Art Standards Support
Inspired by the National Core Arts Standards1, the reference points that are bolded below can enhance your art instruction.
Show illustrators modeling art techniques and mediums when introducing or reviewing concepts.
- Explore pulp painting in this video with Denise Fleming
- Demonstrate creating with plasticine as shown by Barbara Reid
Watch illustrators teach the book-making process to reinforce method, connect ideas, and inspire learners.
- Discover how to create engaging picture books in four steps with David Weisner
- Unfold the engineering behind anatomically-correct pop up art as explained by Matthew Reinhart
Hear illustrators share the intent of and meaning behind their artistic work.
- Listen as Mélanie Watt conveys personality traits through art in her Meet-the-Author movie
- Compose compelling collage with images and watercolor guided by Bryan Collier
View history, culture, and society through art as illustrators provide models of their work.
- Gain insight into the power of art to represent emotional ties to people and places in Christian Robinson's Meet-the-Author Recording for Last Stop on Market Street
- Explain "graphic continuity" through craft and language as shared by Ernie Colón
1. Referenced from "National Core Arts Standards." National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, SEADAE, http://nationalartsstandards.org/.