MADISON COUNTY SCHOOLS TECHNOLOGY EXTRAVAGANZA
Category 2:
Digital Generated Art
There are many sites and apps that let you create computer generated art.
FYI:
Last year, some students had a hard time saving some of these and they snipped it or took a desktop image then place in a document to submit.
Below is a small list of software sites:
Mr. Picasso Head (Grades 2-12) Create a portrait in the style of Picasso. http://www.picassohead.com/create.html
Graffiti Creator (Grades 3-12) This is a graffiti text paint tool where students can type in a name or phrase and create unique logos and images. http://graffiticreator.net/
Online Kaleidoscope Generator (Grades 2-12)
A great tool for symmetry.
http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal/
Viscosity (Grades 5-12)
Here is another cool abstract art tool. http://windowseat.ca/viscosity/create.php
Tessellation Tool (Grades 3-7)
This site isn’t everything it could be, it does allow the freedom to customize the shape before generating the final tessellated image.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Tessellate/?version=1.6.0_14&browser=MSIE&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc.http://graffiticreator.net/
Mondrimat (Grades 4-12)
Students create block art online.
http://www.stephen.com/mondrimat/
Neave Imagination (Grades 6-12)
Neave offers cool interactive art tools and can use of a microphone to interact
http://neave.com/
Architect Studio 3D
From the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust (Grades 6-12) Open the world of architecture and design.
http://architectstudio3d.org/AS3d/design_studio3d.html
Check out the App Symboloo for this Category:
Scoring Rubric for Computer Generated Art:
Category 1:
Digital Drawings/Paintings
When you think of drawing or art, you may think first of the digital world, but these tools have found new life on the web. From drawing programs to paint programs, students can create their own drawings from any place at any time. Online drawing tools can allow students to be creative and some even offer some collaboration on the same canvas at the same time.
Check out the App Symboloo for this Category:
Free web-based software. Students can create a new on a new blank canvas or open a file from the computer to revise the image with their creativity. This software is similar to photoshop, but FREE
Other online Drawing Tools:
Kerpoof Make a Drawing:
Super Doodle: http://www.kerpoof.com/#/activity/draw
Crayola:
http://www2.crayola.com/coloring_application/index.cfm?referrer=/index.cfm
Sketch Pad: http://mudcu.be/sketchpad/
Category 3:
Graphic Design/logo
Graphic Design uses software to combining text and pictures to create a new kind of meaning to represent a product, place, person, etc.
You can use many of the same tools that are listed on this page to create a graphic design/logo.
Scoring Rubric for Graphic Design - Logo:
Tux Paint is a free download for students. This software can be easily downloaded. The only thing to remember TuxPaint saves all drawings in a TuxPaint folder, unless you choose to save it somewhere else.