Lincoln Academy Library-Library Guide-ART
ART – Books
Art Explained/Cumming, Robert (45 of the world’s greatest paintings explored and
explained)
50 Robots to Draw and Paint/Thompson, Keith (50 robot designs for artists to
copy and then embellish with their own creative flourishes)
Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlillies/Kelley, True (grades 1-3. Written in the
voice of a student and presented in the format of a school report)
Draw Insects/DuBosque, D. C. (grades 4-8 step-by-step drawing lessons for over 80
insects and other creepy crawlies)
Fantastic Animals/Corbett, Grahame (grades 3-6. Step-by-step guide to drawing
animal figures)
Freaks: How to Draw Fantastic Fantasy Creatures/Miller, Steve (This drawin
guide demonstrates a wide range of techniques needed to create fantasy creatures)
Georgia O’Keefe/Turner, Robyn (biography, grades 8-12)
How to Draw Deltora Monsters/McBride, Marc (easy-to-follow guide shows how
to create 10 of the most fearsome Deltora monsters as well as a fantasy scene)
I Can Draw Monsters/Tallarico, Tony (Grades 5-9. Easy step-by-step illustrations
help you create monsters of every kind)
Impressionism/Bolton, Linda (Grades 4-5. Short analysis of 10 leading artists
whose works had an impact on the impressionist movement)
Leonardo da Vinci/Mason, Antony (Grades 4-9. Contains 50 full-color illustrations,
biography, discussion and illustration of techniques, etc.
Lives of the Artists/Krull, Kathleen (Grades 4-6. Short biographies that focus on
the subjects’ personal lives and eccentrities)
Michelangelo/Stanley, Diane (Grades 3-6. Biography)
More Than Meets the Eye: Seeing Art With All Five Senses/Raczka, Bob (Grades
1-6. Teaches students to use all of their senses when looking at paintings)
Museum ABC (Grades preK-3. ABC book using famous works of art to illustrate
each letter)
Renaissance/Cole, Alison (Grades 4-6. Beautifully illustrated, informative guide to
understanding Renaissance art from the 14th to the 16th century)
Unlikely Pairs: Fun With Famous Works of Art/Raczka, Bob (Grades 4 and up.
Wordless book that pairs artworks of diverse styles and eras in an amusing way)
Van Gogh/Sateren, Shelley Swanson (Grades K-3. Biography including many of the
artist’s works)
Venom and Visions: Art of the Southwest/Hall, Margaret (Grades 3-6. Strange
facts, unusual words and weird bits of information shake up reading interest)
Vincent Van Gogh/Bassil, Andrea (Grades 4-8. Chronological biography combined
with cultural history)
Vincent’s Colors: Words and Pictures by Vincent Van Gogh (Grades K-3. Text
pulled directly from letters Van Gogh wrote about his paintings to his brother
accompanied by the corresponding work of art. Simple text, vibrant pictures)
A Young Painter: The Life and Paintings of Wang Yani—China’s Extrordinary
Young Artist/Chen-Sun Cheng (Grades 3-5. Compelling biography on a talented
young artist known as “the Picasso of China.” Great for any class studying China or
Chinese art)
ART – VHS
Leonardo DaVinci VHS
ART – Miscellaneous
Posable wooden figures (15)
Lightweight easels (4)
Classroom set of hand mirrors (28)
ART WEB RESOURCES
Drawing Programs
ArtPad- create artwork online
Chogger- create and share comics online
Comic Master create your own comics, add captions, dialogue, backgrounds, characters
and props
Flockdraw- web-based painting/drawing tool
Floor Planner –create and share interactive floorplans
Google SketchUp – 3D modeling for everyone
Tagxedo - tag cloud with styles
Tux Paint – Drawing program for ages 3-12. Combines easy-to-use interface, fun sound
effect and an encouraging cartoon mascot who guides children as they use the program.
Kids are presented with a blank canvas and a variety of drawing tools to aid creativity.
Wordle – toy for generating “word clouds” from text you provide
Graphic Design
Adobe Illustrator | Adobe InDesign | Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Creative Suite Podcast- video tutorials for Illustrator
Layers Magazine Tutorials for Illustrator
Smashing Magazine's Adobe Illustrator Tutorials- your students will love these lessons
Tutorials for Technology Students- covers CS3 version' download pdf files
Videos from Adobe TV- search by version and topic; average time= 5 minutes per video
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Creative Suite Podcast- videos for InDesign
Layers Magazine Tutorials for InDesign
Videos from Adobe TV- time varies from 4 minutes-40 minutes per video
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Creative Suite Podcast- video tutorials for Photoshop
Layers Magazine Tutorials for Photoshop
Smashing Magaine's Adobe Photoshop Tutorials- very cool for students; 60 tutorials
JUST for poster design!
Videos from Adobe TV- sort by product version; time varies from 3 minutes up per
video.
Photography
A Beginner's Guide to Digital Cameras- learn about pixels, aspect ratio, types of graphics
formats, memory & digital/optical zooms.
Digital Camera Sites
Digital Imaging
HP Learning Center- sign up for free and take all 16 classes if you like; great resource!
Photography Resources
Sports Photography Techniques- excellent & complete site with step-by-step information
on shooting sports. You can view many sample shots taken for a school newspaper.
Ten Tips for Great Pictures- from Kodak; excellent!
Sites
African American Art- site of the Art Institute of Chicago
Archives of American Art- online exhibits, online history transcripts, finding aids
Art History Resources on the Web- very extensive site maintained by Chris Witcombe of
Sweet Briar College.
Art on the Web- over 1,200 links to visual
***ARTPROJECT- www.googleartproject.com Explore museums from around the
world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even
create and share your own collection of masterpieces.
Artcyclopedia- art index & search engine
The Artist's Toolkit -Visual elements & Principles
ArtLex Art Dictionary- contains over 3,600 terms, with images, quotations & cross
referencing.
Artnet- free online magazine contains articles, news, book reviews; links to museums
The @rtroom- offers ideas for student projects
Art History Resources on the Web-very extensive site
Art Teacher on the Net
**AVIARY: www.aviary.com
Photo-editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen capture & more
at Aviary.com
Best Sites for Arts
The Big Picture with Ron Galbraith -Microsoft's Digital Photography information
The British Library- art & architecture Web site links
Clip Art & Graphics Resources
DADABASE -Museum of Modern Art
Graphics Design
Great Buildings-architecture
International Directory of Art Libraries- lists over 3,000 libraries
Mr. Picassohead- create your own art a la Mr. Potatohead!
Origami Heaven- paper folding designer & author David Mitchell's site
Sculptor.org
SmartHistory- art history textbook; explore through images, videos and by year
Yahoo! Arts & Humanities- very extensive listing for artists, art history, museums,
galleries
Lesson Plans
Incredible High School Lesson Plans