LibGuides: Grade 9-10: Visual Arts: Creating and Presenting

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Gale OneFile: Fine Arts This link opens in a new window
Magazines & journals supporting research in aras such as dance, drama, music, art, history and filmmaking.
Canada in Context This link opens in a new window
Online experience of contextual information on a broad range of Canadian topics, people, places and events.
Canadian Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
French/English. A comprehensive and authoritative general Canadian reference work. Also includes quizzes, games, multimedia, and links to other resources.

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The Grid Method
Instructions on how to use the grid method to draw from a picture/photo. From Art is Fun.

Composition and Design
Learn about composition and design from Goshen College Art Department
Elements and Principles of Design
Find out all about the principles of design from artist John Lovett.
Basics of Painting: Playlist
This series of videos by Carl Hagan introduce basic methods and techniques for painting works of art.
Colour Theory
A lesson on Colour Theory from artist John Lovett.

Beyond the Brush - Inventive Mixed Media Techniques
Learn new techniques for creating mixed media art. From the student art guide
Mixed Media Collage
Learn different techniques for creating collages.

Drawing Tutorials and Techniques
This online article from Smashing Magazine contains links to many different drawing tutorials.
Rapid Fire Art - Drawing Tutorials
Free drawing tutorials from Rapid Fire Art.

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