Sunny Art Academy

Learn how to draw and paint a sun with a personality.

In nature, we see lines in trees, flowers, mountains, grass, stars, the moon and the sun. Have you ever looked through a magnifying glass at a snowflake? You will see a multitude of lines creating a magnificent design. We use lines to write words and draw pictures so that we can communicate. Look around the room. Do you see any lines?

Art Curriculum Video Classes

The video lessons in this section are part of a Larger Art Course. The larger art courses cover all the Elements of Art and Principles of Design based on Nation Standards. In addition, I will provide vocabulary, examples, and full art lesson plans in a digital download PDF format.

Each lesson comes with the following: 

• Step-by-step instructions for art projects

• Examples of other student’s work

• Elements of art and principles of design vocabulary and definitions
• Beginner or intermediate projects

You can choose a 4-week or 8-week plan from the larger courses. The bundled art classes are separated by age group, K-2nd, 3rd-4th, 5th-6th, and 7th-8th grades. Sometimes grades are combined.

Materials

• 9x12 sheet of white construction paper or watercolor paper

• Black fine-point marker

• Watercolor paint and brushes

• Color pencils or crayons or markers

Learning Objectives

•  Discuss what you like most of about the sun. 

•  Use lines, shapes and patterns to create a sun.

•  Use fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in drawing lines using pencil and tracing the pencil lines with black markers.