Make Beliefs Comix – Create your own comix “in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese or Latin!”
Art
How to read a painting – A suggested process for teaching students to appreciate art.
ToonDoo – Create, publish & share your own comic strips.
Bernie’s Better Beginner’s Guide to Photography – A beginner’s guide to photography for those who want to be digital artists.
A Lifetime of Color – Online games and activities to teach art concepts & artists. Various levels.
Art Attack – 6 unique and simple art projects.
School of Imagination – Basic lessons in 3-D drawing. Click on the “Lessons” tab to get the free lessons.
How to Draw a Cartoon Character – “New cartoon lessons will be posted the first of every month!”
Art Sites for Kids – Lists of art galleries showcasing works by kids (some accept submissions).
Learn to Draw and Color Cartoonys and Funny Doodles with Uncle Fred – Step-by-step instructions.
Home School Arts – Art lessons for kids using various media.
Drawspace.com – Beginning, intermediate and advanced in-depth drawing lessons
Free Art Lesson Plans – Projects, lessons and ideas to help teach art.
Smithsonian American Art Museum – Interactive art activities for various art topics.
Art History Resources on the Web – A vast collection of art history resources organized by country, empire or time period.
Art Movements – Learn about various art movements, techniques and history. This site sells art prints and posters, however, it’s worth a visit for it’s organization. It groups art into nearly 30 types or movements (for example, Abstract, Early Modern, Pointillism, etc.) and provides information and examples from each.
Famous Paintings – Art appreciation lessons for elementary students based on Famous Paintings (Pub. 1913). Each lesson highlights a painting from Volume 1 and includes information about the artist as well as various activities/resources to enhance learning. Volume 2 is here. (These are companions to these Art Appreciation lessons which I mentioned earlier.)
Pencil Portrait Lessons – Lessons in drawing portraits with pencil.
Famous Paintings Art Appreciation Lessons for Kids – Art appreciation curriculum. If you’re stumped about art appreciation and how to incorporate it into your homeschool, this is a great place to start. Each lesson includes a famous painting accompanied artist information, painting information, activities and other resources. (See also Famous Paintings Volume 1 and Volume 2 for more lessons from the same site.)