Digital Art Activities

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26 March 2020 - 01 May 2020

Digital Art Activities

We hope you enjoy some of these digital art ideas and art resources which can be downloaded. Keep an eye out for additional art ideas coming soon for you to try out!

Watch this short 60 second film on how to Make a Simple Sketchbook to record your thoughts, ideas, drawings, poems and more!  https://youtu.be/wq6pzi9aHD4

Discover Art at the Hugh Lane Gallery.  These art discussions and artist-led art activities are drawn from our book Discover Art and are inspired by the wonderful collection of modern and contemporary art at the Hugh Lane Gallery:

1. An artist's studio is the name of the room where an artist paints, sculpts, draws or just sits and thinks of ideas! Find out more about Artists Studios and be inspired to Make your own Francis Bacon Studio. Also find out more about the special qualities of Drawing and Make Your Own Artist's Sketchbook. Download here

2. Nearly every painting the Gallery, no matter its size, has a frame. Read on by following the link if you are curious About Frames; Also why does an artist choose a particular colour or use brushstrokes in a certain way? Find out more about the Building Blocks of Art: Colour, Tone and Texture Download here

(Extracts from Discover Art at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane: an introduction to modern and contemporary art for young people by Jessica O'Donnell)

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Art Conservation: Have you ever wondered about how artworks are cared for? Find out more about the fascinating science of art conservation in this art education resource for young people here

One of the most beautiful artworks in the gallery is The Eve of St Agnes. by Harry Clarke. Art ideas and line drawings to be coloured in inspired by this beautiful stained glass window can be downloaded here