A complete material and surface bundle from the LearnArt.Today collection designed for middle and high school visual arts programs.

Students build dry medium technical skills, then extend into experimental texture investigation and ecology-inspired conceptual art through two contemporary visual workshops.

This bundle combines 1 structured foundation task and 2 visual art workshops into a cohesive material, texture, and environmental art unit.

115 pages

INCLUDED (1 TASK + 2 WORKSHOPS )

✓ ART TASK 2 — Dry Mediums Exploration
43 pages: 28 core pages of lessons and exercises (charcoal, graphite, chalk pastels, oil pastels, colored pencils, hatching, stippling, scumbling, value scales, blending, and gradation) + 15 pages of teacher guide, learning objectives, and presentation slides.

✓ Experimental Texture Art Workshop — 40 pages
25 core visual pages of 1 main exercise + 8 empty practice grids + 7 presentation/teacher pages
Students explore texture sampling, tactile mapping, mixed media layering, surface experimentation, and abstract composition through open visual grids.

✓ Ecological Environmental Art Workshop — 32 pages
12 core visual pages of 1 main exercise + 13 empty practice grids + 7 presentation/teacher pages
Students explore research to artwork mapping, climate data infographics, nature observation, activist artwork concepts, and outdoor land art installation planning through open visual grids.

BUNDLE CONTENT TOTAL

115 pages | 43 pages of structured task content + 37 core visual pages of 2 main exercises + 21 practice grids + 14 presentation/teacher pages

STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE

✓ Charcoal, pastel, and pencil techniques
✓ Value, tone, and blending
✓ Tactile surface investigation
✓ Mixed media and texture layering
✓ Environmental and ecological themes
✓ Nature observation and documentation
✓ Conceptual environmental art
✓ Research-informed visual creation

SKILLS & CONCEPTS

The dry mediums task builds material control through charcoal, pastel, and pencil work. The texture workshop extends that material thinking into layered abstract surfaces. The ecological workshop connects surface and material awareness to environmental concept art — research-based or purely aesthetic, depending on the student. All three work visually — open grids and visual references throughout. A versatile unit connecting material mastery with experimental abstraction and ecological conceptual practice.

RESOURCE FEATURES

✓ Zero-prep

✓ Printable + digital compatible

✓ A4 landscape layouts

✓ Rich visual references

✓ Minimal text, maximum visual impact

✓ Structured task combined with 2 visual contemporary workshops
✓ Works independently or as part of a longer unit

PERFECT FOR

✓ Middle school art
✓ High school art
✓ IB Visual Arts (or equivalent)
✓ GCSE / A-Level Art & Design (or equivalent)
✓ AP Art & Design
✓ Contemporary visual arts programs
✓ Portfolio building & pre-college preparation (ages 12–18)

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