Browser-based drawing tools are online programs that let you create art directly in your web browser without needing to download anything.
Google Drawings - Create shapes and diagrams. Add some color to your documents, presentations, and websites with easy to create charts and diagrams.
Suitability: Beginners
Kleki - Paint online with natural brushes, layers, and edit your drawings. No plug-ins, free. Import, save, and upload images.
Suitability: Beginners
Canva Draw - Draw is Canva's free drawing tool, with everything you need to inspire your team to develop exciting creative brainstorms and build zesty new projects
Suitability: Beginners
Downloadable drawing apps are programs you install on your computer, tablet, or phone to create digital art. They often have more advanced tools and features than browser-based options, allowing for smoother drawing, better performance, and offline use.
GIMP - a versatile image editing software that's suitable for various creative projects, from photo manipulation to graphic design.
Suitability: Advanced Users
Inkscape - is a vector graphics editor that's ideal for creating illustrations, logos, and other scalable graphics.
Suitability: Advanced Users
FireAlpaca - a lightweight painting program that's easy to use and suitable for both beginners and more advanced artists.
Suitability: Beginners
Krita - a powerful open-source painting program that offers a wide range of tools and features for digital artists.
Suitability: Both Beginners and Advanced Users
TOPIC: Introduction to GIMP (The Basics)
PRESENTER: Mr. Campbell
RECORDED: 3/20/2023
DURATION: 00:33:41
DESCRIPTION: In this tutorial, students will be introduced to the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation) Program. Mr. Campbell will explain what the program is and how students can download and install it and then use it to edit and enhance their photography and other artwork. Mr. Campbell will just scratch the surface on all the capabilities of the GIMP program and demonstrate how to open/create a project file, navigate the toolbars and LAYERS and edit photos using a variety of tools and options.
TOPIC: Creating Digital Collages in PowerPoint
PRESENTER: Mr. Strader
RECORDED: 3/24/2023
DURATION: 00:14:25
DESCRIPTION: In this tutorial, you will learn how to create your own digital collage using two tools that you likely already have on your school-provided laptop: Microsoft Power Point and Paint 3D. You won't need to download any additional software. Mr. Strader will walk you through the steps to select and import your images into PowerPoint, use the cropping tool to isolate the parts of the images you want to use in your collage, and then open into Paint 3D for further additions. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a finished digital collage that you can use for a school project or share with friends and family.
TOPIC: Intro to Inkscape
PRESENTER: Ms. Titus
RECORDED: 4/11/2023
DURATION: 00:21:40
DESCRIPTION: In this tutorial, you will learn about some of the very basic tools and features of Inkscape. Ms. Titus will walk you through opening the program and setting up the design space. Ms. Titus will show you how to access important menus as well as describe and demonstrate the most useful tools when getting started with a design (creating shapes, lines, and text). The tutorial ends with explaining Inkscape save files and how to export into a flat image.