Digital Art

For a couple hours there was a chance I was going to teach Digital Art next year. So I started this collection. http://pinterest.com/conniedraws/digital-art-classroom/

But then I came to my senses and remembered how much I already have on my plate. Would be fun. But the time isn't right. But its still fun to dream.

Proportion and Scale

AP lists "Proportion/Scale" as one of the principles of design. Well i just found an incredible source of collected examples.

Scale & Proportion: http://pinterest.com/penelopelau/tiny-giant/

fav free toy

If Picnik and Instagram had a handsome child, who was very user friendly, it would be PicMonkey.

So easy and fun. Made a fun Holiday collage of the family over there. Oh, and I used it last year to teach poster design lessons in my beginner high school art class because not only is it free, but it also requires no registration. Score for classroom photo editing!

and their tagline..."photo editing made of win"

Copyright and Creative Commons sources

A list of Copyright free and Creative Commons search sites:

http://copyrightfriendly.wikispaces.com/

Always helpful for those Educational Power Points and now, Prezis.

my new interest, Pinterest

Well, after a day of really getting into delicious, I found a tool that better fits my needs: Pinterest. I love it.

Basically you collect images from online that you like. Lots of people use it for interior design or fashion. I'm using it for my art classes - one for 2D Design, one for 3D, one for Drawing. It's so so helpful. I can't wait to share with my students for some inspiration.

New place for bookmarks

I'm keeping my links over here: delicious.com/conniedraws

We'll see how it works out.

fresh still life

still life ideas: images 2 & 3 on this blog post