tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81393999854829123532024-03-12T20:28:10.326-07:00Drawing Ideas for Kids Draw Your Way to a Better Day! Kid-Safe Drawing Site. Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-29576441292800719242023-02-24T17:11:00.003-08:002023-02-26T16:35:12.114-08:00COOL (level 1: easy) Drawing Ideas for Kids: How to Draw Endless Cute Animal Faces<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqYaDeP5pORIq93kajkNT_vywWPtbzNzDDFpGIwVbtV5guCh1WhztZfj8UIMi4_8UB8Kv_ofHKJ33DPCIsp9Zkne8VgaT9QmLiDqEl2JTrAu86JymhHAkkuzc72lkBcLsEwYGKyTSFAbLzGIjymAV0wIniZ-3PUJOkSJkrfWlavdwTe8g0VICaHjlYg/s1280/cool%20drawing%20idea%20how%20to%20draw%20cute%20animal%20faces%20for%20kids%20copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFqYaDeP5pORIq93kajkNT_vywWPtbzNzDDFpGIwVbtV5guCh1WhztZfj8UIMi4_8UB8Kv_ofHKJ33DPCIsp9Zkne8VgaT9QmLiDqEl2JTrAu86JymhHAkkuzc72lkBcLsEwYGKyTSFAbLzGIjymAV0wIniZ-3PUJOkSJkrfWlavdwTe8g0VICaHjlYg/w571-h321/cool%20drawing%20idea%20how%20to%20draw%20cute%20animal%20faces%20for%20kids%20copy.jpg" width="571" /></a></div><br />If you are looking for drawing ideas, try this "flipped" drawing method. This drawing technique gives artists a step-by-step system for drawing cute animal faces. You can learn the method in a little more than a minute and this drawing trick will help you generate hundreds of ideas for your own cool animal faces. <p></p><div>This drawing method can be done anytime, anywhere. It is addicting! The only thing you need is a pencil and your imagination. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is a great activity for the elementary classroom! If you are looking for a quick creativity break, check out the techniques in this video. </div><div><br /></div><div>After you learn the technique, come back to learn how to unlock even more easy drawing ideas for cute animals! </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UGo1UyYvbfM" width="320" youtube-src-id="UGo1UyYvbfM"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-12538098388329353532022-06-22T18:24:00.001-07:002022-06-22T18:24:33.596-07:00What Kind of Creature Can You DRAW with Just Circles? <p> That's your challenge. Just 12 circles. No other shapes. You can cross or overlap the circles but you can only use circles. What can you create? </p>Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-82443746808708763262022-04-22T16:06:00.002-07:002022-04-23T07:25:08.641-07:00The Best Easy TREE Drawing Ideas for Kids <p> This is a super easy tree drawing tutorial. No talking. Nice shading. A little long. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yL5z1D7o44c" width="320" youtube-src-id="yL5z1D7o44c"></iframe></div><div><br /></div>This video is a cool drawing. It is a little long but it has a kid drawing right along side with the artist. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gExU54kVM0o" width="320" youtube-src-id="gExU54kVM0o"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is super easy. With just a marker! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RyvsD888KxQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="RyvsD888KxQ"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This video is more advanced for drawing trees. It is just using pencil. Skip the beginning. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GN5_JbOFMvo" width="320" youtube-src-id="GN5_JbOFMvo"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This video gives you a little picture of the drawing of the tree to show you what it is going to look like in the end. Cool and easy!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Uy8CzL7vkiQ" width="320" youtube-src-id="Uy8CzL7vkiQ"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you are looking for something more advanced, here is a cool tree drawing tutorial. This video has a lot of detail but it is more for drawing realistic trees! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fCrLsL6P3y4" width="320" youtube-src-id="fCrLsL6P3y4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-64069457118585504442021-03-11T17:49:00.008-08:002021-04-05T18:21:52.467-07:00How to draw trees for kids: Part 1 <p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Draw awesome trees in seconds with these two simple tricks!</div><div style="text-align: center;">You'll never draw trees the same way again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AEXJulh1QLI/YErIAtQLbpI/AAAAAAAABlQ/SQcpvSyTw6s6myvYC79vSWLDVx1N5ycewCNcBGAsYHQ/s2048/How%2Bto%2Bdraw%2BTREES.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AEXJulh1QLI/YErIAtQLbpI/AAAAAAAABlQ/SQcpvSyTw6s6myvYC79vSWLDVx1N5ycewCNcBGAsYHQ/w559-h303/How%2Bto%2Bdraw%2BTREES.png" width="559" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="348" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kEV6_P8Y7mw" width="514" youtube-src-id="kEV6_P8Y7mw"></iframe></div><br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-66340821010612085932021-03-01T17:41:00.008-08:002021-03-08T17:55:41.057-08:00Cool Easy DRAWING IDEA for Kids: Perfect for REMOTE LEARNING<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://youtu.be/R4wjGc_PmL0">A Great FREE TOOL for REMOTE Learning online! </a> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span color="rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)" face="Roboto, Noto, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Draw amazing things without a stylus, graphics tablet or skill through the power of Artificial Intelligence thats kind of dumb! 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Although this blog is usually devoted to helping kids draw silly cartoons, in this post I would like to show how silly drawings can help kids get better grades in school and have more fun doing it! If you are a parent who dreads trying to get your child to study or you are a student who hates to study. You may have been searching for a drawing idea, but today you might discover what I wished I had discovered thirty years ago. <br />
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<b>How to Use DRAWING to GET BETTER GRADES and IMPROVE TEST Scores!</b><br />
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The research is in! If you are looking to learn things, the best website for studying is right here, but it is not going to be dull or boring! It is researched-based, and it works.<br />
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What is it? Drawing! That's right drawing. Did you know you can turn your dull boring homework into an exciting drawing game that will be fun and help you to remember almost anything, instantly, with no hours of studying? You can use Cool Easy Drawings to Help Double or Even Triple Test Scores or Cut Your Study Time by 75%!<br />
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This website is the best site for studying because it will show you how to unlock your total brain. Typically, school assignments focus on abstract material that you can not connect to, memorizing and spitting back information, which at times can be dull. Your brain can not remember dull, boring or things that you have not made a connection to. I'll simplify over 5 years of studying brain research for you. The brain learns by making connections and the stronger the connection the quicker and better your brain will learn and retain what you learn. Your brain doesn't remember dull things. Your brain will remember exciting things, outrageous things, or things that you create and connect to, but it will not remember boring things.<br />
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Have you tried to study spelling words by writing them over and over again, but still spelled them wrong on the test? Have you spent hours and hours studying but failed because you couldn't remember the meaning of a definition? Well, maybe it's not you, maybe it is the way you are studying, and if you have found this website, chances are you like to draw. Congratulations! You are ready to use the best website for studying that there is... in the next three posts. I will give you great drawing ideas for studying.Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-24308720077184362692020-04-08T20:41:00.001-07:002020-04-18T19:27:39.044-07:00Art Ideas for Kids Who Don't Have Art Supplies At Home!!!<h2>
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<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-48297870564504355712019-06-03T19:05:00.002-07:002019-09-11T18:52:27.363-07:00The Creativity Project: Teaching Strategies for the ClassroomIf you are looking for cool drawing ideas that spark creativity, one of the best activities is the Creativity Project Classroom Framework activity.<br />
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The Creativity Project classroom protocol is a structure that teaching strategy that can be used in the classroom to help students flex their creative muscles. Creativity is a skill that improves with practice. The Creativity project protocol is an engaging way to motivate students to be creative. <br />
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This project is one of the best ways to get students <a href="http://drawingideasforkids.com/">drawing</a> and writing. If you are looking for great drawing ideas for kids, this activity is amazing for generating ideas and energy! It will also help teachers to get a good sense of what motivates students and helps teachers to build rapport with students. <br />
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The project works at any grade, and once students learn the protocol it can be used over and over throughout the school year to bring creativity into all subjects. <br />
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The great thing about the <a href="http://www.drawingideasforkids.com/">Creativity Project classroom project</a> is that it goes beyond just giving kids ideas for drawings. The drawing ideas generated by the project are really useful to engage students in reading and writing activities without them even realizing it. <br />
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I work with a lot of teachers and one of the biggest complaints I hear is that students won't write. Using this Creativity Project Framework helps build the intrinsic love of creating in the classroom.<br />
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The Creativity Project protocol can also be used if you are the kind of teacher who is looking to give students more academic freedom. I have used it for almost two decades in the classroom and it works great if you are looking to incorporate more free choice learning into your classroom. <br />
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The Creativity Project activity is simple but powerful. It starts in a way designed to reach the most reluctant students in your class. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8139399985482912353#editor/target=page;pageID=699710630442842283;onPublishedMenu=pages;onClosedMenu=pages;postNum=0;src=link">Here is how...</a><br />
<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-88433146349572183172019-02-02T16:41:00.001-08:002019-02-07T18:07:43.408-08:00Drawing Ideas from Great Children's Book IllustratorsThis is a quick video of Chris Van Allsburg creator of The Polar Express, Jumanji, and other amazing books for children. In the video, he gives a really cool easy drawing idea that connects to Jumanji. The idea would be great for a project using the book in art class or the regular classroom.<br />
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This is super cool! Dav Pilkey draws Dog Man and explains it is the first character he created!<br />
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Quentin Blake illustrated many of Roald Dahl's books. He is one of my favorite illustrators. </div>
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His drawings are alive and carefree. He has a very sketchy drawing style that is amazing. </div>
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This video is old but it is a good idea for a drawing activity if you are regular classroom teacher. It is a great artist to watch because he doesn't worry about making mistakes or erasing. </div>
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He draws and tells a story on a huge piece of paper. There are many ways students could do this digitally now, but I love the idea of just using paper and doing it live! Skip the beginning.</div>
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By the way, Quentin Blake has a really cool drawing activity book. It is a little pricey, but it has some cool drawing ideas in it. </div>
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The video below is of Quentin Blake working today. He has some great thoughts on the process of drawing, but it is not very kid friendly. </div>
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If you don't know about the Children's book author David Weisner, every kid should check out his art. In this video he talks about his creative process and how his drawings lead to writing ideas.<br />
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<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-56962224161726244852018-02-10T18:48:00.001-08:002018-02-10T18:48:32.061-08:00Drawing Ideas for KidsThis is a really easy drawing activity that can be done different ways to create new and interesting designs.<br />
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<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-42589583891344290392017-11-14T19:14:00.001-08:002017-11-14T19:14:52.021-08:00Drawing with Letters for Kindergartners FUNDATIONS activities! I have been working with kindergartners a lot this year. The students are learning to hold pencils and create letters. For each letter they are learning we play a drawing game and hide the letter. The kids love finding the letter after the picture is drawn. <br />
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In minutes, any kid can use it to create some cool professional looking artwork!<br />
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This is a great way to create your own thumbnail drawings or to create your own clip art for projects you may be creating. <br />
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Using it can help young artists see how drawings are just a collection of simple shapes put together in interesting ways.<br />
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In this tutorial, I will take you through the basics of using google drawings to draw the creature below...<br />
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My students love the drawing ideas that they get when they use google drawings. <br />
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You would think that using a digital drawing program would take away from their hand drawn artwork, but I have found the exact opposite. <br />
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When students see the cool things they can draw with just a few shapes, they use that knowledge when creating their own pencil and paper drawings and doodles. <br />
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I am creating a serious of easy drawing lessons that will help kids unlock the power of google drawings. <br />
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If you are looking for drawing ideas, this first video will give you a good starting spot for creating professional looking drawings using only a few basic shapes. <br />
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It is a powerful free drawing platform that will help kids get started drawing digitally. <br />
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This video takes artists through the basics of creating a cool drawing using google drawings. <br />
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If you are beginning artist looking to explore drawing digitally, this video will take you through the basic of drawing using google drawings. <br />
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I use google drawings in my classroom to help students to create images to go with vocabulary terms we are learning. Kids love the program. <br />
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<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-19848842076516338392016-08-16T16:16:00.001-07:002016-08-16T17:49:20.015-07:00Drawing Ideas for Kids I created this quick, fun drawing tutorial. Using the same technique, you can get all kinds of cool drawing ideas. <br />
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There is an amazing World War I story about ships being painted using a technique similar to the trick used in this video. It may have actually helped to win the war. I plan on posting the story on this site. <br />
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Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-7742925765880128652015-05-13T02:56:00.000-07:002015-05-13T02:56:00.519-07:00Drawing Ideas (EASY SECRETS that WORK): Create an Awesome Character!Welcome, this site is designed to be an online art course. Each post, will have a drawing idea or technique that you can follow. Put the drawing ideas together and you will create your own art course. <br />
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The secret drawing ideas listed are so simple that you will not believe they work, but if you try this you will get amazing drawing ideas. <br />
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If you follow all the instructions below, I guarantee that you will create your own one-of-a-kind awesome cartoon character. Follow these drawing ideas, in this order and you'll be amazed by what happens. <br />
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Keep the things you like and change every thing else. If you like the head, try it on 20 other different bodies. If you like the body, try 20 different heads. <br />
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If you follow these drawing ideas, I promise you will create an AWESOME character. <br />
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Stay tuned for seeing this technique in action in my online art school. I will show you all the cool easy things you can draw using some very simple drawing techniques. It is easy to learn to draw and this is a great class for beginning artists. <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Take me for example, I am surrounded by ugly ALIENS. I just have to look up to see something cool to draw. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">they will help you draw awesome aliens. I call it the alien of the day. As often as they let me doodle, I will be sending out information to the world through my "online art course". </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Luckily, they can't read very well, so... </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">If you think you can't draw, think again. When they got me, I wasn't very good, but now, I'm awesome at drawing cool stuff, if I say so myself.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">I'm pretty sure that drawing cool pictures might be a way to stop them. It seems like the aliens are mesmerized by drawing. Drawing is one of the fun things I get to do when they are not taking me for walks. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Anyway, if you subscribe to the alien of the day drawing, you should learn some cool drawing techniques just by watching. You can think of it as online art classes for kids or online alien protection classes. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">If you like this drawing video and you want to more drawing ideas about aliens, you might want to subscribe. There is nothing better than an online school. I have learned a lot of things online while being stuck here.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Anyway, if you are looking for drawing ideas come back. You may be glad you did. </span><br />
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<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-520125651141675892015-03-29T13:28:00.001-07:002015-04-06T18:36:01.986-07:00Drawing Ideas for Kids EPIC Art BATTLEI don't know of too many teachers who use art quite the way I do, as a way to get kids working together and solving problems. If you are a teacher looking for drawing ideas for kids, this post might interest you. This is a great way to using art and drawing in school. <br />
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For years, I have been developing something I can best describe as noncompetitive battle art. Where kids work together in large groups to use problem solving skills and creativity to accomplish a mission. This mission might be something as simple as each member of the group taking ownership of one part of a group drawing to a giant group battle art project where students actually use their creativity to learn serious content via the art project.<br />
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When I get the chance, I plan on writing out more detailed instructions for a few of the successful art battles that I have used in the classroom. I have done a few that turned out amazing and I thought that some other teachers might be interested in trying some of these ideas to help teach the common core in a more creative way. I have used it to teach things from electricity to the Revolutionary War. If anyone is interested, I plan to describe more on my site <a href="http://www.coolthingstodraw.com/">Cool Things to Draw</a> at some point. <br />
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Students in my school love it. I am trained in something called Project Adventure. This amazing program is mainly used in PE classes across the country. It involves trust and group problem solving. For me, a cartoonist and teacher, I immediately started using it in the classroom to help teach content in new and interesting ways. <br />
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Recently, I held a group battle art session after school. I put a huge grid of white paper on the chalkboard in my classroom. This was the art zone. Only two players could be in the "battle zone" at one time. After about a minute, team members had to switch spots. No one could be in the same spot after a switch was called. Each group had a mission that gave them limitations and objectives. <br />
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Usually, the grid is required because students are battling for control of certain sections of the art board. On this day, I was planning for a small group of 12, but more than 25 students came to the event. Also, I was limited in time. A typical art battle will last about 2 hours. I only had about 1 hour for this one including a warm up game, explaining directions and clean up, so I had to make the objectives a lot simpler for the third, fourth and fifth graders I was working with. <br />
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In the end, it turned out great and the students had a great time working together to create some art. This is a great art activity for school. I didn't really need the grid for this activity. The drawing grid helps more when students are planning. <br />
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The objective of this battle game started with a scenario:<br />
Your team is a group of mad scientists and you are trying bring a creature to life. Each member of your group is in charge of a section of your creature (head, arms, legs, bodies, etc.). When you connect all of your parts your creature comes to life. <br />
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Each group had limitations and objectives:<br />
The Cools: This group could only use cool colors. Blues, purples, etc.<br />
The Warms: This group had to use reds, yellows and oranges. <br />
The Furry Creature: This group was supposed to create hairy creatures in anyway they could. <br />
The Green Creature: Plant-like. Must use greens. <br />
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Note: This would have worked much better as an art project, if I had only allowed players who had a specific job into a certain section of the battle zone. I was originally going to give each player a chance to sketch their ideas on the battle, but because of the time limitations I knew that I had to get them creating as soon as possible. Students were actually loving my warm up activity which, if I had it to do over again, I would have kept as the activity for the whole time, but I had billed the activity as group battle art, so I adjusted my game. <br />
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It still turned out well. I will going back to this battle art game because kids didn't think about the art they were creating and they were having a blast working together. I have an amazing quick version of this game, that kids love. Any teacher can use it. It is a great transition activity but it can also can be used in the art classroom to get all students to be more creative and working together. <br />
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When I teach an after school drawing classes, these drawing lessons are very popular. After taking my mini-drawing course, students always run with this project and create their own cool easy to draw landscapes. <br />
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Here are some simple videos of how to do a landscape in less than two minutes. You have to try it. Once you learning this drawing idea you can create hundreds of your own. <br />
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These were some test tutorials. I am working on creating more polished online drawing classes that will show you how to create amazing 3d artwork quickly and easily. This online art school will be free. It will be a great way for beginning artists to learn some solid drawing skills. Stay tuned for this online drawing school. </div>
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I will be adding some super easy drawing tutorials to my easy online drawing school. One super easy thing to try that will give beginning artists a lot of cool drawing ideas is to just repeat a simple pattern over and over again. <br />
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In this video, all that I am drawing to create this cool alien is some circles and some Cs. So if you can draw circles or Cs, you can draw this cool thing. The best part about it is if you give this drawing a try you can use the same techniques to create thousands of other awesome alien drawings. I will be posting how I create more of these cool things to draw in later posts. Check back if you are looking for some cool pictures to draw because you won't find any drawing classes online that are any easy or more fun than this. Good luck and if this helps you to create a cool alien please send me a picture so I can show it on this website. <br />
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If you like drawing this awesome alien, there is a great resource by the world famous cartoonist Harry Back Eddy on his site Cool Things to Draw. Click here for the link. He will send an original picture to anyone who sends him a self-addressed stamp envelope. I had an original drawing of his in my studio. Another artist offered me $500 for the doodle.<br />
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<b>#1 Quentin Blake</b><br />
If you are a fan of Roald Dahl, you will know this illustrator well. His name is Quentin Blake. His fun sketchy drawings just fit perfectly with the writing of Roald Dahl. He has a cool drawing book and some cool drawing ideas on his website. <a href="http://www.quentinblake.com/index.php/about-drawing/how-i-draw">Click here to get some drawing ideas.</a> <br />
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<b>#2 Todd Parr</b><br />
I love the colorful work of this artist. Anyone can create artwork like this! It has to inspire the reluctant artist! <a href="http://www.toddparr.com/fun/">Click here for drawing ideas from this artist. </a><br />
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<b>#3 Stephan Gammel</b><br />
This artist is amazing. Here he talks about his studio. <a href="http://www.childrensliteraturenetwork.org/aifolder/aipages/ai_g/gammell.php">Click here for drawing thoughts from this artist.</a><br />
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<b>#4 Chris Van Allsburg</b><br />
This artist is famous for the Polar Express and other great books. In these videos, you can watch him create. I think it will give a lot of artist some ideas. Notice how he draws from models! I think a lot of people who are starting to get into art think artists just create amazing art without work at it. You can also check out his website for <a href="http://hmhbooks.com/chrisvanallsburg/">drawing ideas for kids. </a> <br />
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<b>#5 M.C. Escher</b><br />
I have yet to find a student who doesn't love the work of M.C. Escher. I find that I always get some cool drawing ideas by looking at his optical artwork. <a href="http://www.mcescher.com/gallery/">Click here to check out his work. </a><br />
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<b>#6 Gary Larson</b><br />
Gary Larson is a great example of why students should just draw. He is not a great artist, but his artwork has his own unique style that people love. He is a great artist for beginning artist to check out. Here is a great drawing idea: try drawing one of his characters. You can't help but laugh. Check out <a href="http://www.thefarside.com/">The Farside</a>.<br />
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<b>#7 Bill Watterson</b><br />
Calvin and Hobbes is one of the greatest comic strips of all time. The artwork can't help but inspire young artists. You can read some of his work online but to really appreciate it, try taking a book out from the library. Keep a doodling notebook handy because you'll be inspired. <br />
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#8 Harry Back Eddy<br />
This mysterious artist and writer's work is hard to find, but his underground characters names have been changed and the only trail of his work is found on this site. <a href="http://www.coolthingstodraw.com/">Sorry, I couldn't find more images. </a><br />
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#9 David Weisner<br />
Few children realize that the work is an imitation of some other fine artists. His work is so fun to look at. Tuesday is, perhaps, his best book. Just reading through some of this author's books will get you thinking about all the crazy drawings that you can create. <br />
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#10 Tony DiTerlizzi<br />
If you love creatures of all kinds, this artist has some great books that should inspire your wild side. Check out a little know book called TED. Click here for some cool <a href="http://diterlizzi.com/home/">drawing ideas. </a><br />
<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-2095940389975575422014-10-26T13:13:00.000-07:002014-11-09T18:21:00.219-08:00Cool Easy things to Draw That INSPIRE creativity If you are looking to help your child or student be more creative, to be able to draw cool things, you should try drawing with them. Drawing is a crucial part of learning. Kids learn to draw before they learn to write. Drawing helps kids build fine motor skills that are essential for school success. So, how can you get your child drawing more? <a href="http://coolthingstodraw.com/">Try these cool easy things to draw with your child. </a><br />
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First, set aside some creative time to draw with your child, just like you would set aside time to read with your child. Don't worry if you think you can't draw, kids love when you draw in front of them. Try putting them on your lap and creating a picture together, you'll be amazed at the learning that takes place. With older children, here is a great drawing idea that any parent can try that will get your child excited about writing and creating a story. <br />
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Draw a monster or creature and challenge your child to draw something that can defeat your monster or creature. Take turns, after your child draws one thing, draw something that connects to their cool drawing. The more you promote the importance of being creative, the more your child will use art as a way to express himself. I have three sons and they all play through drawing. Name your creatures and soon you and your child will be creating a story. You'll soon find that your child wants to start writing to go along with the cool things they have draw. <br />
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I highly suggest having a stack of scrap paper always available in the house. You'll be amazed at what they create. My son is super interested in the Revolutionary War, so he is creating pictures to help his understanding. He now researches the uniforms of the soldiers and reads about the battles to help make his drawings more accurate. Drawing is no small matter. It is promotes learning. These are all great drawing ideas for kids. Find more articles about the power of drawing to promote learning at<br />
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My youngest son has also got into the act. He is four and starting to draw Revolutionary War soldiers too. He doesn't know it, but he is already learning history, vocabulary, problem solving and more. It is a great idea to draw with your children. I promise you it will help them to learn in ways you never thought possible. <br />
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<br />Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-7941432535472593612014-08-30T18:57:00.001-07:002014-09-30T18:38:15.310-07:00Easy Things to Draw Hack!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Are you looking for some easy things to draw? Don't search around for step-by-step drawing tutorials check out my FREE online drawing school HACK! In about 30 minutes, I will show you how to create some amazing 3-d DRAWINGS using this one-of-a-kind DRAWING hack. Once I reveal this cool things to draw technique to my students they can't stop drawing and the students in my classes are blown away by how they can INSTANTLY draw cool things that impress their friends. <br />
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It is not ready yet! Thanks to student feedback on my first online drawing courses, I am spending more time making sure the quality of the tutorials is better,so everyone can have success and see how easy it is to draw in 3d when you use this crazy drawing hack! I can't wait to show this online. School is about to start and it is one of the first things I teach in school. <a href="http://coolthingstodraw.com/">Click here to learn more!</a><br />
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This is an easy online art school that is fun! You won't believe this hack. It all revolves around drawing paper that is not drawing paper at all! <br />
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Not only will kids learn how to draw some amazing 3-d drawings, but they will also learn some super important math terms. This lesson is great for spatial awareness and geometry, but it is the 3D art lesson that students have the most fun with. If you are looking for some easy things to draw that guarantee success, check this website periodically to see if the <a href="http://www.coolthingstodraw.com/">cool thing to draw</a> step by step is ready!<br />
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Art Links for Kids<br />
<a href="http://kidspace.massmoca.org/about-2/">Mass Moca</a><br />
<a href="http://www.nrm.org/event/kids-create-4/">The Norman Rockwell Museum</a><br />
<a href="http://www.moma.org/learn/kids_families/index">Moma</a>Harry Back Eddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04217993931274263877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139399985482912353.post-58240205037609771542014-08-12T20:20:00.003-07:002014-08-12T20:20:25.602-07:00Drawing Ideas: Create an WEIRD OPTICAL Illusion IllustrationThis is more of an optical illusion than a drawing tutorial, but it is a fun way to learn how colors go together in art projects. Use this same technique to get more cool drawing ideas for kids. Try drawing a simple face using this same cool drawing technique. Try drawing different colors to see which color combination "pops" off the page and which drawing idea "recedes".<br />
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