Arts & Design
Cool Text is a FREE graphics generator for web pages
and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work.
Simply choose what kind of image you would like. Then fill out a form and you'll
have your own custom image created on the fly. www.cooltext.com
Learn How to Draw:
Learn how to draw on line. Neat tutorials and
lesson to assist you drawing skills.
http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/
Below are suggested sites from KIDESITES
Sites below credit to COPYRIGHT ©1997-2011 KIDSITES.COM]
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.
Art Express
Contains a nice variety of fun and educational artistic
activities for grades 1 through 5.
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.
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
Tips
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.
Recommended for the serious beginner to intermediate
photographer.
Learn About Color
How
many colors can you make by mixing red, yellow, and blue? Color William, the
hippopotamus, to find out.
Learn
How to Draw with Gary Harbo
If you
want to learn to draw cartoons, take a look at this site from childrens' book
author and illustrator, Gary Harbo. Each month you'll find a new cartoon that
you can draw by following 10 easy
steps.
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.
Metropolitan
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 500
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.
Cool Text is a FREE graphics generator for web pages
and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work.
Simply choose what kind of image you would like. Then fill out a form and you'll
have your own custom image created on the fly. www.cooltext.com
Learn How to Draw:
Learn how to draw on line. Neat tutorials and
lesson to assist you drawing skills.
http://www.drawinghowtodraw.com/
Below are suggested sites from KIDESITES
Sites below credit to COPYRIGHT ©1997-2011 KIDSITES.COM]
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.
Art Express
Contains a nice variety of fun and educational artistic
activities for grades 1 through 5.
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.
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
Tips
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.
Recommended for the serious beginner to intermediate
photographer.
Learn About Color
How
many colors can you make by mixing red, yellow, and blue? Color William, the
hippopotamus, to find out.
Learn
How to Draw with Gary Harbo
If you
want to learn to draw cartoons, take a look at this site from childrens' book
author and illustrator, Gary Harbo. Each month you'll find a new cartoon that
you can draw by following 10 easy
steps.
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.
Metropolitan
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 500
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.