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Online painting software

http://bomomo.com/
http://www.artrage.com/artragedown.html
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/brushster.htm
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
http://www.sumopaint.com/app/

Art – rivers

I found a copy of this book in the sale in Asda the other day and am now planning to use it to inspire an art project as part of our topic on Water and Rivers. The book tells the story of a crate of rubber ducks who are lost overboard a ship [...]

Online art in various styles

There are a few websites that I’ve found which allow you to quickly create art in the style of a famous artist.
Picasso style head: http://www.mrpicassohead.com/canvas.html
Vincent van Gogh style landscape: http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/landscape_van_gogh/eng/Introduction/default.htm
My class also enjoy using these websites to create patterns.
Kaleidoscope: http://www.permadi.com/java/spaint/spaint.html
Symmetry: http://www.techniquest.org/virtual/sketching/

Art based on Ancient Greece topic

This website has really inspired me – the quality of the work produced is excellent!
http://www.holytrinity-horsham.w-sussex.sch.uk/ks2/ks2_1grecian%20pots.htm

Learning Connection – Primary Projects

 
http://www.learning-connections.co.uk/curric/cur_pri/pri_ind.html
 The projects include ideas, activities, links, a list of books and places to visit.  They cover:

Ancient Egyptians
Artists
Aztecs
The Human Body
Inventors and Discoverers
The Earth and Beyond
Tudors
Victorians

Art – flags of the world

This art lesson was really successful.  It was linked to the geography research that we’ve been doing.  The children first drew the design of the flag onto card.  They then used small pieces of tissue paper to create the colours.  Some children used different shades of the colours for each section, which looked really effective.  [...]

Bristol Museum resources

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery has finally got round to putting some of its learning resources online.  I worked for the museum a few years ago as a freelance museum educator, and was disappointed that they had so little available on the internet.
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/Leisure-Culture/Museums-Galleries/resources-for-learning.en
At the moment, this includes:

Animals from around the world
Ceramics
The Egyptians
Paintings from the [...]