Notebook, 1993-

Sketchpad




Painting, Drawing and photo applications enable the development, projection, and exchange of imagery on impulse. - (Use your browser 'Preferences' to be sure your browser does not block 'Flash' or other online programs that bring the creative tools to life.

Creative tools are available for the development of new skills that can impact vision.

There are computer tools and programs that are available online for home and mobile computers -- for drawing, painting, collaging --for practice and to visualize --for opportunity and for amusement and to share.

'Daydream Doodler' and 'Artstudio Pro' and 'Sandbox Draw' and 'Autodesk Sketchbook' and 'Draw a Stickman: EPIC - Draw Your Way Through the Adventure!' and many more paint or design applications for professionals and the curious are some that are available.

Don't you think that our technology inspires us to communicate with visions . . . . !


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The National Gallery of Art, Washington DC developed The Art Zone for Kids, with some wonderful programs (be sure to search for the applications or order the CDs):


'Painting & Drawing Tools', an interactive program that contains more than 40 brushes and textures, many with customizable size, transparency, and stroke options. A full palette of colors and special effects that blur, ripple, smudge, and fragment your designs.


'Prince Ah-da'- "I'll go and get my brothers back!" - Surrounding the imperial city are high mountainous and tall peaks. The large stones often fall down the mountain. There are also treacherous waterfalls. Prince Ah-da heard that his seventh brother is trapped in a cave in the mountains. He needs to climb in the mountain fast and save his brother . . . . "


'River Run - Orchestrate a flowing array of colorful shapes and patterns online


'Photo Op - "A Snapper and an Editor - A two-part interactive activity that introduces you to digital photography and digital photo editing. Use the virtual camera to create snapshots and explore lighting, focus, shutter speed, and compositional effects. After you have taken some photos, transform your pictures into something completely different."


'Create an Imaginary Landscape'


'Collage Machine'


'Faces & Places' - Create animated portraits and landscape paintings in the style of American naive artists.


'Dutch House' - Decorate a 17th-century dollhouse as you explore the kitchen, living quarters, artist's studio, and courtyard of a make-believe Dutch house --many things to add and move about!


'Still Life' - Create an interactive still life that mirrors the paintings of the old masters.


'Photo Op' - Photo Op is a two-part interactive introduction to digital photography. Snap some pictures, then use the image editing software to add kaleidoscopic special effects, warps, and blends.


'3-D Twirler' - Use 3-D Twirler to design and texturize three-dimensional geometric shapes and set them in motion.


MuseuExperimental at Museu de Arte Contemporànea da Universidade de São Paulo:

Draw & Paint

Collage Puzzle





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