The
@rt Room
Includes art
projects, an online exhibition area, historical art facts and trivia,
what it means to think like an artist and more.
A.
Pintura: Art Detective
Become a detective
and identify the artist of a mystery painting. Teaches the concepts
of composition, style and subject needed to solve the puzzle.
The
Age of Enlightenment
This French art
exhibit discusses the history of french paintings during the 18th
century. Includes an index of artists.
The
Animation Learner's Site
A nice collection
of tutorials which will give you a good head start on learning how to
draw and animate like the pros.
Art
Express
Contains a nice
variety of fun and educational artistic activities for grades 1
through 5. Some activities require that you have the Shockwave plug-in.
Awesome
Clipart for Kids
Need some clipart
for your web site? Here's an awesome collection you can choose from
created by 12-year old Tom Brown and his family. You'll find weird
aliens, cute animals, dogs, cats, robots, and more, plus links to
other clipart web sites as well. Nice job, Tom (and family)!
Cartoon
Critters
Offers dozens of
Videos to print and color, and coloring books with pictures that
you can color online. Also includes graphic step-by-step instructions
on how to draw Videos, online games you can play, and crafts.
Color
Matters
Budding artists
and anyone interested in color will want to see how color affects our
mind and body, its use in design and art, plus lots more. Explains
additive and subtractive color systems, how the eye sees colors, and
how other cultures view and use colors.
Create
A Creature
Learn how to draw
a silly creature by following step-by-step illustrations. Created by
cartoonist Aaron Riddle, a new creature will be featured each week,
along with a new drawing tip. Submit your own creature, and it could
show up on the web site!
Exposure
- A Beginners Guide
to Photography
Take a quick
course in photography, learn a few tips on how to jazz up your
photos, or use the Sim-Cam to learn how exposure and depth of field work.
Haring
Kids
Artist Keith
Haring was devoted to kids. At this site, he shares his vision of art
with them and inspires them to discover their own creative side.
Activities include games, puzzles, pictures to color, stories and
more. Lesson plans for each section are available to teachers.
Inside
Art
A game which
explores a painting from the inside out. You 'escape' from the
painting after answering ' Who? / What? / Where? / How? ' questions.
KinderArt
You'll find lots
of great ideas for quality art and craft projects at KinderArt. Be
sure to check out the sections for younger children, and seasonal
crafts too!
Kodak:
Taking Great Pictures
Kodak offers a
wealth of information on ways you can improve the artistic quality of
the pictures you take while helping you understand the technical
issues of photography as well. Highly recommended for the serious
beginner to intermediate photographer.
Krannert
Art Museum
View the permanent
art exhibit currently shown at the Krannert Museum in Illinois.
Includes many different types of art from around the world.
Learn
How to Draw with Gary Harbo
If you want to
learn to draw Videos, take a look at this site from children's book
author and illustrator, Gary Harbo. Each month you'll find a new
cartoon that you can draw by following 10 easy steps.
Lite-Brite
Dazzle your
friends with your brilliant artistic abilities! Draw with
"light" with this online version of the popular art toy, Lite-Brite.
Making
Oatmeal Box Pinhole Cameras
Easy to
understand, detailed instructions show you how to make a pinhole
camera out of a common Quaker Oats oatmeal box.
Mark
Kistler's Imagination Station
Nice tutorials
teach you how to draw cartoon-type characters with the illusion of
depth using step-by-step illustrations.
Metropolitan
Museum of Art - Explore & Learn
Includes art games
like "What is it?", activities, interviews, stories, art in
the classroom, a FAQ about the museum, and more.
The
Pinhole Gallery
This site's
strength is its gallery section which displays the work of over 300
pinhole camera artists. You'll also find instructions on how to make
a pinhole camera and a section on exposure guides.
The
Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia
Includes thousands
of Videos covering almost anything you'd like to know! Originally
drawn over a period of 14 years for the Observer newspaper, you'll
find information on animals, art, entertainment, songs, science,
sports and 16 other subjects. |