Friday, October 31, 2014

Websites of the Week! Celebrating Art and Writing! 10/31

Art Pad http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
Need a quick and easy way for students to draw a picture using the mouse or glide pad on a netbook or laptop?  Try this whiteboard painter site.
Easy to draw, and easy to print!

Color in Motion http://www.mariaclaudiacortes.com/colors/Colors.swf
An animated and interactive experience of color communication and color symbolism.  This site might be a great resource to use with a writing activity or for creating an illustration (Door 203) for use with a writing activity.

Destination Modern Art http://www.moma.org/interactives/destination/destination.html
Explore the Museum of Art in New York City via this animated, interactive website.

Picasso Head - http://www.picassohead.com/flash/PicassoHead.swf
Create your own version of a Picasso painting to use with a descriptive writing assignment!

Message in a Portrait http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/aliens/interactive/message.swf

Learning About Landscapes http://www.schoolsliaison.org.uk/aliens/interactive/landscape_sep.swf

Exploring Perspective http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks1/art/perspective/index.htm
Perspective is used by artists to give the illusion of space an distance.  Try these interactive scenes to discuss distance, perspective, angles, etc.


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