Dennas Davis, Author at Homeschooling Art

COLOR tip of the day

Posted by Dennas Davis | May 6, 2016 | Artists Almanac

Here’s a tip about color from our founder, Dennas Davis.

Sample Foundations Lesson

Posted by Dennas Davis | Jan 27, 2016 | Lessons > Grades 3 - 5

MONTH • WEEK • This is a real lesson that you can use for free to check out the Art Instructor. Students will learn how to push their ideas and think creatively. Several exercises are used, along with dialog, to understand how to get outside the normal boundaries and use their imaginations along with their pencils. After idea thumbnails and sketches, an acrylic painting is begun.

Sample KidsART Lesson

Posted by Dennas Davis | Jan 27, 2016 | Lessons > Grades 1 & 2

MONTH • WEEK • This is a real lesson that you can use for free to check out the Art Instructor. Students learn how the concept of harmony applies to visual art just like music. A flower is drawn from reference and painted as a spectrum in watercolor for color-wheel flowers. The arrangement of the colors is used to show harmony, along with some games of harmony color designs.