This thorough resource provides two alternative units of study based on portraiture, two slideshows of faces to provide inspiration, and a step by step guide to developing a face using guidelines to capture accurate proportions. Everything needed to deliver an exciting, rewarding series of lessons based on portraiture.

This resource provides a thorough scheme of study, supporting visuals and a guide to the proportions of the face. Suitable for Key Stage 3 students.

This Christmas Colouring Book provides 24 original colouring sheets - one for each day of December in the run up to the big day! A fun activity to do with your students in the weeks leading up to the holidays ... and perhaps something that they can take away with them to finish off at home. Much more at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael

15 Christmas themed colouring patterns for students of all ages. These kaleidoscopic patterns offer a fun activity in the run up to the Christmas holidays. They could even be used to inspire Christmas card designs. Many more resources available in our shop. Take a look at https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael Merry Christmas from Start Creative!

This fun, festive resource provides a step by step visual guide to drawing a picture of Santa Claus. 56 Slides progress from a blank page to a fully coloured Santa. All that children need to do is follow the visual instruction. Each slide shows a little bit more being added to the picture. There is also scope for them to personalise the picture with their own background. They could even use their pictures to make their own Christmas cards. A fun activity to keep younger students engaged and happy in the run up to the holidays. Merry Christmas from Start Creative. See many more resources at https://tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/mael

Christmas is coming and Santa and his Elves need colouring before they can get on with their work! 12 different Elves and Santa himself ready for colouring by Key Stage 1, 2 and 3 students. Merry Christmas! Original drawings by Mael Matthews.

30 high quality photographic images with a Christmas theme. A PowerPoint containing easy to copy images suitable for insertion into Christmas cards and presentations.

Give students a relaxing colouring activity. Evidence suggests that colouring exercises are effective in calming busy minds in both adults and children. Teachers successfully use them in the classroom to help students re focus. Unfortunately most colouring books are prohibitively expensive. This affordable collection of beautiful original drawings is the solution. 65 beautiful mandalas ready for printing out and adding colour. All drawings are original and have been produced by Mael Matthews.

This PowerPoint document provides the following information for each of the 5 exam questions: 1. Possible starting points 2. An array of supporting photographic images 3. A list of all critical and contextual studies documented in the questions, each one hyperlinked to a supporting website 4. Hyperlinks to an extensive range of other relevant artwork for each question Questions covered are The seashore, The spirit of Art Deco, Machinery, Masks, Expressive qualities. Good luck to you and your students at this important and busy time.

Art education resources. 90 FILES covering everything you could possibly need to run an effective Art Department. Schemes, visuals, planning documents, policies and much more. This is the biggest, most comprehensive Art resource on TES - Developed to meet the UK Ofsted Framework, but equally suited to the US and Australian Curricula. 90 individual files suitable for students aged 11 to 18. Files include schemes of study, visuals, tutorials, policy documents, student handbooks, promotional materials, exam resources, art history information, images for inspiration, information on techniques … and much more. Just look at the titles of the files to see what is included. These resources have all been used in an Art department judged to be “Outstanding” three time in a row over 15 years by Ofsted. If you know of a bigger, more complete Art resource out there, please let us know. We value all feedback. If you agree that this is wonderful value, please, please leave feedback … People rarely do, but it is so helpful to other buyers and is also really useful to us.

This resource provides a "survival pack" for students and teachers. It includes: How to apply for Art Foundation courses How to paint dramatic seascapes An image library of natural forms Periods of Art history Questions to consider when analysing art A guide to 1 point perspective Drawing faces in proportion A step by step A level sketchbook guide Careers in art

Give students a bit of creative fun with 65 exciting, original Mother’s Day images to colour and give to Mum on Mothering Sunday. Also a great way to decorate your classroom.

Happy Easter! This bundle offers images of Easter for inspiration, an Easter themed colouring book, an Easter word search, Easter mazes and an Easter egg template for students to use to produce their own designs.

Easter is nearly here, which is good, but Art students are running out of time for developing preparatory work for the exam sessions that will commence after Easter. If your students are anything like mine, they will be needing clear direction to get work done over the holiday. This simple formatted sheet provides a framework for quick discussions with students. Prompts can shape discussion and spaces provided allow for quick notes to be made and handed to students before they break up for the holiday. The sheet is provided as a pdf and also a Word document for easy editing. Happy Easter!

This Primary school art bundle offers a portraiture unit of work, 2 step by step slideshows demonstrating how to draw faces in proportion, and a slideshow of face photographs for inspiration. Suitable for primary and secondary aged children. Please don't forget to leave feedback. It is very useful to us and future buyers.

Worried about marking A level and AS artwork this summer term? We are now marking out of 96 and have no idea of where the grade boundaries might be. This simple resource provides a "best guess" of where the grade boundaries might be. It has been put together using information gained at standardisation meetings, discussions and careful scrutiny of exemplar work. We will not know for certain where the boundaries are until the first set of results are announced, but this resource might help inform your marking this year.

This resource provides 155 pages of Art lessons for Middle School and High School students. 35 linked lessons cover all aspects of Art education and provide easy to follow instructions, materials lists, risk assessments and much more. An ideal way of ensuring that your school is providing a thorough art education ..... even when curriculum time is tight!

This resource provides 20 high quality Summer themed images for inspiration. Suitable for inspiration for Creative Writing activities, Art projects, or simply for display. Suitable for all age groups. Enjoy the Summer!

Updated for 2017-18. Children and adults sometimes need a focus at times of stress and anxiety. Concentrating the mind on a straightforward activity such as colouring can have a calming effect and Allow for refocus. This resource might help an individual regain focus. Over 30 original drawings are provided ready for colouring. The drawings vary in complexity. Some are simple outline drawings, whilst others have looser shapes and lines which will require greater creative input. This resource can also be used as an extension activity or simply for fun. Suitable for SEN students, but equally suitable for main stream students.

This scheme of study provides a lesson by lesson plan based on Art using found and recyclable materials. The scheme is cross referenced with thinking skills, risk assessment and differentiation. The scheme can be used in conjunction with other support materials available from Mael Matthews through TES.