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A prefect antidote for the worried primary school teacher with a phobia for art. Tips and tricks an art encyclopaedia and useful background information including where to take children for school trips to art museums in the UK and Eire.
Art ideas from the Tate Gallery
Visit in a new windowCrafty things to do offline - get some art inspiration with plenty of photos and suggestions.
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Artcyclopedia
Visit in a new windowThis is another cracker. Type in the artists name or the gallery you wish t search or browse by Name Medium, Subject, Nationality, Women Artists. We actually like the movement index which includes; Abstract Expressionism, Academic Art, The American Scene, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Arte Povera, The Arts & Crafts Movement, The Ashcan School, The Barbizon School, Baroque Art, Bauhaus, Byzantine Art, Camden Town Group, Classicism, Contemporary Realism, Cubism, Dada, Der Blaue Reiter, Die Brücke, Die Neue Sachlichkeit, Expressionism, Fauvism, Fantasy Art, Futurism, Golden Age of Illustration, Gothic Art, The Group Of Seven, The Harlem Renaissance, History Painting, The Hudson River School, Impressionism, Magic Realism, Mannerism, Minimalism, Les Nabis, Neoclassicism, Neo-Plasticism, Op Art, Orientalism, Photorealism, Pointillism, Pop Art, Post-Impressionism, Precisionism, The Pre-Raphaelites, Realism, Regionalism, The Renaissance, Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Mannerism, Northern Renaissance, The Rococo Style, Romanticism, The Sensation Show, Social Realism, Surrealism, Symbolism, Tonalism, Ukiyo-e Printmaking, Western Art, Wildlife Art.
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Colour Lover - palettes
Visit in a new windowA selection of palettes which offer many examples of colour combinations which may help in the developments of displays. A teacher resource only.
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Free Fonts - Fontcubes
Visit in a new windowWe were impressed by these fonts which range from the Disney font to spectacular graphical fonts ideal for jazzing up wall displays. Ideal for teacher use only.
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Movie about drawing
Visit in a new windowMark Speight demonstrates how to quickly, easily and effectively turn basic stick figures into solid and well drawn figures. Featuring a short step-by-step demonstration of developing figure drawing to build a solid character shape. How to draw a figure with movement is also included.
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National Gallery of Art (USA)
Visit in a new windowA wealth of wonders here, includes Painting | Sculpture | Works on Paper | Photographs | Decorative Arts | Architecture.
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On-line Picasso Project
Visit in a new window12,266 artworks by the Spanish artist. Choose a year from his life and see the work he produced during that period. A truly amazing database - we approve!
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Timeline of Art history
Visit in a new windowAn absolute joy to use. All the continents and ages are covered. We'd happily use this to support the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians history topics including art and design. Would work so well to support the teaching of a range of religions such as Christianity and Islam through art. Absolutely stunning. A real gem!
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Tips to help you edit digital images
Visit in a new windowThis super site guides you through the process of improving your digital photographs using Paintshop.
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Visiting an art museum
Visit in a new windowInstructions, tips and ideas to help guide your children. Suitable for upper KS2.
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Visiting an art museum in the UK and Ireland
Visit in a new windowLots of tips and ideas on many museums.
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