Studio Art for Teens

Leah Walton2024-02-17T22:15:58-05:00

Welcome to Our Studio Art for Teens Homeschool Curriculum

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 Our Studio Art for Teens Homeschool Curriculum

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 Our Studio Art for Teens Homeschool Curriculum

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Studio Art for Teens
By Sharon Jeffus
Lesson One – The Line

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?

Transcript Information for Our Studio Art for Teens Homeschool Curriculum

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.

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Course Outline for Our Studio Art for Teens Homeschool Curriculum

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 1: The Line
Lesson 2: Shape
Lesson 3: Texture
Lesson 4: Color
Lesson 5: Space
Lesson 6: Form
Lesson 7: Further Explore the Element of Color
Lesson 8: Overlapping
Lesson 9: Center of Interest
Lesson 10: Variety in Art
Lesson 11: Balance
Lesson 12: Positive and Negative Space
Lesson 13: Contrast and Chiarascuro
Lesson 14: Harmony
Lesson 15: Assemblage

Thematic Lessons

Lesson 16: Angels in Art
Lesson 17: Bagpipes in Art and Music
Lesson 18: Bells in Art, Literature, and Music
Lesson 19: Biblical Art of Gustave Dure
Lesson 20: Cartography and Making Artistic Maps
Lesson 21: Eagles in Art
Lesson 22: Early American Seascape Artists
Lesson 23: Fall Master Art
Lesson 24: Flowers in Art Nouveau and Impressionism
Lesson 25: Genre and Historical Artists Picturing American History
Lesson 26: History of Trumpets and Bugles in Art and Music
Lesson 27: Horses in Art and Literature
Lesson 28: Horses in Science and Art
Lesson 29: Illuminated Text and Graphic Design
Lesson 30: Jungle Habitat and Value in Art
Lesson 31: Louis Sullivan
Lesson 32: Master Christian Art of the Renaissance
Lesson 33: Oceans in Art
Lesson 34: Outdoor Fun
Lesson 35: Outer Space Art
Lesson 36: Owls in Art and Literature
Lesson 37: Paths and Trails in Art
Lesson 38: Rainbows in Art and the Color Wheel
Lesson 39: Rivers in Art
Lesson 40: Sculpting in Art
Lesson 41: Snow and Ice in Art and Literature
Lesson 42: Spider Webs, Butterflies, and Symmetry
Lesson 43: Stripes in the Jungle
Lesson 44: Sunsets in Art
Lesson 45: Teaching Math through Art Part One
Lesson 46: Teaching Math through Art Part Two
Lesson 47: Thanksgiving in Art
Lesson 48: The Importance of Keeping a Journal
Lesson 49: The Sun and Son in Art
Lesson 50: Trees in Art Part One
Lesson 51: Trees in Art Part Two
Lesson 52: Turkeys and Thanksgiving from Different Perspectives
Lesson 53: Wonderful Christmas Gift Ideas and Art Lessons

More About Our Studio Art for Teens Homeschool Curriculum

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.

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Studio Art for Teens

Length: 53 lessons
Content type: Text based
Grades: 6-12

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