Free Homeschool Art Curriculum

Alphonso Dunn  (4th – adults)

The tutorials on Alphonso Dunn’s YouTube channel focus on developing and refining drawing, pen and ink, and watercolor painting skills and techniques.

Angela Anderson  (5th – adults)

Ms. Anderson’s YouTube channel provides step-by-step acrylic painting tutorials.

Art for Kids Hub  (K – 8th)

Art for Kids Hub offers video tutorials of various art projects. Drawing, painting, sculpting, origami, and cutout crafts are all included. Many projects also include downloadable templates. While a paid subscription is available for an ad-free experience, it is not required to do the lessons.

The Art Sherpa  (4th – adults)

The Art Sherpa’s YouTube channel offers acrylic painting lessons for beginners.

Artsy Craftsy Mom  (K – 12th)

Artsy Craftsy Mom provides a large selection of arts and crafts ideas organized by theme. The website also offers an Exploring Great Artists series. Each post in this section gives background information about an artist and several project ideas inspired by their work.

Art Projects for Kids  (K – 8th)

This website provides arts and crafts tutorials. Many of the tutorials include printable step-by-step instructions or printable templates.

Art With Trista  (K – 12th)

Trista’s YouTube channel provides tutorials for drawing, painting, paper crafts, pottery, and more.  The channel also provides tutorials for many holiday and seasonal-themed projects.

Arttango  (K – 5th)

Arttango offers free art lessons for grades kindergarten through 5th. There are 30 art education projects per grade for a total of 180 lessons. The lessons cover all the elements of art.

Cassie Stephens  (K – 5th)

The art tutorials on this YouTube channel are organized into playlists surrounding fun themes, such as Pet Week, Under the Sea Week, Outer Space Week, Pirate Week, and many more.

Circle Line School  (5th – adults)

Mr. McPherson posts a new how-to-draw video each week. He specializes in perspective and architectural drawings but also draws optical illusions, landscapes, and more.

Createful Art  (4th – adults)

Createful Art’s YouTube channel offers step-by-step acrylic painting tutorials.

Createful Kids  (K – 5th)

This YouTube channel provides step-by-step tutorials in painting, drawing, and crafts. There are also art history lessons.

Blick Art  (K – 12th)

This website offers an extensive collection of art lessons. Lessons on art history, drawing, fiber art, painting, printmaking, sculpture, and much more are available. The lesson plans are provided in PDF downloads. Some lessons also include a video.

Deep Space Sparkle  (K – 6th)

This website has a large collection of art lessons covering a variety of mediums. Many of the lessons include video tutorials and printable templates or handouts.

Draw So Cute  (2nd – 12th)

This YouTube channel features step-by-step tutorials that teach viewers how to create cartoon-style drawings with markers and colored pencils.

Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool  (1st – 8th)  C

Courses are taught using a variety of online sources. Courses offered are Art: Ancient, Art: Early American, Art: Modern, and Art: Geography & Cultures. While these courses correspond with the history and music courses offered by Easy Peasy, they may also be taken on their own.

Easy Peasy All-in-One High School  (9th – 12th) C

Courses offered are Art Appreciation (one semester) and Professional Drawing (yearlong). These courses are taught using a variety of online sources.

edX  (10th – college)

EdX, a nonprofit created by Harvard and MIT, offers several courses related to art and creativity. The length and format vary from course to course, and availability changes periodically. The courses are free to audit, or certificates of completion are also available for a fee.

Farjana Drawing Academy  (3rd – adults)

This YouTube channel provides step-by-step pencil drawing tutorials.

Free Online Art Classes  (6th – adults)

These online art classes teach a wide variety of art techniques using text and video-based instruction. Drawing, oil painting, acrylic painting, watercolor, printmaking, collages, and much more are covered.

FutureLearn  (9th – adults)

FutureLearn offers several online art classes. Length and format vary from course to course. The availability of courses periodically changes.  Most of the courses are free to join, but there is an option to upgrade to access additional benefits, like the ability to qualify for a certificate.

Garden of Praise  (1st – 6th)  C

This art appreciation course covers almost 50 famous artists. Each lesson includes a biography of the artist, a study sheet, a worksheet, an online quiz, several online activities, and links for further research.

The Getty Museum  (K – 12th)

This museum offers a collection of curricula and teaching guides covering art appreciation and art history. There are also lessons connecting art to science, language arts, and other subjects.

Georgia Virtual Learning  (7th – 12th)

Two art courses are available: AP Art History and Visual Arts Comprehensive I. The lesson modules are made up of online text, videos, and interactive activities.  Links to additional related resources are provided with each module. Assessments are not included.

How to Draw  (2nd – 12th)

This website offers an extensive directory of drawing lessons and step-by-step drawing tutorials. The directory is organized by theme, medium, and technique.

Jenna Layton Art  (3rd – 9th)

Jenna Layton offers a 52-week art curriculum on her YouTube channel. The weekly art projects use markers, crayons, pencils, oil pastels, acrylics, and watercolor paints

Jerry’s Artarama  (K – adults)

Jerry’s Artarama offers video lessons teaching several forms of art mediums, including pencil, acrylics, charcoal, oil painting, pastels, watercolors, and more.

Journey With a Destination  (Pre-K & K)

This art course consists of nearly 10 hours of YouTube videos that include drawing lessons, music theory, performances, and more.

Khan Academy  (8th – college)

Art History and AP/College Art History are available. Both courses are taught using videos and online text.

Kinder Art  (K – 12th)

These art lessons cover many areas of art, including painting, drawing, sculpture, art history, multicultural art, and more. Detailed lesson plans are provided, and many lessons also feature video tutorials.

Let’s Make Art  (1st – adults)

This YouTube channel mainly teaches watercolor painting, but there are also some acrylic painting tutorials. There is a playlist specifically for younger kids. The tutorials in the other playlists require more skill and are geared more toward older students.

Mr. P Studios  (K – 5th)

The art lessons on Mr. P’s YouTube channel include painting, drawing, basic color theory, holiday-themed crafts, and more.

Pictures Every Child Should Know  (3rd – 12th)

This ebook covers a selection of well-known paintings. It provides a description, analysis, and interpretation of each painting and a biography of the artist.

Rainbow Parrot Art  (2nd – adults)

This YouTube channel offers tutorials in drawing, watercolor painting, acrylic painting, clay sculptures, and more.

Saylor Academy  (10th – college)

Saylor Academy is a nonprofit initiative offering courses at the college and professional levels. However, high school students may also take their classes. Saylor currently offers an art appreciation course.

Teach Art at Home  (1st – 12th)

This website has printable lessons that teach how to create art projects with watercolor, colored pencils, printmaking, pastel, charcoal, and graphite.

Under the Home  (K – 5th)

Under the Home offers art history and studio art courses. The courses are based on public domain books. Some courses include printable resources such as lesson guides or coloring books.

The Virtual Instructor  (6th – adults)

This YouTube channel provides step-by-step tutorials on creating art with pastels, colored pencils, graphite pencils, charcoal watercolor, acrylic paints, and oil paints.

What to Draw and How to Draw It  (2nd – 12th)

This vintage book, now in the public domain, teaches how to draw many shapes and animals using step-by-step instructions. The reader will learn to break complex figures up into simpler parts so they can be drawn more easily.

Whimsy Workshop Teaching  (K – 6th)

This website provides simple, directed drawing videos for beginners.

YAPA Kids  (1st – 8th)

YAPA Kids provides free online courses taught by live teachers. The courses available may change, and some have a waitlist.

 

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