Roll and Draw! - 12 Art History Drawing Painting Activities

This bundle includes a collection of engaging and interactive art history games that will keep your students excited to learn. These games are easy to follow and include a roll-and-draw chart, a brief introduction to art history, printable worksheets, and step-by-step or video instructions. The lessons can be used as a fun sub-lesson or as part of your regular art curriculum.

To play, students roll the dice and draw the corresponding elements. Each student's artwork will be unique and stunning with endless possible combinations.

The bundle contains 12 products:

1. Roll and Draw - Bauhaus Style Rug: Geometric Paper Collage Art Activity

This engaging Bauhaus-themed paper collage art activity is perfect for middle school students. This lesson plan incorporates key design principles of Bauhaus art, including geometric shapes and abstract composition. This lesson plan comes with a roll-and-draw chart, step-by-step instructions, and a short instructional video via a YouTube link. For this activity, you will need pieces of colored paper (white, black, red, blue, and yellow), glue sticks, pencils, scissors, black markers, and a paper cutter machine for prep (or cutting mat, ruler, paper cutter knife).

2. Roll and Draw - Stone Age Art - Cave Painting

With this activity, your students will learn about Stone Age art and cave paintings while creating their artworks. This lesson includes a roll-and-draw chart, an instructional video link, and step-by-step instructions that can be printed or projected on the wall. All you need is soft pastels, brown packaging paper, and fixative spray (oil pastels or colored pencils on normal paper can also be used).

3. Roll and Draw Gothic Rose Window Art Game

This is an exciting and interactive way to introduce your students to the beauty of Gothic rose windows, which are the highlights of Gothic architecture. This game is easy to follow and includes a roll-and-draw chart (with a printer-friendly version), a brief introduction to medieval rose windows, a printable worksheet, information about color schemes for coloring, and a video link. For this activity, you will need the printed worksheet, black markers, and colored pencils.

4. Roll-and-Draw - a Classical Temple

Perfect for middle schoolers, this roll-and-draw worksheet uses the crayon-resist watercolor technique to create a stunning Greek or Roman temple facade. The lesson includes a printable worksheet with a roll-and-draw chart and step-by-step instructions, making it a low-prep activity for any classroom or summer program. Students will use dice and oil pastels to draw the different parts of the temple, and then use blue watercolor to bring their artwork to life. This lesson comes with a roll-and-draw chart (original and ink-friendly options), step-by-step photos, and a video link.

5. Roll-and-Draw Ancient Greek Vase Art Worksheet

Perfect for middle school and elementary school art classes, this drawing lesson combines creativity and fun as students learn about the history and art of Ancient Greece. The art game features black-figure pottery, one of the highlights of Greek art, and is designed to be easy to follow. The game includes a roll-and-draw chart and a brief introduction to Greek vases, as well as a video link. Your students can either paint or draw their vases. You will need black, white, or terracotta paper, black, white, and orange paint (or oil pastels).

6. Roll a Masterpiece! Avant-garde Paper Collage inspired by Lajos Kassák.

This paper collage art game encourages students to experiment with abstract art and explore the avant-garde movement. The lesson includes a roll-and-draw chart, a collection of Kassák's works, student work examples, printable geometric forms, and video instructions via a YouTube link.

7. Roll a Masterpiece! Abstract Art Paper Collage inspired by Kazimir Malevich.

Using a dice and a roll-and-draw chart, students will be guided through the process of creating their Suprematism-style paper collage inspired by the works of Kazimir Malevich. This product includes a roll-and-draw chart, a brief introduction, and an instructional video.

8. Roll and Draw – Ancient Egyptian Garden.

This art lesson combines ancient Egypt, Egyptian art, and Egyptian gardens to inspire creativity. With this roll-and-draw drawing activity, your students will learn about art history while having fun and improving their drawing skills. The lesson includes a roll-and-draw chart, step-by-step instructions, and a brief introduction to Ancient Egyptian art. It is a low-prep activity that only requires felt tip pens and smooth white paper or colored pencils and regular paper.

9. Roll and Draw! - Ancient Egyptian Postcard.

This lesson is perfect for introducing your students to art history and ancient Egyptian art in a fun and playful way. The activity is low prep and comes with a printable roll-and-draw chart, step-by-step instructions, and info sheets about ancient Egyptian deities, monuments, and hieroglyphics. Your students will learn about the fascinating history of ancient Egypt as they draw and color their artwork.

10. Roll and Draw - Totem Pole Art lesson.

This low-prep lesson comes with a roll-and-draw chart, step-by-step instructions, an instructional video via a YouTube link, and a brief introduction to totem poles and Native American art. All you need are soft pastels, black paper, and fixative spray (although oil pastels or colored pencils on white paper can also be used).

11. Roll and Draw! Butterflies Inspired by Damien Hirst.

Inspired by the artworks of Damien Hirst, this hands-on mixed media art activity invites young minds to explore, create, and appreciate contemporary art. This activity package includes a printable roll-and-draw chart in standard and ink-saving versions. Additionally, a blank variant empowers you to personalize the colors based on your supplies. It also features an informative sheet about Damien Hirst for a deeper understanding of the artist's inspiration, and student work examples that showcase the creativity this activity can unlock!

12. Roll and Draw! Birds of Matisse.

Inspired by the iconic works of Henri Matisse, this game encourages students to explore and experiment with the art of cutouts and paper collage making. This activity includes a printable roll-and-draw chart with both a normal and ink-saving version, an information sheet about Henri Matisse, and student work examples.

*About DesignEdu:*

I make creative art and design activities that are imaginative, simple to use, and fun to teach. I focus on fun, low-prep resources including roll-and-draw Art History challenges, 3D maze and doodle sketches, and perspective drawing printable worksheets. I aim to equip students with creative and spatial visualization skills they use to enhance their art and design projects

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