An Easy Way to Make an Animated Video
I recently saw some animated videos on Facebook, they looked simple enough, but I wasn’t sure how to make them. After some research and experimentation, I realized that you can make some pretty fun videos using Keynote and screen recording software. Watch the video below to learn how to do it yourself. Learn more […]
How to Make an Art Portfolio out of a Bag
I first learned about turning a paper bag into an art portfolio on Instagram, and was like how is this the first time I”m seeing this!!!! It’s super simple, and smart. You can have your students or kids make these to store their art, or make a few for yourself like I did, to help […]
How to Start using your Sketchbook Today
For years I carried around a sketchbook, but only wrote in it I felt like if I couldn’t make something perfect or beautiful, I just shouldn’t make anything. SO WRONG. . Finally, I allowed myself to start playing. And taking the advice that I gave my students. (novel idea, I know) . And now, I […]
Teacher Tools: The Art Career Project
When working to advocate for the arts, it’s helpful to be able to provide resources guiding students and parents to information about art careers and colleges. The Art Career Project is a great tool for searching career options, finding out paths to those options and exploring art schools. You can visit The Art […]
AP Art Classes for Homeschool Students
learn art online from amber kane on Vimeo. You know that you love art and that you’re good at it, but you feel stuck in a rut, and like you’ve taken your work as far as you can without help. You’re thinking about wanting a creative career after high school, but you and your parents, […]
Do you know what the Drawing Issues Are?
For AP Drawing, the College Board says that students need to address the , ” drawing issues.” When students hear the words, ” drawing issues,” they look confused and unsure, they’re often familiar with the elements and principles of art, but not drawing issues. However, after looking at examples, most high school art students […]
Lesson: How to bring Art History into a Project
I know that I’m onto something when students thank me for creating and project, and continually tell me how much fun they’re having. That’s what happened with this Illuminated Manuscript Project. While most of the time my class is choice/TAB ( teaching for artistic behavior), where students develop their own ideas and prompts, every once and […]
Tips: How to Teach Art Online
I get a lot of questions about teaching art online, so I decided to do a live video to answer your questions, you can watch the recording below. Here are some other resources that you may find helpful: How to Create online courses Where to host your videos How to do group calls
How to Use your Sketchbook more in 2018
Is this the year that you commit to having students work in a sketchbook, or maybe, you want to work in one yourself? Below you’ll find a collection of sketchbooks prompts and ideas to use on yourself or with your students. How do Differentiate with Sketchbook Prompts Teacher Tools: Sketchbook Project How to make an […]
Teacher Tools: How to make a digital timeline
I love when I learn new things from my students. Recently my AP Art History students were working on curating their own exhibitions. ( I love this project). One of the students added several timelines to their digital display and they were pretty cool. I did some extra clicking and searching and found out […]