Skip to content
ArtCentral

Free worksheet · PDF

Art journal: look closer

A printable art journal worksheet for slow looking at one painting: what you see, what you think and what you would ask the artist.

Art journal: look closer

Download the PDF

1 page, US Letter size, 34 KB. Free, no sign-up.

You can tick the boxes and type into this PDF on a computer or phone, then save or print it.

Open to printSave the image

Share it

PinterestFacebookWhatsAppEmail

Printing tips

  • Print at actual size (100%), not "fit to page", so the lines stay a usable size.
  • It is laid out for US Letter paper and also fits A4.
  • Turn on "background graphics" if the colors come out pale.

What is on this worksheet

The painting

  • Title
  • Artist and year
  • Museum and room

Look

  • First thing I noticed
  • Colors
  • Where the light comes from
  • Something small that is easy to miss

Think

  • What story is happening?
  • How does it make me feel?
  • One question I would ask the artist
Put it on your website or blog

Painting of the week

A famous painting every week

One painting a week: what to look for, the story behind it and where to see it.

It costs nothing, you can stop any time, and nobody else gets your email. Your privacy.