While I was living in New Jersey, I taught a great group of girls a class in fashion design. The primary focus was to help these girls learn to draw and paint people. Another objective was that of teaching the facets of creative mixed media design, The third objective is to help students explore Fashion…
Category: #Art Classes
Art for Kids – Learn to Draw Realistically, to Shade & Learn Cartooning
The above images were created by one of my students who was aged 10. I started teaching this student to shade with colored pencils when she was in the second grade. When children enter elementary school, they become progressively more sensitive about the opinions of their classmates, and they seek a teacher who helps them…
Art for Tots Classes at Jacki Kellum School of Arts – Water Valley, MS – A Creative Arts Program
Very young children have a natural ability to paint that they inevitably lose if steps are not taken to preserve that ability. Too often, parents wait until their children are older before they provide art classes for them. But that is a mistake. A creative arts instructional program– from a properly trained instructor–is crucial for…
Jacki Kellum Watercolor Palette – Da Vinci Professional Watercolors
In terms of brands of watercolor paints, I almost exclusively use DaVinci Watercolors, and I buy the large 37 ml tubes of that paint. I have decided that this is the best buy in premium watercolor paint. This is how the DaVinci watercolors are described on the Dick Blick site: “Da Vinci takes the name…
Painting Autumn in Watercolor – Adult Watercolor Classes Taught by Jacki Kellum
Saplings: First September Jacki Kellum Watercolor I painted this group of saplings several years ago–in early September. I have decided that this will be the first watercolor painting that I will teach when Jacki Kellum Studios and School of Arts launches its teaching program in September at 26 S. Main in Water Valley, MS. In…
How to Make Paper Mache
A Jonni Good Tutorial – image Credit: Jonni Good Table of Contents Step 1: Creating a Form or Armature Armatures Made with Crumpled Paper and Masking Tape: Armatures Made with Crumpled Foil and Hot Glue: Using Found Objects for a Form for Paper Mache: Paper Mache Over a Clay Model: Paper Mache Over a Wire…
How to Make a Quick & Easy Chicken with Paper Mache + Ideas for More Funky Chickens
This paper mache chicken is easy to make … “And you can change it any way you like – make a whole flock of hens, and each one will be different. “I chose it for today’s post because I’ve got chickens on my brain – you’ll hear why as soon as you click the “play”…
The Complete Book of Papercrafts – Excerpts + More Ideas
Papier-Mâché “Papier-mâché is the art of modelling with torn or shredded paper bound together with glue, usually a waterbased type. The techniques are quickly mastered and offer endless variation. Almost any object can be used as a mould for papier-mâché, although round objects are easier to cover smoothly if the mould is to be removed…
Art Classes Begin at Jacki Kellum Studios & School of Arts in January
During the Week of January 5, Jacki Kellum will begin teaching painting at her arts studios and school of arts, which is located at 32 South Main in Water Valley, Mississippi. Jacki Kellum has been teaching a variety of arts skills for over 50 years, and she will initially teach watercolor and acrylic painting lessons…