The @rt Room
Includes art projects, an online exhibition area, historical art facts and trivia, what it means to think like an artist and
more.
A. Pintura: Art Detective
Become a detective and identify the
artist of a mystery painting. Teaches the concepts of composition, style and subject
needed to solve the puzzle.
The Age of Enlightenment
This French art exhibit discusses
the history of french paintings during the 18th century. Includes an index of artists.
The Animation Learner's Site
A nice collection of tutorials which
will give you a good head start on learning how to draw and animate like the pros.
Art Express
Contains a nice variety of fun and
educational artistic activities for grades 1 through 5. Some activities
require that you have the Shockwave
plug-in.
Awesome Clipart for Kids
Need
some clipart for your web site?
Here's an awesome collection you can choose from created by 12-year old Tom Brown
and his family. You'll find weird aliens, cute animals, dogs, cats, robots, and more, plus links to other clipart web sites as well. Nice job, Tom (and family)!
Cartoon Critters
Offers dozens of cartoons to print
and color, and coloring books with pictures that you can color online. Also includes graphic step-by-step instructions on how to draw cartoons, online games you can
play, and crafts.
Color Matters
Budding artists and anyone interested
in color will want to see how color affects our mind and body, its use in design
and art, plus lots more. Explains additive and subtractive color systems, how the
eye sees colors, and how other cultures view and use colors.
Create A Creature
Learn how to draw a silly creature
by following step-by-step illustrations. Created by cartoonist Aaron Riddle, a new
creature will be featured each week, along with a new drawing tip. Submit your own
creature, and it could show up on the web site!
Exposure
- A Beginners
Guide to Photography
Take
a quick course in photography,
learn a few tips on how to jazz up your photos, or use the Sim-Cam to learn how
exposure and depth of field work.
Haring Kids
Artist Keith Haring was devoted to
kids. At this site, he shares his vision of art with them and inspires them to discover
their own creative side. Activities include games, puzzles, pictures to color, stories
and more. Lesson plans for each section are available to teachers.
Inside Art
A game which explores a painting from
the inside out. You 'escape' from the painting after answering ' Who? / What? /
Where? / How? ' questions.
KinderArt
You'll find lots of great ideas for
quality art and craft projects at KinderArt. Be sure to check out the sections for
younger children, and seasonal crafts too!
Kodak: Taking Great Pictures
Kodak offers a wealth of information
on ways you can improve the artistic quality of the pictures you take while helping
you understand the technical issues of photography as well. Highly recommended for
the serious beginner to intermediate photographer.
Krannert Art Museum
View the permanent art exhibit currently
shown at the Krannert Museum in Illinois. Includes many different types of art from around the world.
Learn How to Draw with Gary Harbo
If you want to learn to draw cartoons,
take a look at this site from children's
book author and illustrator, Gary Harbo.
Each month you'll find a new cartoon that you can draw by following 10 easy steps.
Lite-Brite
Dazzle your friends with your brilliant
artistic abilities! Draw with "light" with this online version of the popular art
toy, Lite-Brite.
Making Oatmeal Box Pinhole Cameras
Easy to understand, detailed instructions
show you how to make a pinhole camera out of a common Quaker Oats oatmeal box.
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
Nice tutorials teach you how to draw
cartoon-type characters with the illusion of depth using step-by-step illustrations.
Museum of Art - Explore & Learn
Includes art games like "What is it?",
activities, interviews, stories, art in the classroom, a FAQ about the museum, and
more.
The Pinhole Gallery
This site's strength is its gallery
section which displays the work of over 300 pinhole camera artists. You'll also
find instructions on how to make a pinhole camera and a section on exposure guides.
The Rudiments of Wisdom Encyclopedia
Includes thousands of cartoons covering
almost anything you'd like to know! Originally drawn over a period of 14 years for
the Observer newspaper, you'll find information on animals, art, entertainment,
music, science, sports and 16 other subjects.
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