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aboriginal-rock-art
Humans have been making art for thousands of years, just like this rock art which is in Australia. What do you see here? What materials do you think the people used?
emma_eustace
© Big Leap Designs 2004
© Big Leap Designs 2004
What kind of card do you think this is? Would you like to draw a card for someone?
fitz-cessair
© Jim Fitzpatrick 1992 - Arrival of Cessair
© Jim Fitzpatrick 1992 - Arrival of Cessair
The artist, Jim Fitzpatrick, drew this picture from his imagination. It's his view of Cessair's arrival to Ireland. Cessair was a woman described in ancient Irish mythology. Why don't you draw a picture from your imagination?
laura-selfportrait
Laura, 5th class, Rahara NS, Roscommon
Laura, 5th class, Rahara NS, Roscommon
Laura did this self-portrait of herself. What sport do you think she likes? Would you like to draw a picture of yourself? Why not try.
NGI-Laura-Hourican
Laura Houricane The Piping Boy
Laura Houricane The Piping Boy
Image courtesy of the National Gallery of Ireland
Child's drawing
Lots of things can inspire our art. The young girl who drew this picture was inspired by a painting in the National Gallery of Ireland by Nathaniel Hone. What could inspire your art today?
storyboard
© Songway Films
© Songway Films
A storyboard is a set of drawings done before a film is made. What do you think might be happening in this picture? What do you think the arrow might mean?
Cat
This young artist has drawn a cat using colouring pencils. How would you draw a cat? Why not try?
Leonardo
Notebook Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci
Notebook Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo was born in 1452 and made these drawings long before science had explained the human body fully. What materials do you think he used?
Nielsen
The Web by Anna Nielsen
© Anna Nielsen 2003,
The Web by Anna Nielsen
© Anna Nielsen 2003,
This drawing was created using pen and ink. Can you see the people here? What does this drawing say to you?
QuentinBlake
Flying Machine by Quentin Blake
Flying Machine by Quentin Blake
© Quentin Blake,br>
Do you think there is humour and fun in this artist's drawing style? Do you smile when you see it? If so, why?
School
School is an important place for all children. You spend a lot of time there, learning lots of things. Why don't you draw your school using materials of your choice?
Scooby
Scooby Doo by Hanna-Barbera
Scooby Doo by Hanna-Barbera
Trademark and © Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.
Cartooning is a style of drawing. This cartoon is very colourful. What about the characters' faces? What do you think their faces say?
For Teachers
Plan a Lesson
Me Playing with My friends (Infants)
Houses & Homes (1st/2nd Class)
A Big Yawn (3rd/4th Class)
Paul Klee Inventions (3rd/6th Class)
Illustrate a Cookery Book (5th/6th Class)
Glossary
Charcoal – porous black carbon drawing material usually in stick from.
Drawing – marks made on a surface.
Drawing tool – any utensil that is used to make a mark.
Line – path that joins any two points in space.
Pencil – a thin stick of graphite.
Sketch – a quickly created drawing usually used for reference. More>>