Liv Aanrud

Liv Aanrud is a textile artist and painter from the US. She is well known for her maximalist, large-scale figurative tapestries that blur the lines between painting and weaving. Combining traditional textile techniques with bold colour schemes, Aanrud’s portrait pieces are heavily textured, slowly stitched drawings that burst with symbols and patterns. Liv Aanrud is […]

Art Cover Lesson Worksheets

Creating cover lessons for art can be quite tricky – especially when you are stuck for time or need something quick, effective and engaging 😵‍💫 In an effort to keep things interesting for my students, I have created these printable PDF worksheets to: Students usually need specialist equipment or specific instructions on how to create […]

Hannah Lipsey

Hannah Lipsey is a contemporary British artist known for creating hyper-realistic coloured pencil drawings that often look like photographs at first glance. She specialises in drawing shiny, reflective objects—think metallic surfaces, glass, and polished materials that seem like you can touch them. Hannah Lipsey’s art focuses on textures and shine, pushing the limits of hyperrealism […]

KS3 Oil Pastel Food Art Project

This is a quite a short, simple and succinct oil pastel art project aimed at teaching a few essential oil pastel skills such as layering, blending, colour matching and monoprinting. The theme of this scheme of work is food – which is ideal for engaging students. I always find that students love the experience of […]

GCSE Art Sketchbook Examples

Are you working hard on your GCSE art coursework or externally set assignment? Are you wondering how to improve your sketchbook work and presentation?? Are you looking for some fantastic ideas for presenting your GCSE artwork? Okay, then scroll on! There are plenty of examples of amazing GCSE Art sketchbooks here. Enjoy! Are you an […]

Phlegm

Phlegm is a street artist, muralist and illustrator from the UK. He is renowned for his large-scale murals that explore fantastical worlds full of characters, animals and surreal landscapes. Combining highly detailed black and white line work with imaginative themes, Phlegm’s artworks are like stories which have a dreamlike narrative. Get art resources sent straight […]

Grid Drawing Worksheets for Art Lessons

I love the Grid Drawing technique! Okay, just had to get that out there. These printable worksheets are ideal for extension tasks, homework, cover or sub lessons and my students love doing them. I use them pretty much weekly! *UPDATE* I have added even more reference pictures to the PDF for you to choose from […]

KS3 Art: Block Printing Scheme of Work – Adinkra Symbols

In these polyblock printing technique lessons, my Y7 art pupils looked at African Adinkra Symbols and used them as inspiration to create their own colourful, printed artworks. They researched and analysed the Adinkra symbols, then created their own symbols and finally created their own polyblock printed artworks. Get Art Resources sent straight to your email: […]

GCSE Art Project – Objects

I designed this GCSE Art Scheme of Work based around OBJECTS. The project allows all students to meet the AQA assessment objectives, and I wanted a project that was broad enough for students to personalise their work. Students researched how artists use ‘objects’ as sources of inspiration, then experimented with materials and their own ideas. […]

Andrea Joseph

Andrea Joseph is an artist and illustrator from South Wales in the UK. Joseph explores a range of subjects in her artworks, from natural and organic forms, to architectural structures and buildings. As well as being a proficient biro artist, Joseph’s artwork often uses mixed-media layering and different mark-making techniques to celebrate textures and tones. […]