There are so many wonderful FREE web 2.0 tools available for students to use when creating art these days. One of these sites is Sumopaint. Besides being able to create amazing piece of art, I like the site because students do not need to register for an account and they can actually save their work to a computer. If you type in http://www.sumopaint.com/app/ rather than just http://www.sumopaint.com you also don’t have to look at the ads from the site, which is a nice feature when using it with students.
As some students were finishing up projects in my digital arts class this week, I had other students that were done early and needed something to do. The continuous problem of an art teacher…what to have students work on in that in between time! This week I gave students a Sumopaint challenge. (By the way, middle school students get very excited at just the name of this tool!)
Students used the “symmetry tool” (11th tool down on the right column of the tool bar, in case you are looking for it) to produce a radial design. I encouraged them to experiment with the “symmetry points” and then add color using the paint bucket once done. After saving their work I asked them to try out some different "filters" over their design to see if they could come up with a piece of art that was even more interesting. The results below are from about a half an hour worth of work. It was a great "filler" project, but I think next year I'll try it as a more serious project being more specific with the requirements.
As some students were finishing up projects in my digital arts class this week, I had other students that were done early and needed something to do. The continuous problem of an art teacher…what to have students work on in that in between time! This week I gave students a Sumopaint challenge. (By the way, middle school students get very excited at just the name of this tool!)
Students used the “symmetry tool” (11th tool down on the right column of the tool bar, in case you are looking for it) to produce a radial design. I encouraged them to experiment with the “symmetry points” and then add color using the paint bucket once done. After saving their work I asked them to try out some different "filters" over their design to see if they could come up with a piece of art that was even more interesting. The results below are from about a half an hour worth of work. It was a great "filler" project, but I think next year I'll try it as a more serious project being more specific with the requirements.
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