Free Art Lessons

Below are all the free art lessons! Enjoy!

 

THOUGHTS ABOUT ART 

Yes! You Can Learn to Draw 

Why Should Children Learn to Draw? 

What Should an Aspiring Cartoonist/Animator Be Doing? by Chris Schweizer

Why You Need More Art in Your Life and 5 Ways to Get it by Michael Hyatt

You Can Learn to Draw Portraits by Jason of Eclectic Asylum Art (Video)

 

PRESCHOOL IDEAS

Coloring Pages

Drawing with Dots 

Preschool Art Activities

 

DRAWING

Introduction to Drawing in Pencil

Choosing Drawing Paper 

All About Drawing Pencils 

What to Know About Erasers

What is a Tortillon? 

Start Drawing!

Preparing Your Drawing Surface

Keeping Your Drawing Paper Clean 

Drawing with Shapes and Lines

Measuring for Proportion

Drawing Symmetrical Objects

Using a Tortillon or Stump

Drawing Animals

Drawing a Still Life

Drawing People in Action (Part 1)

Drawing People in Action (Part 2)

10 Tips for Drawing a Face 

Drawing Using a Grid

Contour Drawing

Drawing Upside Down

Gesture Drawing

Drawing from Photographs

How to Transfer an Image

Transferring with Graphite Paper (Video)

Using a Value Scale

Using a Wooden Manikin

Eighteen Tips for Drawing 

Thumbnail Drawings

 How to Draw Hair (Video)

How to Start a Nature Journal

Self-Portrait Project 

Contour Hand Drawing Project

 

DRAWING IN STEPS

Click HERE to see all of the images. 

Bear

Chickadee 

The Crow and the Pitcher

 Dog

Eagle

Gecko 

Hedgehog

Horse

Foal

Palm Tree

Penguin 

Rose Bud  (Video)

Swan 

 T-Rex 

Wolf

 

PEN

All About Art Pens 

Basic Techniques

Drawing Animals in Pen and Ink 

Landscapes in Pen and Ink 

Christmas Cards in Pen and Ink

Creating with Line and Wash

 

SCRATCHBOARD

Introduction to Scratchboard 

 

COLORED PENCILS

Using Colored Pencils

Beginning Techniques

 

PASTELS

Introduction to Soft Pastels 

Using Fixative for Pastels 

Drawing an Object with Soft Pastels

Using Pastel Pencils

Using Oil Pastels 

Using Conte Crayons 

 

WATERCOLOR

Introduction to Watercolors 

Choosing Watercolor Paper 

Choosing Watercolor Brushes 

Preparing to Paint

Creating a Color Wheel

Color and Value

Painting Clouds in Watercolor

Using Masking Fluid

Working with Gouache

Using Watercolor Pencils

Creating with Line and Wash

Painting a Sunset in Watercolor

Painting an Underwater Scene – Watercolors (Part 1) 

Painting an Underwater Scene – Watercolors (Part 2)

 

ACRYLICS 

Introduction to Acrylics 

Splatter Painting

 

CRAFTS

Marbled Bowls 

Ornaments from Sculpey



 

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8 thoughts on “Free Art Lessons”

  1. Are you giving private art lessons since hobby lobby classrooms are closed?

    Have a college daughter coming home for holidays and thought of how we used to go to your classes. She’s an art therapy major now!!

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  2. Hi sam I have been using Crayola crayons for a while but when i moved to 4rth grade i got Crazart crans but they don’t work so good but what is a better kind of crayon out there or is the Crayola crayon the best for art because you can shade better?

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    • I haven’t found any that work better than Crayola! Do you have any oil pastels? They are not expensive, and they look a lot like crayons. But they are so fun to work with — you can blend and mix colors right on the paper!