Monday, February 6, 2012

Digital Tools for Visual Art Learning (good ones/free ones)

  1. PANORAMIC STITCHING SOFTWARE
    http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/panoramic-software.htm
  2. PHOTOGRAPHY SOFTWARE
    http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/sw.htm
  3. Pencil (animation software)
    http://www.pencil-animation.org/
  4. 45 Websites For Students To Create Original Artwork Online
    http://mrssmoke.onsugar.com/45-Websites-Students-Create-Original-Artwork-Online-3442983
  5. What's new at FluxTime Studio
    http://www.fluxtime.com/
  6. 10+ Best Free or Open Source Photoshop Alternative Software
    http://www.tripwiremagazine.com/2011/04/10-best-free-or-open-source-photoshop-alternative-software.html
  7. Ten Free Alternatives to MS Paint
    http://www.trickswindows.com/2010/12/ten-free-alternatives-to-ms-paint.html
  8. Art21
    http://www.pbs.org/art21/
  9. Collection of Free Art Tools Found Across the Web, Including 2d / 3d Animation, Drawing, Fonts, Textures, Image Generators
    http://mikeodden.com/online_art_tools.html



Please use the comments feature below to suggest other links

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Readings to Push the Envelope / Visual Art LEARNING

  1. Ten reasons why teaching the arts is critical in a 21st century world
    http://edge.ascd.org/_Ten-reasons-why-teaching-the-arts-is-critical-in-a-21st-century-world/blog/3549601/127586.html
  2. 3D printers give engineering classes a boost: High schools, colleges using rapidly developing technology to illustrate real-world applications of technology lessons http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/04/22/3d-printers-give-engineering-classes-a-boost/
  3. Object Lessons: Teaching Math Through the Visual Arts, K-5
    http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9334
  4. Bringing Art into School, Byte by Byte: Innovative programs use technology to expand access to the arts
    http://www.hepg.org/hel/article/498
  5. Teaching Creativity.... http://people.goshen.edu/~marvinpb/arted/tc.html