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There are so many great video creation tools available. I’m often asked what I recommend for classroom use, so here are some thoughts…     Choose the right tool for the job Before you start making a video, consider the format and style that best suits the...

  In this increasingly visual world, inspiring and empowering students with skills to produce quality, original imagery is crucial. The ‘connected camera’ is a huge win for educators in this regard, as students can begin to increase their photographic skills,...

Here’s a creative workflow that mixes traditional tools and techniques with technology, and brings art to life!     Portraiture as a starting point for a creative workflow This example comes straight out of a Year 6 classroom, where students have undertaken a...

This collection of investigations began with an ant under the ExoLab scope. Looking at the details and exploring the features of this incredible creature became the stimulus for some art-making. Using a torch we created shadows under the scope… Then we added some filters to...

The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Art, and I am always talking about the value of creative workflows that combine digital tools and traditional art-making products and processes. If tasks and techniques are always separated and labelled...

Paige’s gallery of work began with a photograph taken using a silkscreen. MegaPhoto has been used to manipulate the image, with the layers built up through revisions being saved and imported repeatedly for re-working.                ...

Tribal: A selection of photographic works from Georgie, a Year 11 student mixing SLR photography with Photoshop and iPad apps for art-making.

Lately I’ve been watching my students, fascinated by memes, remixes and mash-ups, repurpose all kinds of imagery in their work.   I’m keen to harness this creativity and leverage these starting points to explore changes in visual impact, aesthetics and meaning of...

I love the concept of kids making art on the iPad, but limiting their creative tools to drawing and colouring on mobile devices is also limiting the creativity. And, using just one app can mean that students are missing out on half the fun and a lot of the learning. A powerful...

The concept of mixing media is certainly not a new idea in Visual Arts, however across curriculum areas in schools technology and ‘digital tasks’ are often separated from the ‘hands-on’ learning opportunities. In many classrooms and studio space even mobile devices, perceived as...