Using "Starry Night" to Understand Composition

Lesson: composition, foreground, middle ground, background

Materials: pencil, oil pastels, watercolor, watercolor paper

Bubble Wrap Print

Lesson: making a monoprint

Materials: bubble wrap, poster paint, foam brushes, paper

Warhol-Inspired Soft Pastel Portraits

Lesson: Andy Warhol, printmaking, soft pastels

Materials: photos, paper, glue sticks, soft pastels, fixative

Collage Strips Christmas Tree

Lesson: geometric collage

Materials: colored strips of paper, glue sticks, paper

Dotty the Caterpillar

Lesson: collage and pointillism in one project!

Materials: acrylic paint, Q-tips, paper, punched-out circles, glue sticks, markers

Pointillism Ice Cream Cones

Lesson: pointillism

Materials: acrylic paint, Q-tips, paper or canvas