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Show us your artistic skills! Send an example of an artwork made from the lessons below to artsed@artscouncilsc.org and we will showcase your talent on our site!

Visual Art with Linda Cover

​Watershed Art and Redwood Forest Natural Habitat Illustration












Visual Art with Linda Cover
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Wetlands/Slough








Visual Art with Linda Cover
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Monterey Bay

Visual Art with Monica Galvan

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Environment Journal Packet
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Lesson 1: Using the Rule of Thirds - Usando la regla de los tercio


Lesson 2: Self Portrait/Portraits - Autorretrato/Retratos


Lesson 3: Recreating Art History Still Lifes - Recreando bodegones de la historia del arte


Lesson 4: Telling a Story - Contando una Historia


Lesson 5: Working in Black & White - Trabajando en blanco y negro


Lesson 6: Shadow Play & Night Photography - Juego de sombras y fotografía nocturna


Lesson 7: Filter It! - ¡Filtralo!

Lesson 8: Creating a Series - Crear una serie

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Elements of Art Work Packet
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Photography with Jay Khan

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Photography Lessons by Jay Khan 

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Visual Art by Vanessa Ledesma

Spring 2021

Lesson 1: Graffiti Style Block Letters


Lesson 3: Optical Illusion Art


Lesson 5: Origami Frog


Lesson 7: Charcoal Nature Rubbings

Lesson 2: Origami Heart Bookmark


Lesson 4: Sunflower Tissue Paper Collage


Lesson 6: Watercolor Pencil Color Wheel


Lesson 8: Color Theory Clay Rainbow



Fall 2020

Lesson 1: Papel Picado


Lesson 3: Watercolor Landscape


Lesson 5: Mixed Media


Lesson 7: Flower Vase Mixed Media Collage

Lesson 2: Paper Animal Molas


Lesson 4: Abstract Tree


Lesson 6: Henri Matisse Collage


Lesson 8: Statement Poster

Nessa Ledesma
Mixed Media Collages

Lesson 1


Lesson 3

Lesson 2


Lesson 4


Lesson 5


Lesson 6


Lesson 7


Lesson 8


Lesson 9


Lesson 10


Lesson 11


Lesson 12

Nessa Ledesma
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Bubble Letters by Vanessa Ledesma 
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Animals Natural Habitat Landscapes by Vanessa Ledesma
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Yayoi Kusama Polka Dot Pop Art by Vanessa Ledesma
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Paper Weaving Wall Hanging by Vanessa Ledesma
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Dream Room Drawing by Venessa Ledesma and
​her Mariposa Arts Student Teachers 
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Pop Art Handprints by Vanessa Ledesma 
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Abstract Doodle Drawing by Vanessa Ledesma
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Collaborative Animal Hybrid Drawing
by Vanessa Ledesma

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Construction Paper Cityscape by Vanessa Ledesma
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Optical Illusion Hand by Vanessa Ledesma 
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Cubism Portrait by Vanessa Ledesma
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Toilet Paper Roll Maraca by Vanessa Ledesma

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Zarape Inspired Wall Art by Vanessa Ledesma

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Huichol Indian Beaded Animal Inspired Art by Vanessa Ledesma

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Talavera Tile Inspired Art by Vanessa Ledesma

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Loteria Card Inspired Art by Vanessa Ledesma

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Solar System Wall Hanging by Vanessa Ledesma

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Tie Dye Paper Flowers by Vanessa Ledesma

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Homemade Clay Rose Necklace by Vanessa Ledesma 

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Nature Prints by Vanessa Ledesma 

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Nature Stencils by Vanessa Ledesma

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Paper Succulent Planter by Vanessa Ledesma

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Paper Calla Lily Flower by Vanessa Ledesma

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Quilling Flower by Vanessa Ledesma

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Repujado/Metal Embossed Cactus by Vanessa Ledesma

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Negative Space Butterfly by Vanessa Ledesma

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One in a Minion Mother's Day Card by Vanessa Ledesma

Visual Art with Katie Simpson

Spring 2021

Lesson 1: Bubble Letters


Lesson 3: Draw Your Favorite Person


Lesson 5: Space Drawing


Lesson 7: Comic Book Covers

Lesson 2: Paper Folding Art


Lesson 4: Visual Poems


Lesson 6: Pixel Drawings


Lesson 8: Food Art



Fall 2020

Lesson 1: Still Life Contour Drawings


Lesson 3: Animal Posters


Lesson 5: Shapes and Shading


Lesson 7: Paper Mosaics

Lesson 2: Superhero Self Portrait


Lesson 4: Cartoon Character Drawings


Lesson 6: Drawing with Different Materials


Lesson 8: Watercolor Still Life Painting

Visual Art with Katie Simpson
Drawing and Water Color

Lesson 1 - Observational Drawing
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Lesson 2 - Watercolor Mixing & Color Wheel
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Lesson 3 - Watercolor Wetlands 1
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Lesson 4 - Watercolor Wetlands 2
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Lesson 5 - Watercolor Still Life Day 1
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Lesson 6 - Watercolor Still Life Day 2
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Visual Art with Katie Simpson
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Book Making

Lesson 1 - Map Accordion Books
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Lesson 2 - Single Sheet Zines
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Lesson 3 - Pop Up Books
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Lesson 4 - Tunnel Books
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Lesson 5 - Pocket Books
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Lesson 6 - Pamphlet Stitch Book
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Visual Art with Katie Simpson
PDF Lessons

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Accordion Books by Katie Simpson 
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Abstract Pet Portrait by Katie Simpson
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Still Life Drawings by Katie Simpson
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Neighborhood Landscape Line Drawing by Katie Simpson
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How to Draw a Face by Katie Simpson
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Observational Nature Drawings by Katie Simpson 
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Visual Art with Katie Simpson
Drawing Games

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Doodle Challenge click here for PDF

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Shape Composition Game click here for PDF

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​Exquisite Corpse click here for PDF

Visual Art with Katie Simpson
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Breath Drawing Game by Katie Simpson
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Night Drawings by Katie Simpson
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Color Wheel Spinners by Katie Simpson
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Color Wheels by Katie Simpson
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House Book by Katie Simpson
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Sketch Books! by Katie Simpson
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Shadow and Light Still Life Drawing by Katie Simpson
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Take a Line for a Walk Drawing Game by Katie Simpson
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Contour Drawings by Katie Simpson
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Monotype Printing by Katie Simpson
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Block Prints with Styrofoam by Katie Simpson
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Self-Portrait Drawings by Katie Simpson
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Comic Strips by Katie Simpson
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Backyard Botanical Drawings by Katie Simpson
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Collagraph Prints by Katie Simpson
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Japanese Book Binding by Katie Simpson
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Found Object Sculpture by Katie Simpson
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Visual Art with Oliver Whitcroft

Typography

Lesson 1 - Who Shot the Serif?


Lesson 3 - Lettering Part 1


Lesson 2 - Bubble Letters


Lesson 4 - Lettering Part 2


Lesson 5 - Fun Fills

Lesson 6 - Calligraphy

Animation

Lesson 1 - FlipoRama Style


Lesson 3 - Animated Names


Lesson 2 - Stampimation


Lesson 4 - How to Digitize Your Animations


Lesson 5 - Smudge Motion

Lesson 6 - Stop Motion

More Videos

Having Fun with a Compass! How to Draw a Yin Yang - Como Dibujar un Yin Yang

Introduction to TinkerCad

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Part 2:

Do It Yourself Mini Comic Book


Paper Helicopter

The Impossible Triangle!


Post-It Note Flip Book

A note to parents: these lessons are meant to be starting places. Most lessons can be adjusted to meet a variety of ages and developmental needs. Materials can be traded out for others - for example, you may use colored pencils if you don't have crayons, or you may use markers instead of water colors.

​Remember, arts are just as much about the process as the final product, and the beauty of art is that there is never just one right answer or way of doing it! It is about envisioning, creating, exploring, engaging, and persisting!

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