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How to Draw a Waterfall
Draw a Beautiful Waterfall

I love waterfalls! When I was about four years old, my family visited Niagara Falls. Although I don’t recall a lot of detail, the falls must have made an impression on me. I still have vague memories of standing there and watching the spray, feeling the mist, seeing people in yellow rain slickers.
But waterfalls aren’t only fun to watch, they’re fun to draw, too. In this week’s blog post, I’ve gathered four short (5-ish minute) videos that you should find helpful.
In the first video, I’ll be using lecturer’s chalk (you can buy it at eternityarts.com). As with my other chalk tutorials, this will also work with soft pastels. The other demos are done with pencil or marker.
So get out some chalk, pastels, pencils, and paper, and let’s have some fun.
To purchase lecturer’s chalk, go to Eternity Arts (eternityarts.com).
Download 3 video art lessons on us!
What you’ll learn…
The foundational skill of art is drawing.
Whether you’re using a pencil, pen, brush, or a piece of chalk, it’s all about drawing.
In your free lessons, you’ll learn…
…The basics of what makes a drawing
…What you need to have in your drawing “toolkit”
…The most essential skill of drawing
…How to synchronize your hand and your eyes
…The basics of composition
Creative Christmas Projects: Easy Christmas Ornaments

As we continue our Creative Christmas series on the blog this month, today’s focus is on making beautiful ornaments for the Christmas tree. I’ve found some short (5-min average) videos that offer fun craft ideas. There’s something here for all age groups, so I hope you’ll enjoy making some of these Christmas ornaments.
First we start with some easy, pipe-cleaner ornaments:
Next are several easy ornaments you can make with craft (popsicle) sticks:
Third are some easy and fun 3-D paper ornaments:
And finally, some mini yarn-hat ornaments:
Have a merry Christmas. And don’t forget to visit the blog next week. We’ve got a special New Year’s gift for you. But you’ll only be able to find out how to claim it here!
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Art Class 9-DVD Boxed Set
[Note: This is the DVD version of Art Class. If you’re looking for the downloadable version, go HERE.]
Learn how to draw with 36 step-by-step lessons, taught by Master Artist Pat Knepley. All lessons include art history, and Biblical truth is integrated into every lesson.This 9-volume DVD set contains a full school year’s worth of art instruction and will give your child the tools she needs to draw what she sees.

Art Class Volume 2 – Lessons 5-8: Shape and Space (Download)
Learn about the Art Elements: Line, Shape & Space in Chapter 2 of See the Light’s Art Class. All drawings are made up of lines and shapes, and those lines and shapes take up space. Learn how they work together in Shape & Space.

Art and Bible: Bible Stories 5-DVD Boxed Set
Help your children grow in their faith through Art and Bible stories.
See the artist draw a Bible story with chalk and black light. Hear and Watch a dramatic retelling of the story in comic book style. Draw 3 step-by-step projects related to the Bible story.
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Homeschool Art Workshop: Star over Bethlehem Project
Watercolor Bookmark: Star over Bethlehem Bookmark Project Try 3 Free Lessons! Yes, you can draw! Let us show you how to draw what you see
Homeschool Devotional: Loyalty
by Pat Holt, See the Light founder What does it mean to be loyal or to be a true friend? This object lesson may be

How to Incorporate Art Production into Your Art Class
Guest post by Pat Knepley This month, we have been learning about Discipline-Based Art Education (DBAE), and how it can help you incorporate art into
Creative Christmas Projects: Easy Christmas Cards

This week in our Creative Christmas series, our focus is on homemade Christmas cards. I’ve found some short (approx 5 minute) DIY Christmas card videos on YouTube that will challenge you and your children to be creative this week. The projects range from very easy to complex, so there will be something for all age groups here.
It’s time to get those Christmas cards out, so get to work!
And don’t forget to have fun!
Okay, this first project might be a tad messy, but it’s perfect for your younger children. Fingerpainted Christmas Cards…
Next, and a bit more challenging, is 3-D Paper-Ornament Christmas Cards:
And while we’re thinking about pop-up Christmas cards, here’s an even more challenging project you might want to try:
Finally, four quick and easy Christmas card projects:
Next week: Easy and Fun Christmas Ornament Projects

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Art Projects – Tiffany Window (Louis Comfort Tiffany)
Art Projects: Tiffany Window — Students complete a “stained-glass window” project (colored marker on poster board) in the style of Louis Comfort Tiffany. They also learn about the art elements: line, shape, space, and color; and the art principles: balance, composition, and contrast. Biblical content is woven into every single lesson.

Art Class Volume 5 – Lessons 17-20: Proportions for Composition (Download)
Composition is one of the most important aspects of creating a good drawing or painting, yet we often neglect it. In this DVD, Pat Knepley explains the principles of composition, proportion, scale, and point-of-view. You’ll do exercises in each of these concepts so you can learn, not just how to draw, but how to create a visually pleasing work of art. Lessons include, It’s All About the Grounds, Keep Things in Proportion, Scale, and Point of View.

Art Projects: Horsing Around (Edgar Degas)
Horsing Around – Watch the video and produce your own masterpiece in the style of Edgar Degas, in 4 step-by-step lessons with Master Artist Pat Knepley.
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Star of Bethlehem to Cross – Black Light Art
Merry Christmas from See the Light Art! This time of year, we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, who came into the world that we

More than Words: Illustrating Great Stories
Guest post by Pat Knepley Our current culture is overwhelmingly visual, with television and movies accounting for most of the narrative stories we know. Since

Art Project: His Eye is on the Sparrow, Pt. 3
How to Draw Distant Trees In this pastel painting workshop from See the Light artist Jim Pence demonstrates how to draw distant trees in his
Creative Christmas Projects: Paper Snowflakes

I don’t know about you, but I love decorating for Christmas. And the best Christmas decorations are the ones we make at home. This month on our weekly blog posts, I’m listing some Christmas craft videos I’ve found on YouTube that will be fun for you and your children to make.
Each week will have a theme, and I’m trying to have videos at different age/skill levels. And I’ve selected videos that are around 5 minutes in length. If you’re like me, you rarely have an hour to spend watching a tutorial video. These ones are short and sweet, but they still show some excellent projects.
This week’s theme is Paper Snowflakes. I remember making these all the time when I was growing up. Mine were pretty basic, but the craft has come a long way since I was a boy. I hope you’ll enjoy making some of these snowflakes and hanging them around your house this holiday season.
First is an easy project for younger children:
The next two are a little bit more challenging…
Finally, check out this awesome 3-D snowflake project:
Next week: Do it yourself Christmas cards.

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Art Projects: Pointillism Fruit (Georges Seurat)
Create a fruit still-life in the style of French artist, Georges Seurat. Pointillism Fruit is the fourth in See the Light’s Art Projects video series. Each DVD helps advance skills and learning as students complete wonderful works of art in the styles of famous artists.

Art Class Volume 3 – Lessons 9-12: Value & Color
In Art Class #3, Value & Color, you’ll learn how to use value (light and dark) to create a sense of realism, and color to bring your drawings to life. Lessons include, It’s Not Just Black and White; Tone, Shade & Shadow; Color, Color, Color; and Complements & Intermediates.

God’s Runaway: Bible Story & Art Lessons (Download)
The exciting story of Jonah is artfully brought to life through black light chalk art, comic book style art, narration, original music, and art projects that reinforce the message of the book: God’s love and mercy to each one of us.
(Note: The downloadable version of Runaway does not contain some of the bonus features found on the DVD.)
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How to Draw a Glow-in-the-Dark Mountain
Draw a Glow-in-the-Dark Mountain In this, the last of our Four Mountains series, Jim demonstrates how to draw a “glow in the dark” mountain using
The “Isms” of Art History, Pt. 1
Guest post by Pat Knepley The history of visual art through the ages is generally broken down into movements –periods of time when artists were

How to Draw a Landscape
There are many different ways to draw or paint pictures of God’s amazing creation.In today’s post, I’m sharing several awesome tutorials that will help you explore
What Does it Mean to Be a Pilgrim?

Do you know what it feels like to be a pilgrim?
It was the summer of 1975. I was nineteen years old, and I had signed on to a program called Practical Missionary Training (PMT). Co-sponsored by CAM International and Wycliffe Bible Translators, PMT was an eight-week missionary life “sampler” for people who wanted to explore whether God was calling them to the mission field.
Rather than being a simple mission trip, PMT was structured to give a broad exposure to different aspects of missionary life. Even though it was a sampler, each participant’s experience was individualized to a certain degree.
Because at that time I was interested in teaching in a seminary or Bible college, during my eight weeks as a member of PMT I stayed with a missionary family in Guatemala City. My host was a professor at the Central American Theological Seminary. I also lived for two weeks at a Bible institute. The rest of the eight weeks was punctuated with missionary adventures such as two weeks of rustic living at Wycliffe Bible Translators’ jungle camp in southern Mexico, spending a night in a Tzeltal Indian village, and much, much more.
PMT was influential in helping me determine that my ministry call was not to the mission field. It was a great time and it opened my eyes to many things, but after eight weeks in Mexico and Guatemala, I knew that my ministry would be along another path. However, although I concluded that I was not called to missions, PMT taught me something priceless.
It taught me a little of what it feels like to be a pilgrim.
I had taken four years of high school Spanish, but retained little of it. So as we traveled the entire length of Mexico–by bus!–then rolled (in a smaller bus) into Guatemala, I felt more and more estranged from my surroundings. I could speak enough Spanish to find the bathroom and order a “Coca” (Coca-Cola), but that was about it. All around me, people were speaking a language I didn’t understand. Billboards and stores had signs that I couldn’t read.
I couldn’t even watch TV.
It was several weeks into my trip when I realized just how “English-starved” I was.
The missionary couple I stayed with in Guatemala City took me out one evening to a local theatre group’s production of Agatha Christie’s play, Mousetrap. The production was in English, and I was like someone who had crossed a desert and just come upon an oasis. For two to three hours, I soaked it in as the actors performed. I’m a fan of mysteries, but I wouldn’t have cared what the story was about—just as long as I could understand it.
They were speaking my language.
My strongest memory from that entire trip is when I was on a bus and we had just crossed the border back into the United States.
I read every billboard, every street sign, every business sign, you name it. If it was in English, I read it.
I was home. I was back in my native country.
Part of living like a pilgrim is that there is a natural and ongoing homesickness. Even if things are going well, home is always in the back of your mind.
That’s part of what it means for a Christian to live as a pilgrim on this earth. We live in this world, but readily understand and admit that we can never be truly at home here. The world speaks a different language, has a different culture, values different things.
Are you a pilgrim?
I hope so.
“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own” (Hebrews 11:13b-14, NIV).
photo credit: Santiago – Lago de Atitlan – Guatemala-7 (image cropped and resized) via photopin (license)
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Art Class Volume 7 – Lessons 25-28: Perspective for the Landscape (Download)
A mastery of perspective will help you to create stunning landscapes. In Art Class Volume 7, Pat Knepley will walk you through key concepts in landscape drawing. Lessons include: One-Point Perspective, Two-Point Perspective, The Landscape, and The Landscape (Pt. 2).

Art Class Volume 3 – Lessons 9-12: Value & Color
In Art Class #3, Value & Color, you’ll learn how to use value (light and dark) to create a sense of realism, and color to bring your drawings to life. Lessons include, It’s Not Just Black and White; Tone, Shade & Shadow; Color, Color, Color; and Complements & Intermediates.

Black Light
Our battery-powered “See the Light” black light is a great tool (and safe for children to use) and will add a new dimension to your artwork. Why not get one today?
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Art Tip: Don’t Overwork Pastels
One of the biggest problems of working with soft (chalk) pastels is overworking them. Because pastels cannot be mixed like paint, but must be laid down

Is Art Education Important?
How important is art education? I came across an interesting online poll sponsored by Liberty Mutual. There was only one question: Is art education important?

Homeschool Digital Art: What Equipment Do I Need?
0shares Pin Share What Equipment Do I Need to Create Digital Art? What do you need to create digital art? As with any other kind
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