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Animation Unleashed 100 Principles
The insight of writer Besen and illustrator Hallett clearly set out as 100 principles for aspiring animators, through to the most seasoned story tellers.
Fractal Art of Tina Oloyede
Oloyede used programs such as Tierazon and Sterlingware to experiment with abstract art. She now uses Ultra Fractal ® to create beautiful fractal imagery.
CGI and Digital Experimentation
Directors were willing to engage in experimentation with CGI, once they realised it would be easier to manipulate computer generated scenery rather than build real sets.
Digital Art and the Discovery of Fractals
"The relationship of fractals in math to fractals in the natural world, is one of the reasons artists have been so successful in re-creating natural scenes digitally."
Christmas Tree Origami Video Instructions Online
Making a simple, basic origami Christmas tree from coloured paper can be a cost effective way to keep the kids occupied over the holidays.
Computer Aided Drawing
The program CAD saves time and work for illustrators, designers and drafters. CAD is suitable for engineers and designers from a variety of industries.
Simple Incremental Cropping to Create Animation
A tutorial showing how files are prepared by incremental cropping in Photoshop to be imported to Movie Maker for animation.
Dark Digital Art With Irony by David Ho
Ho uses software programs like Photoshop, Illustrator, Poser and Bryce to express grief, despair, isolation and emotionally disturbing statements.
Digital Media by Beryl Graham
Beryl Graham explores how the medium digital artists choose inspires their work. This is a complex topic area and one she explains simply but thoroughly.
John Heartfield's Political Photomontage
John Heartfield pioneered modern photomontage by developing a unique method of appropriating and reusing photographs.
Performance Art from Futurism to the Present
Rose Lee Goldberg's book about Performance Art spans the Futurist movement to present day. It has been extensively updated since publication more than 20 years.
The Story of Mother Mary Stanislaus
When Julian Tenison Woods died in 1889, it was up to Sister Stanislaus of the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration to carry on the spirit and intentions of their founder.
The Legacy of Father Julian Tenison Woods
Father Tenison Woods founded two orders. The first was the Sisters of St. Joseph, and the second was the Sisters of Perpetual Adoration.
Performing the Other – an Article by Rhee
Art historian Jieun Rhee looks at the series of performances by Yoko Ono, within the context created by social, cultural, national and ethnic audience response.
How to Create a Halloween Scrim
A simple way kids can entertain themselves on the eve of Halloween. Create spooky scrims by moving coloured cellophane and dark spooky shapes on an overhead projector.
How to Make Roses With Paper Clay
Paper clay is lightweight and lends itself to fragile flower forms. Once students get a feel for the clay, they can make dozens of roses for a classroom display.
Mathematical Basis of Computer Art
Creativity in mathematics and computer inspired artistic movements merge as artists inquire into the link between simple, functional form and aesthetics.
Copy Art Pioneered in Canada
Although it was an international art movement, Canada is recognised for its major contribution to the art form called Copy Art.
Vermeer and His Use of the Camera Obscura
Steadman discusses speculation and controversy surrounding claims that the great seventeenth-century Dutch artist, Johannes Vermeer, used the camera obscura.
The Communication Art of Yoko Ono
In the mid -1950s Ono started writing scores, or instructions, in simple words for viewers as performers and as imagination exercises.
Digital and Video Art by Florence de Mèredieu
de Mèredieu brings together a variety of examples to show that modern hybrid art forms created from music and visual art exist on the borders of many disciplines.
Teachers Creating Educational Learning Objects
Learning objects are flexible, versatile genre for teachers who would like to make their own resources. Collaborative projects make building an educational library easy.
The Simplicity of Microsoft Movie Maker Program
Birney, Lichtenberg, and McEvoy talk of the basic simplicity of learning to be a film editor in Microsoft® Windows® Movie Maker Handbook.
Morph & Chas – Simple Animated Clay Characters
Claymation is an appropriate introduction for beginning animation students. Simple characters like Morph and Chas can provide scope for practicing animation techniques.
Syntegration a Model of Integration
Multimedia Arts can be a fertile arena within which students learn techniques and working styles inspired by authentic purpose and context.
How To Make a Digital Stop Motion Film
Mike Brent writes in a handbook answering basic questions about equipment and techniques for aspiring stop motion film animators.
Art or Painting Called Sand Animation
The magic referred to by de Zandtovenaar when talking of sand art as "sand, light, and magic," is the endless possibilities the innovative medium provides.
How to Make Clay Hands
Hands constructed from clay can be props for plays, liturgies or other class room activities. If paper clay is used these simple sculptures can be sun hardened.
Using Music to Teach for Cultural Competence
Students are encouraged to learn about and appreciate geography and a variety of world cultures through Haberman's "World Music: Cultural Traditions."
Multimedia – A Combination of Genres
Sets of conventions form as genres. More often than not multimedia arts will cross into multiple genres as they borrow and recombine these conventions.
Theatre of the Oppressed and its Derivatives
Theatre of the Oppressed, Forum Theatre and Theatre for Living are all types of impromptu performance. The aim of the dramatic technique is to unmask oppression.
The Development of Theatre Sports
Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which is powered by impromptu scripting in the form of competition, using audience participation for dramatic effect.
Mapping Diversity to Foster Cultural Competency
Build up a picture of the culture of countries as creative arts students use giant interactive maps to locate where cultural activities have come from and travelled to.
Ways to Teach Rhythm and Meter
Kevin Tuck says that there are many ways to teach percussion all of which are effective. His article explores the best aspects of the systems that are commonly used.
How to Make Paper Mache Plates and Bowls
Paper mache is inexpensive and there is no limit to the expressive sculptural forms students are able to make for the class room or to take home as gifts from school.
How to Make Painted Clay Words and Numbers
Clay words or numbers made by students in art class can be used for many things. Students like to create bright colourful words for their bedroom or playroom door.
Lori McNee on Developing an Arts Based Practice
An interview with Lori McNee a fulltime professional artist, where she talks about effective ways to develop an arts based practice.
Versatile Dyes Suitable for Multi Media Projects
Vegetable dyes are a favourite with primary arts teachers. They are safe and wash easily from children's hands and clothes while children achieve beautiful colour.
How to Make Fossils with Primary Students
Art activities can be further enriched when they are linked to other subjects. This primary art activity sequence can be linked to science and history units.
How to Make New Zealand POI
Teaching students how to make the dancers artifacts called Poi can be fun. Materials do not cost much and the simple instructions are easy to follow.
Scripting an Artist's Statement
A lesson plan explaining the nature of an artist's statement begins with a webquest before students attempt to write a personal self reflection.
Careers Resource for Visual Art Teachers
The marketing of a visual arts practice can be overlooked by arts educators. CAKUart is a growing artist's business and success resource for art students and teachers.
Christian Easter Traditional and eJigsaw Cards
This card has been designed to remind loved ones about the meaning of Easter. It can be sent as a traditional card as well as converted to a digital eJigsaw card.
How the POI Originated in the Maori Culture
The Maori poitoa was used in action songs and has become simply POI. As it evolved the kiitoa became POI that are seen much today.
Creative Artists and the Be More Challenge
Artists and teachers are able to design inquiry based project work within a framework for action in an online community for environmental and social justice.
How To Draw Animals by Susie Hodge
In her book, How To Draw Animals, Susie Hodge demonstrates 10 progressive drawing exercises designed to build the confidence of aspiring artists.
An Eye on the Environment by Bev Joicey
Artistic environmental project will enrich student's lives by encouraging them to appreciate what they see, sense and feel.
Creative Arts Develop Problem Solving Skills
Through the development of qualitative intelligence, art teachers assist students to raise their consciousness and increase their capacity to interpret their world.
How to Plan Diversely Structured Music Classes
Plan carefully to develop trust with students in a cooperative learning environment. Assist music students to develop an ability to be responsible for their own learning.
How to Teach Guitar Using YouTube.com Vignettes
The availability of a diverse range of musical vignettes on YouTube.com means that guitar classes can be divided according to ability level as well as musical styles.
The Philosophy of a Creative Arts Educator
Harry Broudy advocated arts education for all students, rather than just for those gifted or highly interested in art, placing the arts at the centre of education.
Create Valentines Songs with Catchy Limericks
Writing Valentines cards can be a fun activity as the students get ready for the friendship of the day. This activity will boost student literacy as they hone IT skills.
The Benefits of Creative Sharing Communities
Online community social networks become the creative arts teachers' basic planning tool. Multimedia sharing networks motivate students, lightening teachers loads.
How to Learn Photoshop Online
If planned and managed with care, schools will be able to run graphic arts clubs based around weekly instruction in the form of emailed video vignettes.
How to Design a Photoshop Club
The benefits of creating a Photoshop Club to enhance the learning culture of schools are complimented by the creation of a bank of useful, local images.
The 4 Agreements as an Arts Based Project
By making don Miguel Ruiz principles for living visible, art teachers can present practical strategies for integration of his wisdom philosophy into the arts classroom.
How to Make a Finger Labyrinth in Clay
Students make a clay labyrinth, which when glazed becomes a beautiful, subtle art form. The process will provide a relaxation opportunity for the classroom.
White Rose Student Group of WW II
Emulating strategies of passive resistance, German students published radical leaflets rejecting fascism and militarism, and calling for justice during WW II.
Tribal Leadership – Leveraging Natural Groups
"Tribal Leadership" is the story of a research project that mapped the key leverage points of tribes to ascertain whether they are more powerful than teams.
How to Make Jigsaw eCards from Original Cards
Show young people how to make a jigsaw eCard from a handmade Christmas card. Start with simple patterns to craft cards which can be uploaded to make jigsaw messages.
How to Make a Humorous Reindeer Pop Up Card
Create a crazy reindeer character accompanied by a simple play on words. Teach children about how to think up humour when making this funny Christmas card with them.
How to Make a Simple Christmas Tree Pop Up Card
Show young people how to make pop up cards, starting with a basic easy to follow pattern. Adorn the simple Christmas tree with decorations and the effects are stunning.
How To Make Puzzle Christmas Cards
Puzzle cards are a way to produce worthwhile activities for the Christmas vacation. Making and receiving the puzzles will bring fun and laughter to the holiday period.
Polly Pinder Shows How to Make Oriental Cards
Polly Pinder provides step by step instructions about creating Far Eastern inspired cards. She explains simple techniques through photographs by Charlotte de la Bédoyèr.
How To Make an Advent Wreath
Although Advent wreaths have religious symbolic reference, they can be created to reflect context as this natural Australian approach shows.
How to Structure Lyric Writing Classes
Steph Jorna, music teacher from Our Lady's College, talks about writing lyrics. She says,"Keep it simple, and stick to what has stood the test of time."
How to Write a Song
Steph Jorna, music teacher from Our Lady's College, in Australia, claims that music is a challenging yet rewarding subject to teach.
How to Make a Plaster Cast of a Clay Tile
Teachers can include many students in a ceramic tile wall project by making a cast of a tile. Each student can press his own tile to become part of the bigger picture
How to Make a Clay Tile Backdrop For a Sculpture
Mathematically constructed tile work creates a patterned background into which a sculpture that tells the story of St. Elizabeth is positioned.
Erin Kennedy is an Advocate For Youth
An interview with Erin Kennedy where she talks about using drama and creative art when teaching and when on Edmund Rice Camps. She discusses the meaning of an image.
African Music and Culture Workshops for Schools
African Connection workshops expose students to culture, history and geography. In a heart-warming multicultural exchange students experience African rhythms and music.
What Is Maths Through Art?
Art and Maths teachers use Arts based mathematical strategies with students. Through "Project Based Learning" they can see how Maths is used in the real world.
Self-directed Learning for Art Students
An effective way to ensure students are learning at their own pace and ability level is to encourage them to learn techniques via YouTube.com instructional vignettes.
St Elizabeth of Hungary/Queen of the People
The "greatest woman of the German Middle Ages," St Elizabeth was canonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1235. Her works included building hospitals and giving alms to the poor.
Mardi Kearney Queensland Sculptor
A profound sense of narrative captures the meaning and feeling behind the stories Mardi Kearney portrays. Sculptures make history accessible and relevant for students.
Whale Watching as a Creative Arts Project
Arts students experience whale watching on tour from the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Environmental projects challenge Science, English and Creative Arts students
How to Make Musical Instruments from Junk
A project based around making musical instruments from junk has the potential to be exciting, practical and of high appeal to all kinds of learners.
Math Dance with Schaffer and Stern
Dr. Schaffer and Erik Stern show how, even though it seems counter-intuitive, to link math and dance. They claim both are a creative exploration of space and time.
Carl Orff, Creator of Schulwerk
Carl Orff will not only be remembered as a musical composer. He developed a pedagogical system that allowed even young, untrained children to play music with ease.
How To Paint A Dog In Acrylics
Painting a portrait of a familiar dog provides a simple sustained experience of focused artistic research.
How To Make A Rain Stick
Create rain sticks in a cost effective manner by recycling old cardboard tubes as part of a multiple literacy approach to Math, Science or Religious Education.
How to Prepare Claywork for Firing
Firing large quantities of clay work on a regular basis can be daunting and time consuming. These ideas will help you prepare, handle and store work efficiently.
Teaching About the Qualities of Clay
Students use clay to their best advantage when teachers guide them to develop a rapport with the medium. Being mindful of clay's drying time is essential to success.
How to Make Clay Dragons
Hand building clay dragons is an engaging art project students will enjoy. The class will experience purposeful drawing and design to guide the clay work.
Capturing Essence Through Portraiture
Students explore characters by drawing a realistic portrait. Once deconstructed and reconstructed it is fashioned into a composition called a critical emotional response.
How To Prepare MDF Board For Portraiture
This easy technique shows how to seal the surface of MDF board for portrait painting. It is now prepared for layers of oil and glaze.
The Dance Expression of a Filipino Prison
Does the idea of Filipino prisoners dancing on YouTube have relevance for the rest of the world? Will this form of creative expression become accepted internationally?
Exploring the History of Glam Rock
A cooperative theatre research assignment investigates the history of Glam Rock. Deploy small work groups to create a chronology of the lifespan of a theatrical genre.
How To Draw and Paint Dolphins in Compositions
Teach students to master drawing dolphins and encourage them to experiment with materials and poses as you guide them towards lyrical sea themed compositions to display.
How Artists Use Maquettes
A maquette is a small-scale version of a large artistic statement. Manageable prototypes allow collaborators to visualise an outcome before committing to an artwork.
Authentic Voice in Creative Arts
Leadership Education has much to say to the Creative Arts. Faced with the daunting task of creating public expression, students develop faith in their authentic voice.
Draw Really Cool Stuff by DuBosque
Drawing books by Doug DuBosque are always good value. This hardcover, spiral bound combination contains six of his most interesting topics.
St Maria Goretti / Model for Youth
The story of this young saint models discernment. A forgiving young woman, Maria Goretti could think, judge and act upon her own inner convictions.
Patron Saints for World Youth Day
Pilgrims have been asked to learn the 10 stories of the Patron Saints of World Youth Day. They are asked to pray and meditate on the extraordinary examples of grace.
Celebrating World Youth Day 2008
WYD08 will mark the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia. Youth from all over the world will gather in the spirit of renewal.
Podcasting For Music Classes
Podcasting is a useful tool for music classrooms. Students can complete assignments when convenient. Teachers can listen to assignments when and where it suites.
The Magic of Paper Sculpture
David Swinton shares creative paper art projects in an easy to read format . He supplies templates for sculptures described. Great as lesson fillers and group activities.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Less than two years after her death, in view of Mother Theresa's widespread reputation, Pope John Paul II permitted the opening of her Cause of Canonization.
Handmade Beaded Jewelry For Mother
Beautiful handmade beads can be used in a variety of ways. These recipes are cost effective. Students will enjoy creating a jewelry set as a gift for Mother's Day.
How To Make Paper
The art of paper making is simple. The variety of textures, shades and grades is unlimited. An excellent activity for an art class with scope for personal flair.
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