Art & Illustration for the Classroom: A Guide for Teachers & Parents

By Rhian Brynjolson

Published by Portage & Main Press, 2000

ISBN 1895411904, 9781895411904

Key words and phrases

watercolor paint, Plasticine, blind contour drawing, pencil crayons,
shadow puppets, acrylic paint, oil pastel, monoprint,
Matheson Island, Jumanji, collage, Strega Nona, Styrofoam,
single-point perspective, relief print, overhead projector,
papier-mache, Owl Moon, Niakwa, photocopy

Contents

Art and Illustration for the Classroom	5
Wolseley , Leonardo da Vinci , houseplants
A Theoretical Perspective of Teaching Art	13
visual art , art materials , multiple intelligence
Learning to Draw	25
blind contour drawings , single-point perspective , vanishing point
Drawing Media	45
pencil crayons , Wellington School , photocopies
Interesting Subjects	59
blind contour drawing , pencil crayon , figure drawing
Illustration and Design	77
Shadow puppets , storyboards , picture books

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Composing a Whole Image	83
shadow puppets , storyboard , overhead projector
Working in Color	105
color wheel , primary color , complementary colors
Learning to Paint	113
Matheson Island , oil pastel , pointillism
Exploring Paint with Beginners	119
Eric Carle , Splatter painting , sponges
Watercolor Techniques	129
wet-in-wet , food coloring , Kleenex
Printmaking	135
monoprint , acrylic paint , relief prints
Working in Relief	143
T-Rex , grade 1 student , cardboard
Mixed Media	149
textured paint , Smoky Night , origami
Masks	155
papier-mache , petroleum jelly , acrylic paint
Visual Literacy	165
Sam McGee , crosshatched , Love a Lion
Books to Have Handy	171
Tim Wynne-Jones , Steven Kellogg , Brian Wildsmith
Art Materials	181
charcoal , Food coloring , printmaking
References	187
Bibliography	193
Language Arts , Aladdin , Dubuque