| | Dear
World, Artrage
is a great little program that enables you and the students to make your own virtual
artwork. There is a 'cut down' version of the program that you can use for free
which is very good. |
Tips
and Tricks: *
Experiment with ALL the tools esp the palette knife. *
Use the mouse in one hand and the keyboard in the other. It ups your productivity.
The arrow keys increase and decrease the size of the brushes. *
Try out the 'trace image' tool by importing one of your own photos and paint over
it. 'T' is the hotkey to turn the tracing image on and off. *
Use a Flickr creative commons photo and the tracing feature to create artwork
for your blog or assignment. *
Entertain the younger kids by importing a portrait of - yourself, the principal,
a class member etc into the trace image feature. They do tend to laugh a lot.
This is heaps of fun. *
My classes love the saying, 'Painting with a mouse is like picking your nose with
your elbow'. *
Have the students download it at home. | 
