These beautiful poppy seed head sketchbook pages show drawings in pencil, coloured pencil, coloured pencil on book paper, ballpoint pen, ballpoint pen on a painted surface, and white pen on black paper. A WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like) shows students an example of the standard and level of detail expected in the task. […]
Poppy Seed Heads for Drawing is a collection of clear, high-quality reference images presented across 10 pages, perfect for observational drawing in the art classroom. These natural forms are ideal for helping students practise careful looking, capturing form, texture, and tones/values while developing confidence in drawing from reference. Poppy Seed Heads for Drawing is a […]
Half & Half Parrot Drawings – half picture, half drawing. One in pencil, one in coloured pencil. Perfect! Drawing birds is in lots of curricula, and these parrots are wonderfully inspiring. This task encourages detailed, tonal work and because students only draw half the image, it’s both supportive and time-saving. Included in this download: There […]
An Art Venn Diagram is a structured comparison worksheet where students analyse two artworks by writing about their differences on either side of the diagram and their similarities in the overlapping middle section. It is a simple but powerful way to develop comparative thinking in the art classroom. This Edgar Degas Art Analysis Venn Diagram […]
4 Raspberry grid drawings that are excellent for teaching detailed, tonal drawing. There are two versions of each grid drawing. One with the grid in place and one where there are tiny marks around the edge of the square so that students can draw their own lines. There are many grid drawings on The Arty Teacher.
This Photopea Identity Silhouette project guides students through photographing a profile portrait & meaningful objects, then using Photopea to create a striking silhouette composition with a clipping mask. No prior digital expertise is needed – everything is broken down step-by-step, making it perfect for independent learning. A powerful way to explore identity while building confidence […]
I set up The Arty Teacher because I have a passion for my subject that I want to share with other art teachers around the world.
I have been a high school art teacher for over 20 years, so I understand what it’s like to be in front of a class of students, often with very different abilities and attitudes.
I wanted to develop resources that would help teachers to bring out the best in every student in every class. I also wanted to free-up staff from time-consuming lesson preparation to let them focus instead on delivering exciting, motivating, dynamic lessons, supported by excellent resources.
