Art can accompany “serious” work. It’s is not only engaging, but can open an opportunity for other modes of learning.
Art Creation

23 Free Online Photo Editors
There are a lot of online resources available where you can change, enhance and make funny photo editing without knowing and program like Photoshop. Here is a collection of free photo editing services, featuring everything from simple photo cleanup and enhancement to fun artistic effects. learn more

Art Sources
This archived web site hosts a set of well-chosen links in both art and music for this student population. While many of the resource are no longer available on-line, sites like Archive.org preserve the these resources for future generations. learn more

Art-Incredible Art Department
The eyes of the Mona Lisa blink when you enter the Incredible Art Department. At this site are lesson plans and software tools. Great source for art teachers as well as teachers in other subjects looking for class projects for the artsy students. learn more

Cardboard Stand for Easy Drawing With Phone
Similar to Tim's Vermeer's trick, this simple to make project can help your students, allowing them to easily draw something from their phone screen. The materials are usually free: some cardboard and a CD case or other piece of transparent plastic. The principle is that picture on the phone screen is partially reflected by transparent… learn more

Classroom Doodles for the Classroom
Welcome to Classroom Doodles! This site is dedicated to all the wonderful, caring people out there that sacrifice their time and energy to help our children learn something new everyday. Check out the different categories below to find some awesome coloring pages and printables to enjoy at school, home, summer camps and more! The Classroom… learn more

COLORING BOOK RESOURCES TO BENEFIT CHILDREN AND ADULTS
Google Arts & Culture offers a variety of art coloring books. You can find an array of images in the following editions: Christmas Edition: This includes a series of images such as classic Christmas cards and favorite characters such as Rudolph, cats in the snow, and more. Miguel Guhlin October 27, 2021 learn more

Cool Text Graphics & Logo Generator
Cool Text is a FREE graphics generator for web pages and anywhere else you need an impressive logo without a lot of design work. Simply choose what kind of image you would like. Then fill out a form and you'll have your own custom image created on the fly. learn more

Doodle Art Alley
Enjoy some fun Coloring Pages and printables! They are super easy to print, plus they are FREE. There are a lot to choose from and you are sure to find something that you like. They work great in the classroom as free time activities or theme unit fun. Your kids at home will also have… learn more

Doodle4Google
Every year, Google has a competition open to students grades K-12 to submit artwork for the Google home page. Winners (broken out by grade level) will have their artwork appear on the Google home page. learn more

Draw3D: Virtual Lessons
Draw3D is a simple site but fun, and includes on-line drawing lessons. Created by Mark Kistler, Public Television's favorite drawing teacher. learn more

Elmer's Glue Slime
Elmers's has created simple recipes for creating colorful slime, glittery and non-glittery, using a few common household ingredients. Students of all ages will enjoy this project. For older students, have them to research how glue, baking soda, and contact lens solution interact to become slime. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find… learn more

How To Make An Anime Version of Yourself
This tutorial from Jk Alombro shows you the steps to turn a photograph into an anime character. While using Photoshop, you should be able to replicate this method with any image editing software that supports layers. learn more

Painting Trick from Tim's Vermeer
The move Tim's Vermeer shows how Tim Jenison duplicated Vermeer's painting style using a mirror to monitor parts of the picture. By placing a small, fixed mirror above the canvas at a 45-degree angle, he is able to view parts of the original image and the canvas simultaneously, and obtain a precise color match Jon… learn more

Paper Wallet
Your students can create paper wallets from a normal piece of paper, with minimal cutting and one piece of tape. It creates a durable, seamless, useable, write-onable, minimalist wallet. Experiment with different paper sizes for different sized wallets. learn more

Real life anime
Here's an example of combining art and photography into something special. Variations on this project include using your school mascot, images cut out of magazines, or photographs of fellow classmates – one large and one very small. Can use these ideas to talk about perspective and the way we perceive the world. learn more

Shape Collage - Automatic Photo Collage Maker
Shape Collage is the only collage maker that: optimally arranges photos creates collages in different shapes can handle thousands of photos generates super high-resolution images (up to 200 megapixels) makes collages in just seconds exports to Photoshop PSD file format learn more

Silk - Interactive Generative Art
Silk is hard to describe. It's called an on-line interactive generative artwork. The easiest way to explain it is to just go to the site and start drawing something. If you draw something you like, you can save the picture and share the results. learn more

Text Generator: Free Logo Maker
TEXT GENERATOR - MAKE YOUR OWN LOGO. Customize your own free logo Use the logo designer for anything you want! Wide variety of logos to choose from. Lesson plan activities: Create logos for webpages Create new titles for bulletin boards or classroom banners learn more

Toilet Paper Roll Craft
Using only some toilet paper rolls and some non-toxic paint, you can make awesome creatures for Halloween decorations. Chances are you already have the materials you need in the classroom. Have your students come up with ideas for creatures for other holidays or seasons. learn more

ToonDoo
Free for individuals and low cost for classes or schools, ToonDoo allows you and your students to easily create 1, 2 or 3-panel comic strips with simple mouse clicks and drag ‘n drop. Students can customize their strips with their own photos and characters. learn more

What is Shape Collage and How Can It Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks
Shape Collage is an application that takes pictures and organizes them into shapes of your choosing. It sounds simple but the applications are wide. How does this work in education? This is ideal for younger students to use both to play with images and to learn about how collages can work. It's also something teachers… learn more