Playing with the Inkpad app

03/27/2013

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I've finally gained enough confidence using inkpad on the iPad to share my findings. This vector based illustration tool is still new and wonderful to me because it forces me. It treats lines and shapes differently and forces the artist to think in terms of shapes instead of line. It comes with endless forgiveness and revisions that never pixelate when you enlarge. It's perfect for creating a logo that you need to be blown up to 30 feet or shrunk down to 30 pixels.
Here are some of the images I've created using Inkpad so far:
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Dryden School Logo design: drawn as shapes, colored and added text as seen in tutorial above
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My Caricature: Drawn in inkpad,exported to brushes for coloring.
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Figures were drawn in Inkpad, then colored in Procreate, then brought back as a layer into inkpad with text and background added
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Painting (and playing) on the iPad

07/06/2012

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The best way for me to learn new software, apps, or new tech tools is to dive in and try to make things with them.  I'm motivated by my desire to create. As I become absorbed in my creative flow, I troubleshoot, problem-solve, explore the possibilities, make connections to my previous knowledge, and imagine future uses for my new discoveries.

This is what I've been doing this week while shut indoors with the heat wave baking the Chicagoland area. But, this is also what I hope my students do everyday they are in my classroom. The desire to create makes learning fun and meaningful. 

I played with these apps: popsicolor, procreate, picture show, instagram, photo shake to digitally paint on the ipad. Learn about my discoveries below. 
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My mother: photo filtered with popsicolor app, drawn over with procreate app.
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Mr.Fuglestad & I posed w/iphone. Filtered w/a photo app. Drew over in procreate app.
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My Aunt: photo filtered with popsicolor app, drawn over with procreate app.
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The image above was made with the Photo Shake app.
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*Update* The artwork I made digitally looks great on the mugs I bought through Artsonia! (20% of this purchase goes back to support my art program!) Click the image to see my ipad art gallery on Artsonia.
I also tried using the Doink Express app for this quick animation. We have the full version of Doink at school and made some amazing things with 3rd graders (see this post: The Aliens have Landed). This app is less money but still very powerful (and fun since you can add your voice). 
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