 |
|
|
Reviews for Masterpiece Art Instruction CDsThe Phonics of Drawing CD: From Practical Homeschooling Magazine:
2007 First Place Winner of the Interactive Learning Award for the art catagory.
From The Old Schoolhouse website: "The Phonics of Drawing, named because it teaches the fundamental
principles of drawing in a basic way, contains 30 art lessons in
three levels that correspond to the stages of the Trivium. The
Grammar Stage (Beginner) is for students in first through fourth
grades, and they learn basic shapes and lines, basic color theory,
basic shading and shadowing techniques as they imitate styles from
classic artists. The Logic Stage (Intermediate) is for fifth through
eighth grades, and the Rhetoric Stage (Advanced) is for ninth through
twelfth grades. The CD contains everything you need to teach 30 weeks of art, except the supplies of course. Needed supplies, which are listed on the first screen of each lesson, include colored pencils, oil pastels, willow and compressed charcoal, charcoal pencil, white pastel, tinted charcoal paper, white drawing paper, newsprint paper, kneaded eraser, and a blending stump. OK, so what are the lessons like? Well, insert the CD and the homepage comes up on your screen. You'll want to make sure that the screen is maximized for best viewing. Click on Lessons on the bar at the top of the screen. Then click on the picture of the lesson you'd like to do. For example, Lesson 7 is about Color Theory and the color wheel. So first I click on the student handout for that lesson and print it out. (Student handouts contain samples to go along with the lesson or something for the student to use while working on the lesson.) Then I click on the picture of the color wheel, and the lesson appears on the screen. It first gives a basic introduction to the lesson and a list of the supplies you'll need. You read the lesson (this is not a video-type lesson) and work as you follow along with each step. The lesson is not lecture-based; students learn by doing. In order to teach a class, just print out the lesson and read it almost verbatim. The lessons are easy to understand and teach and are fun to do. This looks like a wonderful reusable art program to add to your homeschool. The lessons don't take a lot of time, and they teach art fundamentals that every student needs to learn. At $29.99, The Phonics of Drawing is a bargain as well!" Product review by Dawn King, The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, LLC, September 2006 From Mary Ann Kelley of The Homeschool Mom website: "I can unreservedly recommend The Phonics of Drawing from Masterpiece Art Instruction as a great starting point for art instruction. It is called 'The Phonics of Drawing' because of the elementary way that fundamental principles are laid out. The student is taught the ABC's of drawing so that they can go on to draw anything using these concepts. The 30 lesson CD-ROM contains instructions for ages 6-18 starting
with
charcoal drawings starting from simple shapes and progressing
to
rendering with colored pencils or pastels. Color theory is interspersed
throughout the lessons. Last year we used a couple of the creations
that From Homeschool Horizons, Canada's largest homeschool magazine: "If you are looking for a thorough, multi-level drawing program, then this (The Phonics of Drawing) is the one for you. You will find that your children will be producing wonderful creations in just a few, short lessons." Customer Reviews:"We have been using The Phonics of Drawing for our homeschool
art class since
September (meeting 2-3 times/month). The program is wonderful! Both my children love to draw and have incorporated the things
learned from
The Phonics of Drawing into their daily art adventures.
My 10-year-old daughter, who enjoys drawing animals, has begun
adding shading
and
highlighting to her pictures, which really brings them to life.
My son
likes to draw everything from cartoons to spaceships. Since beginning
this Joy S. "I have recently puchased the CD, "The
Phonics of Drawing".
It is a wonderful CD. I always thought you either had or didn't
have it- the gift of drawing. I did not realize that you can
learn lots of things if you were shown and taught how to. Thanks
for a wonderful resource which I am using to teach myself and
my daughter in Sydney, Australia. Iman M. Review of The Masterpiece Collection CD: From The Old Schoolhouse website: This CD contains four complete art courses. The Phonics of Drawing is a 30-lesson, multi-level drawing course that makes learning to draw simple. Introduction to Watercolor Painting contains four beautiful projects that will help you master basic watercolor techniques. Multimedia will teach you how to create 12 stunning projects while learning to use soft pastels, watercolor pencils, and charcoal, Mutimedia Junior is designed for ages 6-10 and contains 4 easy projects using the same materials. This is a lot of art instruction packed into one CD! The CD contains a master art supplies list. It requires Windows 97 or higher to operate and is best viewed on a 15-inch or larger monitor. The price of this CD collection is $59.99 (which is 20% less than buying these courses individually); for the amount of art instruction contained on the CD, this is quite a value. Review of Let's Draw Creation: From The Old Schoolhouse website: The Let's Draw Creation Workbook is a great drawing course for young children. It contains 12 drawing projects of animals, such as the toucan, koala bear, and giraffe. With paper, pencils, erasers, and some basic coloring tools, your child can follow the step-by-step simple instructions and learn to draw each animal. There are blank pages included for drawing. One of the things that I particularly enjoy about this book is that the animals included are all ones that defy evolution; the instruction pages include awesome facts about the animals that make you think "wow!" when you read them. God has truly created some amazing creatures, and your children will enjoy learning more about them while learning how to draw them. This book is 29-pages, spiral bound, and recommended for ages 8 and up. My seven-year-old daughter has been using this book for several weeks now and has really been enjoying it. Her drawings are amazingly good. This book is also available as an e-book or as an e-book on CD. The CD is neat because it contains PowerPoint slideshows of the step-by-step drawing instructions, as well as printable .pdf lessons and the drawing pages with animal facts. The CD would be wonderful for teaching an art class, as you can print out as many pages as you need for classroom use. The CD requires Windows 97 or higher. (PowerPoint installation is not needed to view the slideshows.) The book sells for $14.99, the CD for $29.99. To me, they are worth this price for the fun factor alone; add the art instruction, and they are well worth the price. Review of Creative and Crafty Writing: From The Old Schoolhouse website: I really like this 12-week writing course. It is very versatile and can be used in co-op classes or in the home. Each of the 12 lessons is divided into three parts: Learning Time (for introducing new concepts and discussion), Writing Time (students work on writing assignments), and Craft Time (craft ideas to complement each lesson). During the first lesson, students will create a journal; each lesson will contain a journal assignment to put in this book. The lessons are grouped into three main topics: writing a fable, writing a news story, and writing a narrative. The Teacher's Manual has 67 pages and contains supply lists and teacher preparations for each lesson. It also contains ideas for "whiteboard discussions" and journaling homework. The Student Manual has 41 pages and contains worksheets to be filled out during each lesson, clipart and cut-outs to be used with the lessons, and a one-page list of the journal prompts for all the lessons. You will need both of these books in order to fully appreciate and teach this course.
Contact Karine Bauch at: karine@teachartathome.com
|
The
Phonics of Drawing CD