Every quarter in 7th grade art, we attempt an architecture drawing project. Last quarter, it was castle design. This quarter we went back to the old favorite of ornate, Victorian style homes. Using Deep Space Sparkle's Architecture Made Easy template drawing directions, we cruised through the beginning part of this work (I was gone the day the students started this and I came back to amazing results!). Color was added with a pastel chalk graded background, and a water-based marker bleeding…

Inside the lines, outside the lines, in cities or on indie rockers, download these excerpts from adult coloring books to give this old pastime another try.

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Make your own easy box city with these free printable windows and doors.

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Taking a close look at the development of buildings over time is such a wonderful starting point for architecture and engineering. The following titles are perfect for your young architect… Architecture According to Pigeons by Speck Lee Tailfeather Iggy Peck Architect by Andrea Beaty Rosie Revere Engineer by Andrea Beaty Walk This World by Jenny …

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Buildings of New York City architecture lesson for fifth grade

This is a great project I picked up at http://alisaburke.blogspot.com/ She's got a lot of neat ideas that are super for inspiration. I believe this was under her April posts. My 4th graders looked at St. Basil's Cathedral, The Taj Mahal, Italian cities & Paris cityscape's. We looked at roof shapes, patterns, lines, shape and color. Students used sharpies to draw in the layered buildings and then liquid watercolor to finish up. Love these results! Thanks Alisa Burke for the inspiration!

Denim is the source material for many artists and craftspeople creating wall hangings. Many use recycled denim because of the all the variou...

Here is another great lesson for kindergartners to practice cutting and pasting skills. This Van Gogh inspired project looks super displayed next to one

Imagine every home with a personality and you may just envision a painting such as this "Retreat" come join the fun, this bold and colorful painting by Jodi Ohl is sure to enrich any home. Lively homes, quirky shapes, inspirational messages and more are just some of the trademarks of her house series "Funky Little City Scapes" except for this one isn't so little. Sized 24 x 36, signed and ready to hang in your home. Title: Retreat Size: 24 x 36 Medium: Acrylic with mixed drawing tools Date…