Here are some neat interactive websites that will allow your students to create pictures that simulate the works of famous artists. These activities would work nicely on an interactive whiteboard to demonstrate characteristics of these artists or could be done by students on a classroom or lab computer. In most cases students can print out their creations (or they could be emailed to the teacher for printing). In an art classroom, computers can be set up so that students can do these “virtual art projects” when their regular art projects are completed.
Mr. PicassoHead – create an abstract face with this online tool
Pointillism Practice Page – paint with dots like Seurat
Matisse for Kids – from the Baltimore Museum of Art, click on the “Matisse for Kids” link on right under Related Links
Keith Haring Coloring Book – create colorful paintings using Haring’s familiar characters
Jackson Pollack – paint with drips and splots
Jungle – awesome tool to create a painting like Rousseau
Surreal Painter – make a surrealistic painting similar to Dali and Picasso
Still Life – create a lovely still life picture in the style of the old masters
These activities and more are linked on my Learning Links website.
April 6th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Thanks for sharing these resources. My students already enjoy the Pollack Jungle sites. I have not tried the still life ones yet. Nathan Guteras
April 6th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Thanks-great resources!
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April 7th, 2009 at 10:05 am
SmartBoard applications are terrific.. and if for the entire class, the lab…my Memorial Middle School students love the NGA site particularly!! Thanks for the info!!
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Wow! What a great blog and post! I’m sitting here going, “oh! wow! neat! cool!”
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June 19th, 2009 at 6:53 am
I adore using interactive art sites like these to expose kids to different art styles – they love it and learn so much from it! Thanks for putting this list together, I can’t wait to try the ones I haven’t used yet!