2020-2021 AmblesideOnline Picture Study Print Files
Please note that I have been given AmblesideOnline’s permission to use their name in the title and body of this post as well as their permission to use their Artist Study rotation to make these files.
Today’s post is just a quick little update to let you know that the 2020-2021 AmblesideOnline Picture Study files are now available for download! Each free (and no strings attached!) PDF includes printable versions of the six paintings, chosen from the AmblesideOnline Artist Study rotation, which includes Titian, Leonardo da Vinci, and Rembrandt this year. Beneath each image is the title, artist name, and date it was painted as well as permission to print it at your local copy shop for personal use. You can find the files here or on the Picture Study Resources page:
I know a few issues came up with the files I provided last year and some of you had trouble sending them to a printer as they were too large (especially Bruegel). All three files this year are less than 15mb each, so that should not be an issue this time around!
I also saw a few complaints that the printed images were too dark. Unfortunately, this is something I can’t control as it can sometimes be due to different printer settings or profiles, especially when a painting is just dark (eg. Turner’s Fishermen at Sea). I have tried to make sure the images aren’t too dark when displayed on a screen, but, unfortunately, there is no way for me to control how they are printed. I do have a few tips and suggestions here for how to print your picture studies at home, have them printed at an office supply store, or purchase prints from an online supplier.
Also, I did my best to find the highest-resolution images of the ones selected as possible, though in some cases, this was definitely a challenge. Hopefully they’re all clear enough that you can still see the details well!
Feel free to download the files for use in your own homeschool!
Thank you!!
You’re welcome!
Thanks! Is there a link to last year’s post (AO 2019-2020)? I’m a little behind…
I didn’t have a specific post related to last year’s prints, but you can also find them on the resources page. 🙂 https://ahumbleplace.com/picture-study-resources/
Your blog has helped me so much in planning my AO Year 1 (starting this fall) and now this! What a blessing you are! Thank you for being willing to share all these wonderful resources! Blessings!
I’m so happy they’re helpful! 🙂
thank you for this!
You’re welcome! 🙂
Thank you for these! I’m having trouble saving them to print, has anyone else had trouble? Just me?? boo! They have always worked for me in the past.
Oh no! I haven’t gotten any emails from anyone having problems. I’ll send you an email!
Hi! This will be our first official year, so maybe I’m mistaken or am remembering a different website. I thought that last year when you prepared these you included additional information about the artist and the prints. Do you plan to do that this year? Also, do you plan to offer prints for sale or only the downloads this time? Thank you for all of the work you put into this for all of us!
I have been offering picture study aids that contain more information on the artists and paintings, but I usually don’t get around to making those until the summer, when we’re out of school, and into the new school year. 🙂 I hope to have the ones for next year available at some point. Unfortunately, I’m not able to offer print versions of the AO artist rotation selections at this time as I’m respecting their copyright request that no products be made based on the work they’ve done (in this case, the artist rotation). I do, however, sell professionally printed options that do not follow the AO schedule which you can find in my shop!
Thank you for posting these! I had the same question as Kristin…so it sounds like a da Vinci picture study aid might not be available for this coming school year. Do you have any particular recommended resources for giving some background info on da Vinci to 2nd/3rd graders?
I do actually plan to offer a picture study aid for da Vinci, but it most likely won’t be available until later in the summer or into the fall. Hopefully before Term 2. 🙂 I don’t currently have any resources to recommend, but I try to include them in the PSAs!
Thank you, Rebecca! What a blessing you are to the AO world.
I was just coming to ask the same question about study guides for da Vinci. I’ll check back again soon! Do you think they will be ready in August?
He is scheduled for Term 2, so that one most likely won’t be available until October (at the earliest) or November.