Jan Vallar-Gillette

Make a Mandala

How to draw a mandala basics. YOU add the creativity!

Bomomo

This great activity allows the user to create abstract art using the various elements of art.

Artist Toolkit

Interactive tool at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts that helps to reinforce the Elements and Principles of Art.

Myths and Legends in Art

This wonderful resource, at the Minneapolis Museum of Art, will help explain myths and legends of various civilizations and their connections to artworks made during various time periods

Artlex

Dictionary of art terms.

Tangle Patterns

This site was found by Delilah, a 6th grade student and avid Zentangler. Thanks, Delilah!

Life Imitates Doodles

Another cool site devoted to zendoodling and zentangling, but not associated with the original company. Many new ideas.

zentangles.com

Zentangles

Cool doodles that are taking the world by storm. Go directly to the newsletter for how-to's.

drawsketch.about.com

Drawing Hands Tutorial

This site gives instructions on drawing the hand in many views, as well as the phallange bones within. Very good practice page.

http://www.accessart.org.uk

DRAW

Exercises to improve your drawing skills. All of these should be done as sketch assignments throughout the year.

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/Art_and_Design/

Art & Design, Smithsonian

Visit all of the art galleries and design institutions associated with the Smithsonian. You can even find answers at Ask Joan of Art!

Explore and Learn at the Met

This site contains links to activities with the following artists or countries:
Vincent VanGogh
Paul Cezanne
Edgar Degas
Childe Hassam
China
Egypt
Romare Bearden

flicker.com

Totem Poles

This site will help seventh graders further understand the meanings, truths and falsehoods behind the totem poles we will be building.

http://www.artic.edu/aic/

The Art Institute Of Chicago

The museum now has several interactive online sites.

http://redstudio.moma.org/

Red Studio at MOMA

The Red Studio for teens at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/ipha/ho_11.90.htm

Metropolitan Museum of Art Timeline

Timeline of art mixed with historic events. Puts it all in perspective!

Choose one of several cool graffiti fonts. Type your name into the box, click create and your name will appear in graffiti font. Use the height, width and rotate tools to adjust the size of your letters. To the left are color choices - (R)Red, (G)Green, (B)Blue. Use slides to adjust colors. To the left are a variety of designs to decorate your letters. When finished you can take a screenshot, save as a pdf, or print at home.
HAVE FUN!

http://www.artisancam.org.uk/flashapps/figureitout/index.php?backLink=kidzone&speed=

The Art Room Explorer Page

This site is a compilation of many different available sites.

http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/zone.htm

NGA Kids

National Gallery of Art for Kids - Games, info, inter-active sites,

ttp://www.tigercolor.com/color-lab/color-theory/color-harmonies.htm

Color Harmony

http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/

Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock was known for throwing paint across his canvas. In fact, he was nicknamed "Jack the Dripper." Try your hand at using the mouse to drip "paint" across the screen. As you go faster the lines are thinner. Soon the colors change. Careful! It's addictive!