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Same AwesomeArtists.com site. Same AwesomeArtists.com content. Same free downloads of art lessons, art booklets, art education posters and more. AwesomeArtists.com is now designed for easy navigation. This table of contents, with hyperlinks, explains what is available. My goal is for you to be able to find what you want/need quickly over and over again. It has been a gift to be inspired to create this content. I am thankful and enthusiastic about making it available to others. Please pass the kindness on. Peace. |
Free downloads -Art Education Materials: art booklets, posters, lessons and more. Free downloads - For personal use, classroom use and sharing with friends. |
Please leave all copyrights intact on printable materials. Thanks. Almost all Material is in PDF format. |
Please check out my other website, ExpandingHeart.com for more free downloads: Art Cards, Original Songs and Inspirational Booklets for children, teens and adults. |
| ABCs of Art - BOOKLET | B&W -8.5x11 - The Elements & Principles of Design made simple -8.5x11 Back & White format - Print single pages as needed. |
| ABCs of Art - BOOKLET | COLOR -8.5x11 - The Elements & Principles of Design made simple -8.5x11 Color format - Print single pages as needed. |
| ABCs of Art - POSTERS | COLOR -11x17 - Elements & Principles of Design pages in poster format for classroom use. COLOR 11x17 POSTERS below. |
| Abbreviated Elements of Art | Line | Shape & Form | Balance | Unity | | Abbreviated Principles of Art | More Line | Space | Pattern | Rhythm & Movement | | Poem-Elements of Art | Color: Simple | Space: Draw BIG | Variety | Proportion | | Poem-Pattern | Color: Warm/Cool | Texture | Variety: Detail | | Color: Advanced | Value | Emphasis |
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| A Mindful of Art - BOOKLET | Make Art Appreciation fun. This Art Appreciation Game BOOKLET includes simple easy to use game cards to learn art terms & examine art works from any media. Use the art works you already have available. Game Cards include Compare & Contrast, Identifying elements, Identifying Principles, Using the 5 Senses, Language & Art (Using artwork as a spring board to create stories), Simple Colors-Shapes-Lines I See Card. Also includes instructions on how to make a simple spinner card. Print single pages as needed. |
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| Clay Creations - BOOKLET | Clay Creations BOOKLET includes clay sculpture lessons & examples on how to work with clay, as well as Teacher Tips, helpful information for working with groups: how to distribute materials, and organize and store clay work. Print single pages for clay sculpture lessons as needed. |
| Collage & Mixed Media | Available BOOKLETS & SLIDE SHOWS below. Print single pages for collage lessons or collage visual aides as needed. |
| BOOKLET: Matisse | A brief story about the artist Henri Matisse. Collage was one of his many talents. | | BOOKLET: Divide The Circle | Includes a collage lesson starting with a circle & parts of circles. Inspired by Ed Emberly. | | BOOKLET: Collage with Paper | This BOOKLET includes techniques and lessons on a few types of collage, plus developing good work habits & some R,R,R basics. | | SLIDE SHOW: Matisse | Brief story of Henri Mattise. Power Point Basic-No audio- add your own music | | SLIDE SHOW: Molas | Examples of cloth & paper molas. Power Point Basic-No audio- add your own music |
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| Crafts & Construction | So far a BOOKLET and A few LESSONS |
| BOOKLETS: MASKS | A Simple Paper Mask Lesson with much, much more, templates, examples and ideas. | | LESSON: Simple Fan | How to make a simple decorative fan using a single sheet of paper. | | LESSON: Fan Fold | Photo sequence of how to fan fold a sheet of paper. | | LESSON: Puzzle | Simple LESSON on how to make your own puzzle using basic materials. |
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| Drawing: How to Series-BOOKLET | I Can't Draw...Until I Practice! Everyone can learn to draw. It just takes practice. These Step by Step How to Draw Lessons and Booklets are a good place to start. |
| BOOKLET: Animals | Step by step How to Draw Animals and more. | | BOOKLET: Flowers & Insects Part 1 | Step by step How to Draw Flowers & Insects and more. | | BOOKLET: Flowers & Insects Part 2 | Step by step How to Draw Flowers & Insects and more. | | BOOKLET: Lettering Part 1 | Step by step How to Draw Lettering and more. | | BOOKLET: Lettering Part 2 | Step by step How to Draw Lettering and more. | | BOOKLET: People | Step by step How to Draw People and more. |
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| Below are a few assorted individual pages with step by step visual instructions How to Draw |
| LESSON: Fences & Gates | LESSON: Cars - from behind | LESSON: Car - Sporty | | LESSON: Fences & Walls | LESSON: Cars - compact cars | LESSON: Trees 1 | | LESSON: Draw with ABCs | LESSON: Car - Police | LESSON: Trees 2 |
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| Fiber Art |
| My Materials & Me - POSTERS | Fun cartoon posters on how to care for art materials & tools. Pay attention to size and whether they are B&W or in COLOR . |
| Markers-Don't Smash Top-8.5x11 B&W | Brushes -How to Care For-8.5x11 COLOR | | Markers-Don't Smash Top-8.5x11 COLOR | Brushes -How to Care For-11x17 COLOR | | Markers-Don't Smash Top-11x17 B&W | Glue Bottles-How To Care For-8.5x11 COLOR | | Markers-Don't Smash Top-11x17 COLOR | Glue Bottles-How To Care For-11x17 COLOR | | Markers-Variety-How to Use-8.5x11 B&W | Paper-How To Care For-8.5x11 COLOR | | Markers-Variety-How to Use-8.5x11 COLOR | Paper-How To Care For-11x17 COLOR | | Markers-Variety-How to Use-11x17 B&W | | Markers-Variety-How to Use-11x17 COLOR |
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| Painting | A few simple lessons, Sumi (Asian) style. Uses only one color paint so good lesson for teaching value. |
| Sumi-Lines Experimental | Sumi- Landscapes | Sumi- Tree Examples |
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| Landscape Examples-Watercolor |
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| Printmaking | A few simple lessons |
| Prints-How Many Can You Identify? | Prints- EXAMPLES-Create Simple Symmetrical Image | | Prints- LESSON-Create Simple Symmetrical Image | Prints-PHOTO REFERENCE-Butterflies |
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| Reduce-Reuse-Recycle BOOKLET | This booklet includes some visuals to teach reduce, reuse, recycle & work habits that save and use paper for art. |
| Reduce-Reuse-Recycle | POSTERS - A few individual cartoon and other posters to teach reduce, reuse, recycle |
| RRR-Paper Basics No Waste -8.5x11 COLOR | Reuse-Trash to Treasure 1 | | RRR-Paper Basics No Waste -11x17 COLOR | Reuse-Trash to Treasure 2 | | Recycle Paper-8.5x11 COLOR | Reuse-Trash to Treasure 3 | | Recycle Paper-11x17 COLOR |
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| Sculpture -Wire BOOKLET | This Wire Sculpture BOOKLET, Getting Wired, includes safety tips, basic techniques, many lessons and a few examples. |
| Sculpture - BOOKLETS | Basics BOOKLET B&W - This 4 page B&W BOOKLET includes simple, basic sculpture vocabulary and techniques. |
| Basics BOOKLET COLOR - This 4 page COLOR BOOKLET includes simple, basic sculpture vocabulary and techniques. |
| Sculpture - LESSONS | Below sculpture lesson. Hopefully more soon. |
| LESSON-Styrofoam Peanut Sculpture |
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| Terrific, Tactile, Texture | A few ideas on using texture in art work. A few ideas on using texture in the classroom. |
| How to Use a Texture Board | Texture Treatment for Paper | | Direct Draw with Texture | Photo of Large Rolling Texture Board |
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