Animals & Their Environment Ink Drawing Lesson: Middle or High School Drawing

Teaching students to express themselves through their art is a surefire way to engage every student. In this ink drawing lesson, students make a connection between animals and their environment and in so doing, say something about themselves and their life. All while learning how to draw and shade in ink. Student engagement and expression are two strengths that art teachers know well. Even so, with different experience/grade levels it can be hard in a secondary art room to keep everyone engaged! In this art project, students create art with meaning and learn about trending contemporary artists in the process, keeping them engaged and learning. Doing this kind of work leads to fantastic final pieces of art and great peer discussions! As a lead-up to the lesson, students will complete a value in ink practice sheet using stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, and scribbling. Shade a pear using one of the techniques from the practice value scales. Learn about contemporary artist Alfred Basha