmoodtest.htm

 

The psychology of color  

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/colors1.html

 

More color psychology  

http://psychology.about.com/blsub_soimg_color.htm

 

Uh, some more color psych  

http://psychology.about.com/library/bl/blcolor_blue.htm

 

Color psych from pantone    http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idArticle=112&idArea=16

 

The original Luscher Color TEST

 http://www.viewzone.com/luscher.html

 

Color Psych and Web Design

 http://www.basictips.com/tips/article_78.shtml

 

More meaning of color 

 http://www.myth.com/color/snake.html

 

More color and mood 

 http://iit.bloomu.edu/vthc/Design/psychology.htm

 

Even more color    

http://www.colorwize.com/

 

 

Different stuff on color 

http://graphicdesign.about.com/od/color/

 

There are two self-discovery tests here that are uncannily accurate; check out archetype and color mood ananlysis

 

http://www.colorgenics.com/index.cfm?pc=ultra21&pageview=test

 

 

  • Cool Art Teachers with neat stuff

 

Bob Kling Indianola H.S.  artteacher/artist

http://www.indianola.k12.ia.us/high/art/index.htm

 

 

Ken Schwab   art teacher and artist 

http://www.room3art.com/ 

 

 

Noreen Strehlow: this woman has a fabulous site but you really have to navigate wisely. F
ull of great stuff!!!! I have tried to email her but the link does not work.

http://home.wi.rr.com/clipartngraphics/ArtEdTech/ArtEd.html

 

 

an interesting site by a guy who claims to be the best art teacher in the universe

http://www.talentteacher.com/

 

 

 

  • Other Stuff

 

Eyes on Art    

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/art2/

 

 

photoshop tutorials   http://www.good-tutorials.com/

 

web sites of interest for art teachers 

 http://www.mpsaz.org/arts/art_links/web_links.htm

 

art ed links, good, annotated 

http://members.shaw.ca/grant-fuller/

 

 

lots’o links, updated frequently  http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/links/artgames.html