Curated OER
Hand Drawing
Explore contour and shape with your class as they complete a hand drawing. This resource outlines important points to focus on as you teach learners of any age how to successfully draw a human hand using a contour or single-line...
Curated OER
Miriam Schapiro Action Figures Collage
Learners create a background with a marbling technique. They plan and create a figure from assorted papers, mixing solids and patterns. Students glue the figure to the background, and embellish negative space with glitter.
Curated OER
Figure Drawing
Second graders participate in a demonstration where the teacher chooses a student and uses the student in a figure drawing. They study the repetition of a color throughout the picture and how the color repetition makes the eye follow...
Curated OER
Portrait and Figure Drawing
Learners practice their drawing skills. In this drawing skills lesson, students complete a self-observation drawing activity and then 3 methods of figure drawing.
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Mona Mesa: What Is Your Opinion? [Pdf]
In this lesson, 1st graders look at a print of "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo DaVinci and talk about what they see, searching for visual clues to help them form an opinion. They discuss the importance of portrait paintings during the...
Royal Collection Trust (UK)
Royal Collection: Cats, Lions and a Dragon by Leonardo Da Vinci
From the Royal Collection in London, this is the permanent collection entry for Cats, Lions and a Dragon, a drawing by Italian Renaissance master Leonardo da Vinci.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Figure in Art
Contains a very brief description of figure, including some good examples of the human figure being used in art.
Incredible Art Department
Miriam Shapiro Action Figures Collage
A lesson plan introducing learners to the art of Miriam Shapiro and the human figure.
wikiHow
Wiki How: How to Draw Basic Human Figures
Get a start on drawing human bodies by using simple shapes and then adding details later. This shows good visual examples including a simple guide to proportions.
Curated OER
How to Draw Basic Human Figures
Get a start on drawing human bodies by using simple shapes and then adding details later. This shows good visual examples including a simple guide to proportions.