the aRt Room
Saigon
with Susie Manthey
Art on the iPad
Animation
Light Painting
Conceptual Photography
Photography and Photoshop
Technology in the Art Room
Digital technology in the art room is a vital component of a balanced curriculum. The introduction of programs and apps to the art room creates the opportunity for the students to be teachers, to work collaboratively or independently on problem solving, and to create vastly varied visual responses to explored concepts.
Here are some of the techniques I have employed in my classroom.
Photoshop
art on the iPad, using origami paper compositions as the photographed subject Grade 4
made using a work flow of several apps to create the final composition
black and white texture studies with students aged 8 - 9 years
art on the iPad, using origami paper compositions as the photographed subject Grade 4
Age 9
age 9
age 9
Age 9
grade 6
using photographs of body parts exposed to germs during the school day and made into viruses and germs on Photoshop Grade 6
propaganda image, based on vietnamese imagery and given slogans based on inclusive and positive message making, scanned and coloured in Photoshop
grade 6
Explorations into the elements of art starting with a square of paper, working with a work flow through a series of iPad apps.
age 9/10 years Scroll through gallery
Various images based on principles of photography and adjusted using Photoshop filters - work here from Primary and Middle years Students. Scroll through gallery
Work made from scanned line designs or drawing, coloured and textures on Photoshop. Examples by upper Primary and Middle years Students
Scroll through gallery
Light Painting photographic images from upper Primary and Middle years Students
Scroll through gallery
Combining the inspiration from a study of a Cindy Sherman work, and the work of a chosen Photographer Grade 9
Grade 9
Combining the inspiration from a study of a Cindy Sherman work, and the work of a chosen Photographer Grade 9
Developing images from the work of artist Cindy Shermin. a study into stylization, composition, light and mood.
Grade 9 - age 15 Scroll through gallery
Grade 5 collaborative response to the inquiry into how systems impact the world around us. A collaborative piece made using stop motion photography, Photoshop and Moviemaker