Apple Still Life (Step by Step Art Lesson for Elementary Students)

12 MODULES

This course will lead you step-by-step through a beautiful still life painting project with young students. You will not need previous art education experience to teach this lesson to your students. I will guide you through materials, techniques, and best practices so you can feel confident providing a multi-session rich lesson full of art concepts and art connections.

Course Content

Welcome from Tricia

Planning step
Prepare students for painting

View still life examples

Deep Space Fugleflick
Depth with an apple still life

A concrete tool for overlapping

Prepare the paper for the painting
Trace the foreground apple
Trace the middle ground apple
Trace the background apple
Trace the fourth apple
Draw the edge of the table
Trace and Erase

Let's paint this masterpiece!
Paint the "Wallpaper"
Paint the "Tablecloth"
Paint the Apples (after wallpaper and tablecloth are dry)

Learning about line, shape, and color pattern
Pattern Choices
First Shape Pattern
First Line Pattern
Second Shape Pattern
Second Line Pattern

Craftsmanship
Carefully Paint Stems and Touch Ups

Black Marker! Our Art Room Superhero
Trace the Apples, Stems, and Table Edge
Label and Trim the Painting
Glue and Mount

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Course Rating (for impact) and Feedback Form

Meet the course producers

Highlights:

Make beautiful art with your students

Engage students with media-rich instruction

Learn best practices for craftsmanship with little artists

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