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Art |
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AccessArt Online Art Workshops
http://www.accessart.org.uk/ |
Access activities on color, sculpture, or drawing.
You select the workshop according to age. There are also
notes for teachers and printouts. |
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The Art
of the Stamp
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/
artofthestamp/ |
Who
decides who and what goes on stamps?
Find out how U.S. postal stamps are created.
You can even create your own stamp! |
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The @rt
junction
http://www.artjunction.org |
Art
Junction is designed to provide a safe and structured virtual environment within which teachers and students can pursue
artistic and educational goals. |
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Artcyclopedia
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/ |
Search for an artist by name, title of art, or museum.
The art search engine gives you all the different links devoted
to that artist. |
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The
Artist's Toolkit
http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/ |
Learn
about art elements like line, color, space, shape, and balance.
Watch animated illustrations, find examples in museums, and
create your own work of art. |
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International Child Art Foundation
http://www.icaf.org/
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See artwork from children around the world. |
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NGA Kids
http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/
education/kids.html |
Create interactive art online. Make a collage or a pixel
face. This site is created by the National Gallery of Art. |
Comics |
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Balloon Tales - The
Comicraft Guide to
Comic Book Lettering and Production
http://www.balloontales.com/ |
A
site dedicated to the lettering and production of comic books.
How-To articles help the beginner. |
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History of Comic Art
http://www.comic-art.com/history.htm |
The
history of sequential art is given here.
The history has been divided into different pages so you must
scroll down and read the different "parts". |
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Lambiek Comiclopedia of Comic Artists
http://lambiek.net/artists/index.htm |
Hundreds of comic book artists are listed here with their
biography and a sample of their work. |
Masks |
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African Mask History
and Meaning
http://www.rebirth.co.za/African_mask.htm |
This
page gives information about African masks in general.
Scroll to the bottom of page to select information on specific
tribes. |
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African_mask_history_and_meaning.htm
Another Face - Masks Around the World
http://gallery.sjsu.edu/masks/menu.html |
This
page is presented by the San Jose State University and has a
variety of information about masks. Select the
LINKS option and then pick the region you are interested in.
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Historia de las
Máscaras y Caretas
http://www.carnaval.com.do/historia/
mascarasycaretas.htm
En Español |
This
site is in the Dominican Republic and is in Spanish. A brief
history is given about the history of the masks used during Carnaval. |
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Masks
http://eduscapes.com/42explore/mask.htm |
This is
a page with numerous links to sites about masks. Also has
websites for teachers. |
Museums |
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Art cyclopedia: Art Museums Worldwide
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/museums.html |
Search for museums worldwide. |
Origami |
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Star Wars Origami
http://www.happymagpie.com/
swdiagrams.html |
Printable origami patterns for Star Wars
spacecraft and
characters. |
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Tammy Yee's Origami Page
http://www.tammyyee.com/origami.html |
Tammy
Yee's page has very simple origami projects for kids.
Learn a few Hawaiian words while you are folding. |
Paintings |
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A. Pintura Art Detective
http://eduweb.com/pintura/ |
Fiona
Featherduster need help identifying the painting found in her
Grandfather's attic. This online adventure teaches
students elements of art like composition and color. |
Photography |
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Digital Photography School - 13 Lessons to teach your child
about Digital Photography
http://digital-photography-school.com
/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-about
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Tips for parents in teaching photography to children. Includes
how to hold the camera, balance, and point of interest. |
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Kodak - Photo Tips & Techniques
http://www.kodak.com/ek/US/
en/Home_Main/
Tips_Projects_Exchange/
Learn/Photo_Tips.htm
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Tips from Kodak about photographing in different places,
animals, holidays, etc. |
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National Geographic - Photography for Kids: Tips From the Pros
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
activities/moreactivities/photography101/ |
Insider tips from three world famous photographers |
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Pinhole Photography
Potato Chip Pinhole Camera
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
science_explorer/pringles_pinhole.html
Oatmeal Box Pinhole Photography
http://users.rcn.com/stewoody/
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Both
of these sites provide information on how to make pinhole
cameras without using a lens. They explain how it works
and provide instruction on how to make a pinhole camera using
items found around the house. |