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What you’re looking at is a selfie that became a digital drawing, then a manipulated image through the use of filters, then a laser cut on perspex, then an intaglio print using an etching press!         Over the past few months we’ve been exploring...

I’ve been working with students in Years 3-6 to produce images using apps for digital drawing, and I thought I’d share our adventures. Although I usually use student creations, as the works are derived from selfies depicting young learners, instead of describing the...

“Where would the Impressionists have been without the invention of portable paint tubes that enabled them to paint outdoors? Who would have heard of Andy Warhol without silkscreen printing? The truth is that technology has been providing artists with new ways to express...

  It was visual literacy in action this week at The Kellett School in Hong Kong as a variety of elementary classes explored logo design for packaging. These young learners needed to craft a distinctive design, using a considered colour palette and a combination of shapes, in...

“The best camera, is the one you have with you.” Chase Jarvis It’s a classic photographic mantra, a call to action for image-makers everywhere. And these days, the camera you are most likely to have with you is the one embedded in your smart phone. But do you...

I am pleased to announce that my free iTunes U Course, ‘Super Shapes: iPad Apps for Art’ is now live on iTunes U. Grab it now for you and your class by using the link here, or search Super Shapes on the iTunes U .             And, if you...

  This week I’ve been collaborating with Year 4 students, and their inspiring classroom teacher and fellow ADE Dan Aivaliotis-Martinez (@martinezgeek). We developed some ideas for teaching and learning that connected Sphero devices with art-making practices – in...

Creativity, collaboration, movement and a little madness – ingredients for an exciting visual art lesson! While a 1:1 learning environment certainly can have some advantages for learning, shared devices and considered lesson design can provide valuable opportunities for...

Here’s a project idea as the end of the year approaches. I’ll let the students explain… “This term, a group of students signed up for Mrs Hunt’s mysterious digital art project. We didn’t know what it was about to begin with, but we knew we...

Artist Turns Google Maps Into Floor Throws TECHNABOB “The rug in the photo is actually four Google Maps prints arranged to meet up perfectly. At first glance, it looks like a strange carpet until you realize that you are seeing houses, stores, and streets, not just lines...