Inside: Art lesson ideas and activities for comparing two Baroque Judith and Holofernes paintings. Which was made by a man and which was painted by a woman? Let’s talk about decapitation for a minute. Did I draw you in with that hook? Whether you rose your eyebrows or nodded with excitement, you’re curious about what I’m…
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How to Compare and Contrast Art to Teach Art History
Inside: Use these techniques artwork examples to compare and contrast art in your classroom. Art comparison help students see the art in a new way and make the conventions of an art movement more clear and understandable. If I had to pick my favorite teaching method for art history, it probably would be compare and…
Exploring Narrative in Art
One of the best ways for a student to connect with art is through narrative, or story. Really, it’s not just appropriate for just students–we all connect through narrative. Narrative is how all of us see the world and how we connect with each other. We put together stories in our heads for situations in…
Artworks that Show Space
Inside: This is the ultimate list of good space in art examples! The list includes perspective, positive and negative space in art, foreshortening, and much more! It’s Elements and Principles of Art time again! I’ve been working my way through all of the elements and principles of art in order to give you a one-stop…
Art About Art: 6 Artworks about Other Works of Art
I’m a big art history nerd, so I love art that references other artworks in funny and interesting ways. Check out these 6 works of art that are about other works of art. These works add something new to the conversation and make us think about the original works of art differently. These works would…
The Best Examples of Emphasis in Art
Here’s another Elements and Principles of Art list to help you in planning your art lessons! Today’s post includes example artworks for emphasis in art. It was hard to break this one down to categories, because chances are if the artwork shows emphasis well, it usually used more than one element or principle to do…
The Ultimate Collection of Color in Art: Examples and Definitions
It’s time again for an Elements and Principles of Art post! This post includes good examples of color in art, divided into categories. This list of examples of color in art contains the following elements of color: warm and cool colors in art, primary color art, complementary colors in art, analogous colors examples, neutral colors in…
The Best Examples of Balance in Art: Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, and Radial
Continuing on with The Elements and Principles of Art series, this article focuses on good examples of balance in art. These examples and definitions are dividing into the different types of balance in art: symmetrical balance in art, asymmetrical balance in art, and radial balance in art. I will add to this examples of balance in art…
Artworks that Show Line
Inside: This is ultimate list of example artworks that show the different types of line in art for your elements and principles of art lessons. The list of types of line in art includes implied lines, diagonal lines, gesture lines, outlines, contour lines, expressive lines, and more! I don’t know about you, but I often find…
