Category: design
the art of doodling: Jon Burgerman
Kids will love to watch Jon Burgerman speed drawing in the film below & and get inspired to try it in class
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
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:
(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
Pop Art lessons Part II
works by students (age 15-16 years old)
visualizing music
There are many ways to visualize music. In some lessons my students took a classic approach with abstract art – now I found a great animation to introduce.
students work visualizing music
30 minute design lesson
create a chair with drinking straws and cardboard
(examples by my students)
doodle around classic portraits
Banar design on didatticarte
Pictogram art
paint over photo portraits
works by French artist Charlotte Caron
link: homepage by Charlotte Caron
play with chinese characters
Shaolan Hsueh is author of the book Chineasy with inspiring graphic design art on chinese characters.
link: My Modern Met