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Learn About Artists!
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ART21 Artist Index - Explore different artist biographies of contemporary artists (that means artists who are making art today!)
Art & Creativity
Google Arts & Culture Games & Activities:
Do you have a good eye for letters? Practice an important graphic design skill called 'kerning'! Play the game --> 'Kern This' where you adjust letters to the proper spacing & get scored on your accuracy.
Tate Kids Museum (located in London) Art & Quizzes site:
(Click below for some favorites, but explore the whole quiz site - it's super cool!)
A special thank you to Ms. Giandalia for helping us find many of these amazing art resources!
Explore these websites & apps that let you create different forms of digital art. They should all work on both iPad & Chromebook!
Websites:
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Abstract Painting
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Animation
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Color Theory
- Coolors - create your own color palette!
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Graphic Design
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vectr.com - Free graphic design editor & creation site. Use the six basic tools, and add layers to design your own logo or graphic. Take a screenshot to save your design.
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Canva.com - Sign in with your BC email address to start using Canva. Pick from a template, or create your own from scratch to design a flyer, poster, social media post & more!
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The Bezier Game - a simple game to improve your digital pen tool skill
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Photo Editing & Design
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sumo.app - A basic version of Photoshop. Use editing tools to change, or enhance images.
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Sketching & Drawing
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Pixel Art - Create retro pixel art, like the graphics of old video games!
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sketch.io - A digital art tool to create, export, and share paintings and drawings
Apps (for iPad):
- Brushes Redux - (in Self Service for 5th grade) - Copy what a physical paintbrush can do in digital art form
- Sketches - (in Self Service for 5th & 6th grade) - Everything needed for a digital artist's toolbox!
- Stop Motion - (in Self Service for 5th & 6th grade) - This app makes stop motion movie making really easy - make a live action or art film!
- Google Arts & Culture (in Self Service for 5th & 6th grade) - View & interact with high-resolution images and videos of artworks and cultural artifacts from so many cultural organizations
Apps (for Chromebook):
- 8bit Painter - (in the Play Store for 7th & 8th grade) - A simple pixel art drawing app
- ArtFlow Paint Draw Sketchbook - (in the Play Store for 7th & 8th Grade) - a basic sketching & painting app
- PicCollage - (in the Play Store for 7th & 8th grade) Make collages from your pictures, or basic flyers/posters
- Stop Motion Studio - (in the Play Store for 7th & 8th grade) - This app makes stop motion movie making really easy - make a live action or art film!
Explore some of these virtual museum exhibits & galleries! Some are local, and some are far - one joy of digital exploring is that you can travel the world from your device & see artistic masterpieces
LOCAL MUSEUMS:
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Take yourself a virtual tour of the MET --> HERE
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Met Time Machine! Select a time period, region & big idea to see a piece of artwork, or artifact fitting all 3 categories!
MUSEUMS FARTHER AWAY:
(Pssst.... Bonus - not art, but check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium Sea Otter Live Cam!)
Image: mdbeckwith. "Natural History Museum HDR." Wikimedia Commons, 18 September 2013.
These may not be digital art books, but you can still become inspired by these amazing craft & art eBooks - All available on Sora (click on the book title to go straight to the book's Sora page):
Art & Creativity Extra Knowledge & Fun!
Garfield's ® Guide to Drawing the World's Best-Looking Cat (and His Friends) by 
