Free Picture Editing Online

Many art teachers are  frustrated with expensive photoshop subscriptions and crappy alternative programs. Gimp can be used for free,  but the panel design is confusing for the kids and the program is freezing and crashing too often.

Also, students have devices with different operating systems (Windows, Android, Apple), so how to find a free picture editing program, which works for all?

The solution are free online browser-based editing programs like Photopea and PixlR

https://www.photopea.com

https://pixlr.com

Apps for tablets in art lessons

(this list is made for Ipad use mainly –  send me your favourites)

Photo Comic

create photo comics stories – this app has a simple and clear user interface, therefore perfect for the classroom: Comics by seedling (for ipad)

Android Comic apps: 

Comica – Comics and Cartoon Maker von Game Brain

excellent, but  1,39 Euro (free version is full of ads and has very limited functions).

Comic Strip! – Cartoon & Comic Maker by Roundwood Studios. Free version with simple tools.

Comic Maker by Tara Valdez. Free version, just very basic functions.

 

Photo Editing

Snapseed (free version)

Effects: Pixaloop (limited free functions) , Glichté (0,99 cent)

 

Drawing & Painting

best using apple pencil

all three examples have excellent free versions

Procreate

SketchBook 

Sketches (Tayasui.com)

Animation

(this list is for ipad. What are your suggestions for android?)

StopMotion Studio (free)

SketchBook Motion (limited free use) editors choice

FlipaClip

Animation Desk 

ADClassic

Roughanimator (5,49 Euro) 

Open Toonz (Windows only!) free

See also suggestions here (not tested yet by myself)

Sound for Animation

Any suggestions? Soundboard-Apps are simple fun tools to find cartoon sound for animations for younger kids.

More apps

organize your classes: Classroom Mate by Stefan Reissl

simple, very helpful  and affordable

 

Laptop Apps – Windows & Apple

Alternative for Adobe Photoshop are browser-based editors like Photopea:

https://www.photopea.com

(see also http://pixlr.com)

It’s free, has all basic functions including layers and students can use it on different platforms like PC and Apple.

Gimp is not a good choice any more in the classroom, since it’s interface is messy and not suitable for first time users and young students.

Here a huge list with alternatives to Adobe Cloud compiled by Art Academy Stuttgart  here

 

staging classic paintings

a compilation of inspiring examples for staging classic paintings in photo and film

a great variety staged classic paintings was also published on Booooom

and Adobe on Informatione Libera.

Emanuela Pulvirenti  has another concept of staged paintings, using a digital backdrop, which needs some preparation:

Here more works by Emanuela Pulvirenti and her students part II and part III

Adad Hannah works on elaborated staged paintings: