This Halloween Line Art Project is a great art project to do with kids as it teaches them mixed media processes and the Element of Art: Line.
Drawing Halloween: Scary-Fast Tutorials for Drawing Scary-Awesome Things
We at Wonderstrange love Halloween, and not just for the free candy and the chance to wear cat ears to the grocery store. We like making Halloween art, and we want to be sure you have fun making some, too! This week I have made some simple step-by-step Halloween drawings you can follow along with. All you need is a pencil, marker, and an eraser, so gather those up, and let’s draw!
We like our monsters with one eye around here. To be honest, we like our kittens that way, too.
One big eye.
You can draw this guy scary or goofy or stick a bow on him and make him a her. I road tested this one on real live 10 year olds, and they can do it . . . so you can too!
Here are some other super-fun things to draw!
Skull
A skull is fun to draw any time of year, but Halloween is the perfect time of year to add it to your bag of tricks.
When you draw a skull you can color the eye sockets in black or draw eyes in them. Be sure not to put them too high up or your skull looks simian, instead of human.
Going Batty
The trick to drawing a good Halloween bat is to remember they are sort of a mouse with wings. The last 2 versions show the bat shape colored with a grey marker and detailed with white gel pen and colored totally in black.
Haunted House
Houses are cool. Haunted Houses are cooler. In this example I left in some pencil lines to show how I use them to help balance the windows, etc…
You can color the whole house black for a spooky silhouette or leave it as a line drawing and color as you wish. If you like adding details with a white pen, the one I like best is Uni-ball Signo.
Dancing Skeletons
I learned to draw skeletons in this style from my art teacher when I was in seventh grade. She is probably 104 years old now and I am close to that age but I still love these little guys.
If all this Halloween excitement has you yearning for some spooky stuff of your own, like Frankenstein and his Bride, A Bacon Monster, Zombie Bunny Slippers or a flask for your dead juice we can hook you up in the SHOP .
Spooktacular Halloween Art Lesson Plans for Teachers: Unleashing Creativity
Elevate your classroom with these engaging Halloween-themed art lesson plans. From pumpkin carvings to spooky silhouettes, discover step-by-step guides and tips for a ghoulishly good time!
Halloween Jack O’ Lantern Art Project for Elementary with Printable Art Lesson Plans
Halloween is my favorite holiday and it is a great opportunity to experiment and get creative in your elementary classroom so in this blog post, I will provide you with a simple yet effective art lesson to get students exploring art making mediums and making a Monochromatic artwork with simple strategies to create an art project featuring a Jack-O-Lantern. Read on to find the steps for creating and the full art lesson and downloadable PDF lesson plan and worksheets.
5 Halloween Art Ideas for Your Classroom Using Flexible, Choice Art Mediums
Okay so let’s dive on into 5 Halloween Art Project or Lesson Ideas that you can simply and easily do in your classroom that use choice or flexible art mediums. I have a bunch of easy-to-do and prep ideas that can use choice art mediums and can allow the students to really immerse themselves in some Halloween vibes. So grab your Spooky, Scary Skeletons and let’s get into these Halloween Ready-Made, Simple and Engaging, Art Lesson Ideas for your Amazing art classroom.
Easy Holiday Art Project: Halloween SPARK-TACULAR
Do you teach Halloween art projects in school? If you need to temper the spooky and select friendlier versions of Jack-O’Lanterns projects for your October Art Program, you’ve landed on the right page. Here are three kid-tested, engaging and easy Halloween Art Projects to do with your students this month.
This Halloween Spark-tacular video tutorial is all about creating special Halloween memories with your little ones. These happy art projects (perfect for ages 5-12) will help inspire their imaginations and pick up new techniques along the way.
Each project will cover elements like SHAPE, LINE, PATTERN, & SYMMETRY, all while keeping your students engaged and creative for a full class session.
Watch the video below:
Timestamps
Funny Face Pumpkin – 1:12
Asymmetrical Monster – 32:17
Grab some paper and art supplies s(below) and get ready to create a Funny Face Pumpkin (a kinder favorite!), Paper Monsters (loads of creative options!) and Asymmetrical Monsters (great for upper elementary).
There’s many opportunities for children to create their own unique monsters, either by changing their color and shapes, or deciding what kind of features they’d like to have for the face and body.
To get started, it helps to have the inspiration guide, so kids can see all the different options for building their monsters.
Grab your Monster inspiration handout below and let’s get started!
Before you play the video for your students, you’ll want to have your painted paper dried and ready. If you need help preparing your painted paper, check out our blog on How to Make Painted Paper.
This can be prepped in advanced by you or your students.
If you can’t create painted paper beforehand, no worries! Colored sulphite paper works just fine.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
– 12″ x 18″ colored sulphite paper (including orange for pumpkins)
– 9″ x 3″ colored paper scraps, including painted paper for monster arms and legs
– Paper scraps of any kind (newsprint, craft paper, painted paper, glitter paper)
– Pastels or crayons
– *Optional: hole puncher & craft pipe cleaners (for hanging)
Your students will love creating these festive projects as Halloween approaches! Share the spark-tacular results with us on Instagram by tagging @deepspacesparkle.
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