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Sometimes I forget about incorporating holidays into my lessons. I know at some schools celebrating holidays has been frowned on, but so far not at

Merry Christmas! I hope that the semester has ended well for you. I am specifically thankful for those of you who have followed me through

The option bar is directly related to the object you have selected. It gives you…wait for it…options for the object. For example, if you have a

The tools panel is what controls everything you do in Illustrator. Just like you wouldn’t be able to use a hammer to screw in a

For someone who has never used it, diving into Adobe Illustrator can seem like diving into the middle of the ocean without a life vest.

One of the more challenging aspects of my job has been introducing new digital art programs. When I started teaching 4 years ago, I was

I wrote a post on “Using Sketchbook to Balance Digital and Physical Art” a few weeks back. Mostly I wrote about using the sketchbook as

In a perfect world. I would have no problem getting kids to do their sketchbook assignments done and every assignment would relate to what I

I have been toying with the idea of making a planner to help my organize my life. There are so many things that scream for

The first thing that I do in my classes every year is introduce the elements of art. I used to have the students take notes

This is the one I am going to try this year. I think that it combines the pros of each of the previous designs. Give

This method is also very simple, but it requires the use of a binding machine. If you have access to one, this one looks a