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Teaching art in your homeschool can be challenging especially if you aren’t artistic as a parent. Whether you have a child who is in elementary, middle school, or high school Creating A Masterpiece will guide you and your student through the process of offering a complete Art History Program.

Subscription is available at a monthly and annual plan.  There is something for all ages from 4 and up. You will need to access the lessons online.

This online video instruction is taught by Master Artist Sharon Hofer. She will teach you techniques and skills using different mediums in the comfort of your own home. This can be used at your own pace and many kids can use this independently. Beware as you might want to join your kids in the projects. 

Sharon Hofer recommends using high-quality art supplies. Every lesson has a list of the supplies. You can also purchase the supplies with a link to the brand she recommends.

There are also notes that will have suggestions or recommendations. 

 Color swatches to see the colors are provided in projects. You will also see paper type, tips, or alternatives. 

Also, you can see a photo of the completed project, some of them show the projects in various stages of the project.

The lessons have several videos within the individual lessons. You can have anywhere from 3 and up to 7 videos. The video lessons are broken down into smaller portions to be completed. This will allow time for projects to dry and to step away to refresh yourself.  

All the lessons are broken down in step-by-step instructions. You can pause at anytime throughout the videos. Techniques are taught using the material and on making your project look like a masterpiece.

 

You can look at the level or by the mediums. The mediums choices are on the left side of the screen. If you want to work with watercolor pencils or pastels you can click on it and it will show you all the projects that use that particular medium. It also breaks down each one showing all the projects sorted out by the medium. This is a nice feature if you don’t have certain art supplies on hand. Here are different materials used: Acrylic, Balsa Carving, Batik, Block Printing, Colored Markers, Colored Pencils, Conte’ Crayons, Copper Tooling, Faux Metal Working, Faux  Stained Glass, Glass Etching, Glass Mosaic,  Gouache, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil Painting, Oil Pastels, Pencil/Charcoal, Print Making, Sculptures, Silk Painting, Soft Pastel, Watercolor, Watercolor Pencils, and Wood Burning.

Within each level, you will have a mixture of materials used. Unless it’s a  specific level like drawing. The Core levels add in more techniques and get harder with the projects. The Styles of Art in History-5 and up, Historically Themed Projects-6 and up, Exploring the Art of Yesterday-13 and up, and the Capstone level is the most difficult and advanced. Most of the projects can be completed in a week or less.

The levels are broken down by:

Core Beginners Level

Core Level 1 - 5

Beginning Drawing 1 & 2

Beginning Drawing 2

Drawing Level 1-6

Styles of Art in History

Historically Themed Projects

Exploring the Art of Yesterday

Capstone Program

Take advantage of the tips that are provided for each lesson before each lesson. That way you are ready to go. You can also make sure you have your art supplies on hand and can order everything you need before starting. I like to plan for a few weeks in advance before starting. This time around I had all the supplies needed to begin.  

My son needs art as an elective for high school. You can easily make this 1 credit using the projects and adding some art history from books with this. You can learn about artist and their styles and different art eras for this to be applicable for a high school credit.. We will add more when he starts school at the beginning of the year. He enjoys art and likes to dabble in several styles of art. Especially drawing as he enjoys drawing by hand, using his drawing tablet, and creating maps by hand.

His main focus was on the drawing levels. He did a few other things with watercolor pencils, pastels, and one lesson in the Historically Themed Projects. He worked on one or two projects a week. Some projects he wants to redo. Like the pheasant above. He wasn't happy with the main body shape and he felt like he was a bit sloppy. The mushroom he thinks the head should be a little bigger and the stem a bit shorter. I like that he wants to work on details until he is satisfied with the final results. My son said, "I like the pace of the videos and Sharon explains the steps easily" and "that the lessons get progressively more challenging". 

There is something for all ages with Creating A Masterpiece. The price includes your whole immediate family. You can go over lessons as many times as you want during your subscription period.  This is a top-notch online art program. Go create your own masterpiece with Creating A Masterpiece and their Art History Program.

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