In part 2 of the "Planar Portrait Drawings" series, learn how to transform the planes you created in part 1 into a fully shaded, realistic portrait.

For this activity, you will need the drawing you created in Part 1, a pencil or set of drawing pencils, and an eraser. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Check out Planar Portrait Drawings: Part 1 here!

Add dimension to your portrait drawing skills!

Join Payton as she demonstrates how to create a 3-dimensional portrait by drawing the planes of the face. For this activity, you will need a piece of paper, a pencil or set of drawing pencils, eraser, and an eraser. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Calling all quilters, quilt enthusiasts, and those who just love to draw!

Learn about the history of quilts and use the geometric patterns and designs used in quilts as inspiration for a drawing. For this activity, you will need a piece of paper, pencil, eraser, and colored pencils.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Explore how to use art as a vehicle to express strong feelings! 

For this activity you will need paper and a pencil. A set of drawing pencils in different weights may be handy if you have them available.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Lighten up your day as we learn how to create that stunning radiant, glow seen in landscapes when the sun is located in the background and streams through the trees and natural features.

For this activity you will need paper or a painting surface, acrylic paint, paintbrushes, a cup of water to rinse your brush in, a paper towel or rag, and a pencil and eraser.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Brush away those winter blues with warm and reassuring snow sunset acrylic paintings!

For this activity you will need paper or a painting surface, acrylic paint, paintbrushes, a cup of water to rinse your brush in, a paper towel or rag, and a pencil and eraser.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Level-up your portrait drawing skills and learn how to apply color to your artwork! For this activity, you will need a pencil, eraser, paper, and acrylic paint. If you don't have acrylics on-hand, a colorful medium such as colored pencils, pastels, or watercolors may be substituted.. As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

Make your artwork jump off the page!

Join Payton and learn how values and shading can be used to create the illusion of depth and realism. For this activity, you will need a pencil or a drawing pencil set, paper, and an eraser.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Explore how to draw stunning landscapes and add depth to your artwork using both contour and cross-contour lines.

For this activity, you will need a sheet of paper, a pencil or a drawing pencil set, and/or black ink pens.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

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Harness the power of positive and negative space to create balanced, engaging compositions and dynamic silhouettes. For this activity, you will need a sheet of paper and either drawing pencils, black ink pens, charcoal, or your preferred black medium.  As always, if you don’t have everything on this list, don’t worry – feel free to be creative and find substitutions for any supplies you may not have on hand.

This video premieres on AADL.TV.