Drawing with Shapes in Keynote

Art was created using Keynote app with image fill

Did you know that the Keynote software (Apple's presentation tool) on the Mac has a drawing tool? 

It is a vector based tool that creates clean and customizable shapes that you can fill with color, gradients, or a photo. Then layer, arrange, flip, add shadows and group these shapes until they've become almost anything you can dream of.

Here are some of the drawings I created using Keynote. I used images of fabrics to fill my shapes. You can download my folder of fabrics here if you want to give this a try. See my tutorial below for some tips and how tos.

Currently the iPad version of keynote is missing some of the tools: the free draw line and fill with a photo. This means you can only draw shapes from pre-made choices and fill with colors. The teddy bear design below would work on the iPad because it is completely made from ovals, circles, and lines.

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Using Keynote to Make Art from Tricia Fuglestad on Vimeo.

Now Animate what you Create:

Keynote has animation tools for every object and/or text you make

Need a simple tutorial to get you started with keynote animation? Try this one.