FINE ARTS LINKS

PROJECT PAGES: SCS created pages to provide links to web sites used in class projects and research.
 

Skyscraper Links - resources for fourth grade art project

Urning Points 2003 - SCS pottery web project

ONLINE GAMES AND ACTIVITIES: please note that all of these links connect to web pages outside of the SCS server. Due to the changing nature of the internet, it is suggested to preview all sites before using them with children. We'd appreciate being notified if you discover inappropriate content.

 

DRAWING TOOLS:

Doodle Pad - easy online drawing tool with different drawing tools

Paintbox - online drawing tools from the National Gallery of Art

Art Pad - create a movie as you draw a picture

COOL ART TOOLS:

3-D Twirler - design 3-D objects online

Mandela Maker - make your own colorful mandela

Pattern Wizardry - includes Borderliners, Kaleidodraw, Quilters, Wallovers

Pixel Face - modify portraits by playing with pixels

Diamonds - create diamond shaped designs

Make a Snowflake - cut and unfold a snowflake

Kaleidoscope Maker - turn a design into a kaleidoscope

Sand Art - fill the box with colored sand to make a design

Tessellation Town - make tessellations online

Tessellate - java tool that creates tesselllations

Flash Face - use tools to make a face - amazing!

Viscosity - experiment with brush tools

String Spin - draw and twirl

Build Your Wild Self - creative character builder

We are Multicolored - design your own flag

PRINCIPLES OF ART:

Artist's Toolkit - explore many principles of art online

Create a Composition - online art activity

Color Factory - mix together colors for the color wheel, click on Color Factory

Color in Motion - cool videos about color

Multimedia Art Glossary - click on a term for a definition and illustration

ARTISTS:

Mr. Picasso Head - create and print a masterpiece

Pointillism Practice Page - paint like Seurat

Matisse for Kids - from the Baltimore Museum of Art, click link on right

Keith Haring Coloring Book - create paintings like the artist

Jackson Pollack - paint with drips and splots

Mondrian Machine - make modern art like Mondrian

Starfall Art Gallery - learn about van Gogh, Chagall, and more

Dutch Dollhouse - very cool interactive to explore 17th century Dutch Paintings

Jungle - awesome tool to create a painting like Rousseau

Surreal Painter - make a surrealistic painting

VARIOUS ART MEDIA:

Clay Studio - build pottery online

Hands on Crafts - explore pottery and other art online

Mask Puppets - design and color masks

Make a Mosaic - drag tiles to design your own mosaic

Mobile - experiment with making a mobile online

Collage Machine - tools to make an online collage

Collage Machine 2 - another collage tool

Hands on Crafts Quilts - create an online quilt

African Mudcloth - create a fabric design

HISTORY OF ART:

Inside Art - an art history game

Hieroglyph Maker - print your name in Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Mesopotamia - interactive exhibit from the British Museum

Turning the Pages - beautiful old manuscripts from the British Library

Cloth and Clay - historical exploration of both mediums

Destination Modern Art - explore art from the MOMA in this interactive museum

The Illuminated Middle Ages - explore beautiful illuminated manuscripts

Historic Tale Construction Kit - create your own Bayeux Tapestry

People in the Bayeux Tapestry - another interactive maker

Create Your Own Dark Ages Character - fun activity for Middle Ages

Timeline of Art History - interactive timeline

SCULPTURE:

Sculpture Machine - click on the question mark and a statue appears

Create a Sculpture - design an abstract sculpture

Cubits - build 3D sculptures with cubes

ARCHITECTURE:

City Creator - design a modern, medieval, or Christmas city

My Imaginary City - invent a fantasy city online

Architect Studio 3D - from the Frank Lloyd Wright trust

OTHER (sites that have a variety of activities):

Art Edventures - online art activities

Crayola.com - ideas for art projects and more

Exploratorium - cool activities with optical illusions

BBC Art Activities - a variety of online fun

smART Kids - interactive site to learn about art

Art Safari - listen to questions to examine paintings with animals, from the MOMA

WEB PAGES ABOUT ART:
 

Art History Resource Page - links to web pages for many time periods and places

Art Museums - links to many art museums around the world

Leonardo's Workshop - learn about the artist

National Gallery of Art for Kids - interactive art explorations

Illusive Art - Artists like Escher and optical illusions

Artchive - extensive art link collection

Carol Jackson Artist Index - collection of art by artist

Artcyclopedia - another great collection of art information

Timeline of Art - click to learn more about various periods of art

Art Access - Chicago Art Institute education lessons and activities

Impressionism - lessons and paintings to view

Escher Home Page - learn about the artist and his paintings

The Renaissance Connection - learn about the Renaissance through art

At Home with Art - excellent collection of lessons to print

Web Gallery of Art - large collection of 12th - 19th century art to browse

@rtjunction - good collection of links for teachers

Costumes and Clothing - excellent resource for images of historic clothing

Garden of Praise - collection of lessons on paintings geared for elementary students

Incredible @rtdepartment - creative art lessons and more

PAPER CRAFTS TO PRINT:
 

Papercraft - awesome animals and more to print and construct

The Toymaker - objects you can print and fold to make

Making Friends - crafts for kids, including lots of paper dolls

Jan Brett - beautiful printables designed by the author/illustrator

Canon Creative Park - huge variety of neat online printing projects

Create Something Cool - a variety of pictures to create and print

Puppetools - print hinged puppets

WEB PAGES ABOUT MUSIC:
 

Instrument Data - click here to listen to the different instruments

Fun with Music - all kinds of interactive activities from the San Francisco Symphony

New York Philharmonic - a variety of games and features

Play Music - learn about and play different instruments in the orchestra

Drum Beats - have fun with drums

Hop Pop Hall - listen to the instruments

Fun with Keys - create crazy sounds on this keyboard

   
  Last updated on February 17, 2008 .