Family Learning
Get inspired, get creative, get sketching! Learn about a variety of drawing concepts and techniques while exploring the artworks of a highlighted collection gallery.
The Dayton Art Institute’s growing Learning Library Online offers art-making lessons, projects and educational materials for learners of all ages. Connect with your museum through art experiences you can do at home … or anywhere! Click a project to learn more and to download lessons. Check here often for updates and new lessons.
Family Learning Lessons
Industrial Abstraction
Use abstraction to depict industrial objects!
Vessel Design
Draw a decorated bowl
Stylized Animals
Draw a stylized animal
Hands
Learn to draw hands
Sculpture and Pattern
Draw repeating patterns
Geometric Abstraction Still Life
Create a colorful abstract drawing
Landscapes & Trees
Learn to draw a tree structure
Portraits & Poses
Consider pose and composition.
Abstraction: Op Art
Create abstract designs and optical effects.
Feasts and Flair
Draw ornate, colorful fabric details.