Studio Art for TeensLeah Walton2021-07-06T15:30:24-04:00

Welcome to Our Homeschool Curriculum Art Class for Teens: Studio Art for Teens

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to study with the masters of the art world? Studio Art for Teens allows students to study with great artists, from Leonardo da Vinci to Winslow Homer, by examining and creating their own versions of famous pieces of art. Whether students are new to art or experienced artists, this text-based course provides the opportunity to explore the elements and techniques of art by studying masterpieces. Students may choose from a wide variety of topics, as well as complete a series of basic art lessons, to obtain high school credit. Come study with a master with Studio Art for Teens!

Getting Started with Studio Art for Teens, One of Our Online Art Classes for High School

This Studio Art for Teens class is one of our online art classes for high school students and is a text-based art class with art lessons based on master artists. Homeschool students will learn the basics of line, shape, texture, space, color, form, balance, and more.

Overview

53 lessons
Text based
Grades 6-12

Supplies Needed

Corresponding lessons on SchoolhouseTeachers.com; basic art supplies to include pencils, paper, a set of oil pastels, basic paint set, Sculpey clay – 1 color package (Week 6), black paper (Week 12)

What to Do

Download the lesson plans. Follow the instructions each day on the lesson plans and mark them off when completed.

Course Sample for Studio Art for Teens, One of Our Online Art Classes for High School

One of the first elements of art is line. Line defines shape. Line can show movement. Powerful and complete compositions can be created just using line. You can even shade just using lines.

To begin your lion, make guidelines lightly in pencil for the eyes and nose. Draw two eyes and fill them in with black ink. Leave a little dot of white in the eye. Draw the nose and the mouth. Remember your lion will look different from these. You can do the mane any way you want.

How many animals can you create only using lines?

Gustave Doré was an artist who uses line in his pictures in a very interesting way. Notice his picture “The Creation of Light.” Do you see the way he uses line to show light?

You can use line and create a similar composition. In art, lines coming out from the center are radial lines. The next picture is the famous A Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. He was a post-Impressionist and painted with heavy brushstrokes.

Study his use of line carefully. You can duplicate this picture and learn a lot about movement in line in art.

One of my students used this style and created the picture below. Line is powerful and important, and the first element in art.

Transcript Information for Studio Art for Teens, One of Our Online Art Classes for High School

In our studio art class for teens, a minimum of sixteen lessons completed, including the lessons that combine literature and art equals one credit hour of high school art.

After you have taken this art course, Visual Manna is offering a mentoring program with optional AP credit. Sharon Jeffus will mentor your art and help you develop a digital portfolio. Go to visualmanna.com or email Sharon at visualmanna@gmail.com.

*Please be informed of your state’s academic requirements.

Visit our High School Help page for resources and information about:

Finding out your state’s academic requirements.
How to create a transcript
Keeping a schedule
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And more!

Course Outline for Studio Art for Teens, One of Our Online Art Classes for High School

Our online art class for high school students includes lessons which encourage step-by-step recognition of how to build art by imitating the masters.

Art Basics

Lesson One: The Line
Lesson Two: Shape
Lesson Three: Texture
Lesson Four: Color
Lesson Five: Space
Lesson Six: Form
Lesson Seven: Further Explore the Element of Color
Lesson Eight: Overlapping
Lesson Nine: Center of Interest
Lesson Ten: Variety in Art
Lesson Eleven: Balance
Lesson Twelve: Positive and Negative Space
Lesson Thirteen: Contrast and Chiarascuro
Lesson Fourteen: Harmony
Lesson Fifteen: Assemblage

Thematic Lessons

Lesson Sixteen: Angels in Art
Lesson Seventeen: Bagpipes in Art and Music
Lesson Eighteen: Bells in Art, Literature, and Music
Lesson Nineteen: Biblical Art of Gustave Dure
Lesson Twenty: Cartography and Making Artistic Maps
Lesson Twenty-One: Eagles in Art
Lesson Twenty-Two: Early American Seascape Artists
Lesson Twenty-Three: Fall Master Art
Lesson Twenty-Four: Flowers in Art Nouveau and Impressionism
Lesson Twenty-Five: Genre and Historical Artists Picturing American History
Lesson Twenty-Six: History of Trumpets and Bugles in Art and Music
Lesson Twenty-Seven: Horses in Art and Literature
Lesson Twenty-Eight: Horses in Science and Art
Lesson Twenty-Nine: Illuminated Text and Graphic Design
Lesson Thirty: Jungle Habitat and Value in Art
Lesson Thirty-One: Louis Sullivan
Lesson Thirty-Two: Master Christian Art of the Renaissance
Lesson Thirty-Three: Oceans in Art
Lesson Thirty-Four: Outdoor Fun
Lesson Thirty-Five: Outer Space Art
Lesson Thirty-Six: Owls in Art and Literature
Lesson Thirty-Seven: Paths and Trails in Art
Lesson Thirty-Eight: Rainbows in Art and the Color Wheel
Lesson Thirty-Nine: Rivers in Art
Lesson Forty: Sculpting in Art
Lesson Forty-One: Snow and Ice in Art and Literature
Lesson Forty-Two: Spider Webs, Butterflies, and Symmetry
Lesson Forty-Three: Stripes in the Jungle
Lesson Forty-Four: Sunsets in Art
Lesson Forty-Five: Teaching Math through Art Part One
Lesson Forty-Six: Teaching Math through Art Part Two
Lesson Forty-Seven: Thanksgiving in Art
Lesson Forty-Eight: The Importance of Keeping a Journal
Lesson Forty-Nine: The Sun and Son in Art
Lesson Fifty: Trees in Art Part One
Lesson Fifty-One: Trees in Art Part Two
Lesson Fifty-Two: Turkeys and Thanksgiving from Different Perspectives
Lesson Fifty-Three: Wonderful Christmas Gift Ideas and Art Lessons

More About Studio Art for Teens, One of Our Online Art Classes for High School

The first fifteen lessons in the Studio Art for Teens, one of our online art classes for high school students should be followed consecutively if your student is new to the study of art, as they cover the basics of line, shape, texture, space, color, form, balance, etc. If your student has studied art previously, they can begin at any lesson, either reviewing the basics in the first fifteen art lessons and then moving on to other lessons, or starting with thematic lessons. Each thematic lesson is self-contained and can be studied in any order, as they incorporate the skills that were studied in lessons one through fifteen.

A minimum of sixteen lessons is required to earn one credit hour of high school art. If your student has studied art previously, the fifteen lessons can include a combination of any of the first fifteen lessons and the thematic lessons. If your homeschool student is new to the study of art, they will need to study the first fifteen lessons before moving on to a thematic lesson of your student’s choice.

This homeschool art class for teens includes lessons that teach the elements and principles of art step by step, look at masterworks of art that show the technique in media, and present projects that reinforce how to perform the different techniques and styles of the masters. Students study the different time periods in art by looking at different artists who painted in that period. For example, in the first element of art, which is the line, students study master artists Gustave Doré and Vincent Van Gogh. Next students complete projects that reinforce the power of the line in art.

There is also a Student Art Gallery for this course, and student art is incorporated into some of the lessons.