DRAWING TOOLS:
 Doodle
Pad - easy online drawing tool with different drawing tools
Paintbox -
online drawing tools from the National Gallery of Art
Art
Pad - create a movie as you draw a picture
COOL ART TOOLS:
3-D
Twirler - design 3-D objects online
Mandela
Maker - make your own colorful mandela
Pattern
Wizardry - includes Borderliners, Kaleidodraw, Quilters, Wallovers
Pixel
Face - modify portraits by playing with pixels
Diamonds -
create diamond shaped designs
Make
a Snowflake - cut and unfold a snowflake
Kaleidoscope
Maker - turn a design into a kaleidoscope
Sand
Art - fill the box with colored sand to make a design
Tessellation
Town - make tessellations online
Tessellate -
java tool that creates tesselllations
Flash
Face - use tools to make a face - amazing!
Viscosity - experiment with brush tools
String
Spin - draw and twirl
Build
Your Wild Self - creative character builder
We
are Multicolored - design your own flag
PRINCIPLES OF ART:
Artist's
Toolkit - explore many principles of art online
Create
a Composition - online art activity
Color
Factory - mix together colors for the color wheel, click on Color
Factory
Color
in Motion - cool videos about color
Multimedia
Art Glossary - click on a term for a definition and illustration
ARTISTS:
Mr.
Picasso Head - create and print a masterpiece
Pointillism
Practice Page - paint like Seurat
Matisse
for Kids - from the Baltimore Museum of Art, click link on right
Keith
Haring Coloring Book - create paintings like the artist
Jackson
Pollack - paint with drips and splots
Mondrian
Machine - make modern art like Mondrian
Starfall
Art Gallery - learn about van Gogh, Chagall, and more
Dutch
Dollhouse - very cool interactive to explore 17th century Dutch Paintings
Jungle - awesome tool to create a painting like Rousseau
Surreal
Painter - make a surrealistic painting
VARIOUS ART MEDIA:
Clay
Studio - build pottery online
Hands
on Crafts - explore pottery and other art online
Mask
Puppets - design and color masks
Make
a Mosaic - drag tiles to design your own mosaic
Mobile -
experiment with making a mobile online
Collage
Machine - tools to make an online collage
Collage
Machine 2 - another collage tool
Hands
on Crafts Quilts - create an online quilt
African
Mudcloth - create a fabric design
HISTORY OF ART:
Inside
Art - an art history game
Hieroglyph
Maker - print your name in Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Mesopotamia -
interactive exhibit from the British Museum
Turning
the Pages - beautiful old manuscripts from the British Library
Cloth
and Clay - historical exploration of both mediums
Destination
Modern Art - explore art from the MOMA in this interactive museum
The
Illuminated Middle Ages - explore beautiful illuminated manuscripts
Historic
Tale Construction Kit - create your own Bayeux Tapestry
People
in the Bayeux Tapestry - another interactive maker
Create
Your Own Dark Ages Character - fun activity for Middle Ages
Timeline
of Art History - interactive timeline
SCULPTURE:
Sculpture
Machine - click on the question mark and a statue appears
Create
a Sculpture - design an abstract sculpture
Cubits -
build 3D sculptures with cubes
ARCHITECTURE:
City
Creator - design a modern, medieval, or Christmas city
My
Imaginary City - invent a fantasy city online
Architect
Studio 3D - from the Frank Lloyd Wright trust
OTHER (sites that have a variety of activities):
Art
Edventures - online art activities
Crayola.com -
ideas for art projects and more
Exploratorium -
cool activities with optical illusions
BBC
Art Activities - a variety of online fun
smART
Kids - interactive site to learn about art
Art
Safari - listen to questions to examine paintings with animals,
from the MOMA |
