- Artist have always been open to using new technologies in creating their
artworks. Simple technologies such as the pencil and paintbrush are so
familiar now to artists that they would be hard pressed to create without
them. When tubes of oil paint were invented, it freed artists from the
studio. This allowed them to paint outdoors, capturing their subjects using
the proper colors and lighting as the artist saw them in real life, rather
from memory or sketches. With the invention
of plastics, artists quickly incorporated it as a sculptural medium. In
Sculpting and Computers, [1] O’Connell describes how two professional
sculptors use computers to create three- dimensional sculptures. As new
technologies are invented, art teachers must expose their students to
these technologies to assure that their students are utilizing the best
possible medium to explore and create art, as well as express themselves.
Here I will explore a few of the most popular technology tools that can
truly benefit art students and teachers in the art room. By no means am I
suggesting that these are the only "techie tools" that work well in the art
room, but they offer a great place to start integrating technology.
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A camera that stores images in
a digital format rather than recording them on film. Once a picture has been
taken, it can be transferred to a computer using a camera dock, usb cord, or
by inserting the cameras memory card into the computer. Images can then
manipulated with a graphics program such as PhotoShop and printed.
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Computer Program usually stored on a CD-Rom that can be
completely installed to a computer or accessed directly from the CD-Rom if
placed in the CD-Rom drive. Software for Art usually serves one of two
purposes: a research tool or a creativity tool.
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graphics tablet (or digitizing tablet) is
a computer device that allows for a relatively simple method of inputting
hand-drawn graphics or art. This input can be in the form of an actual
Tablet Pc or a peripheral for the PC that is attached using a USB cord.
The most popular are Microsoft's Tablet PC and Wacom's tablet.
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the internet is a wonderful resource for learning about
different artists, styles, mediums, sharing artwork and lesson plans, as
well as discussing art.
