Here I will list our art lesson plans out in several different ways. Since some lessons cover multiple topics, you’ll see them repeated under different headings
- Drawing Lessons
- Beyond Basic Drawing
- Media Specific lessons
- You can also view our art lessons about famous artists chronologically on our Amazing Artists page
Drawing Lessons
A significant number of our art lesson plans focus on the skill of drawing. Every improvement you make in your drawing skills can then be used for creating art in any other media, like paint, colored pencils, even clay!
We offer a free lesson plan about drawing a space shuttle using symmetry. You can get it here when you sign up for our email list:
You can purchase our drawing lesson plans in packages or individually. Here are some pre-made packages, but you can also create your own package: Just put $30 or more of single items (not packages) in your cart and use the coupon code 30OFF for a 30% off discount!
Drawing Lesson Packages
Basic Drawing Lessons
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Drawing Facial Expressions like Rembrandt (2nd Ed)
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Drawing Ships using Upside-Down Drawing- Lesson Plan
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Capturing Action like Degas Lesson Plan (2nd Ed)
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Audubon’s Scientific Illustrations with Upside-Down Drawing- Lesson Plan
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Drawing Leaves Using Symmetry- Lesson Plan
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Drawing King Tut’s Mask Using Symmetry- C1W2 Lesson Plan
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Drawing Basic Shapes with American Landmarks- C3W1 Lesson Plan
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Basic Lines and Shapes of Trees- Lesson Plan
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Drawing Clothing with Giotto- C1W13 Lesson Plan
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Lines and Shapes in Prehistoric Art- C1W1 Lesson Plan
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Drawing Archaic Greek Gods Upside Down- C1W3 Lesson Plan
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Creating Value like El Greco- C1W18 Lesson Plan
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Drawing the U.S. Capitol Building using Symmetry- C3W2 Lesson Plan
Perspective Drawing Lessons
Beyond basic drawing principles, we like to teach the basics of drawing with the 7 Methods of Perspective:
Beyond Basic Drawing
Art Lessons about Color
Color is so much fun that we love to incorporate it whenever we can:
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Painting with Primary Colors Like Roy Lichtenstein 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Painting with Neutral Colors Like Andrew Wyeth 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Painting in Tones Like OKeeffe 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Creating Movement like Van Gogh
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Plein-air Painting Like Monet Lesson Plan (2nd Ed)
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Using Color like Andy Warhol- C3W4 Lesson Plan
Abstract Art lessons
Abstract art can take so many forms! In some ways it’s super simple, yet there’s still a lot we can learn about it:
Art Lessons by Media
If you have a specific media in mind, you may prefer to look at the lesson plans arranged this way. Keep in mind, that most lesson plans are flexible enough to allow you to use a different medium than suggested.
Lessons using Colored Pencil
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Illustrating Like Norman Rockwell 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Remembering Like Grandma Moses 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Identifying Trees Using Texture- Lesson Plan
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Aerial Perspective and the Science of Light- Lesson Plan
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Audubon’s Scientific Illustrations with Upside-Down Drawing- Lesson Plan
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Drawing Clothing with Giotto- C1W13 Lesson Plan
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Illuminating a Medieval Manuscript- C1W6 Lesson Plan
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Perspective Drawing & Classical Architecture- C1W5 Lesson Plan
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Abstract Celtic Medieval Art- C1W4 Lesson Plan
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Drawing Archaic Greek Gods Upside Down- C1W3 Lesson Plan
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Drawing King Tut’s Mask Using Symmetry- C1W2 Lesson Plan
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Creating Cartoons like Jim Davis- Lesson Plan
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Making a Statement with Grant Wood’s American Gothic- C3W6 Lesson Plan
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Drawing Ships using Upside-Down Drawing- Lesson Plan
Lessons using Paint
All our painting lessons are general enough that you could use whatever paint you have on hand: Watercolor, acrylic…
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Painting with Primary Colors Like Roy Lichtenstein 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Painting with Neutral Colors Like Andrew Wyeth 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Painting in Tones Like OKeeffe 2nd Ed. Lesson Plan
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Painting Landscapes Like Gainsborough Lesson Plan (2nd Ed)
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Creating Texture like Morisot Lesson Plan (2nd Ed)
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Plein-air Painting Like Monet Lesson Plan (2nd Ed)
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Aerial Perspective and the Science of Light- Lesson Plan
Lessons Using Chalk Pastels
You might notice a lack of chalk pastel lessons… Confession time: I just can’t stand the stuff! Dragging a piece of chalk on paper is like nails on a chalkboard to me! I suggest chalkpastle.com (aka You Are An Artist) for lessons using chalk pastels!