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Daily Sketch: Changing Light

Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
As the sun moves across the sky from east to west, its light can change how objects look. Find an object and draw it at…

Daily Sketch: Personal Still Life

When artists draw a still life, they select objects carefully. For example, they could be things they think are important, beautiful, interesting or useful. They…

Daily Sketch: Shadows out Your Window

Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
When light hits an object, it casts a dark shape on the surface or surfaces on the opposite side of the object. The dark shape is…

Daily Sketch: What do Animals Think?

Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Do you ever wonder what animals are thinking? What do you think this cat is thinking? Draw an animal, it can be real or imaginary. What shape is…

Daily Sketch: Texture

Look around for something that feels bumpy, rough, grainy, fuzzy, scratchy, or sandy. Place it where you can study it closely while you draw. Run…

Daily Sketch: Clouds

Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
What do clouds really look like? Do they come in different sizes? Go outside and or look out your window and see how many different…

Daily Sketch: Look! Look Closer!

Grade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Look at an ordinary household object and draw it. Look for big, simple shapes first, then smaller details. Now take another piece of paper and…