Brush Ninja

Brush Ninja is a super-fun site for creating customs animations, digital art, collages, and more.  Also, Brush Ninja has an abundance of educator resources to help integrate Brush Ninja into the classroom.  Educators are using BN in a wide variety of ways such as: digital storytelling, project based learning, "spicing" up a project, and much more.  Best of all, Brush Ninja is free, easy-to-use, and requires no student registration making it CIPA compliant for the classroom.

I highly recommend checking out Brush Ninja by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Richard Byrne's wonderful blog for the tip.  

Pixilart

Pixilart is an excellent site for creating retro-style digital art in a safe social networking environment. here to read their AUP (acceptable use policy).
This is all done using a very familiar and retro-looking (i.e. Appleworks anyone) drawing application.  Users can select your standard drawing and shape tools and then add colors.  Best of all, Pixilart is totally COPA/CIPA compliant and monitors all drawings and comments before they are posted making it safe for schools.  In fact, they have very strict measures in place to ensure everyone's safety.  Click

I highly recommend checking out Pixilart by clicking here!!!

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

Wixie

Wixie is a wonderful site/app for educators that I just found out about from EdTech Digest.  Wixie gives students a digital platform to create digital art, presentations, and more.  It reminds of Kid Pix a bit but w/ the ability to record your voice.  Best of all is the educational portal that allows educators to track/manage student accounts, as well as assess student work/assignments.

I highly recommend checking out Wixie by clicking here!!!

Below is a demo video...



Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's wonderful blog for the reminder on Wixie.

Wixie

Wixie is a wonderful site/app for educators that I just found out about from EdTech Digest.  Wixie gives students a digital platform to create digital art, presentations, and more.  It reminds of Kid Pix a bit but w/ the ability to record your voice.  Best of all is the educational portal that allows educators to track/manage student accounts, as well as assess student work/assignments.

I highly recommend checking out Wixie by clicking here!!!

Below is a demo video...

Creatubbles

Creatubbles is an excellent for sharing/collaborating on outwork in an educational setting.  The educational portal allows educators to create, manage, and monitor student accounts making it safe for classrooms.  Also, students can comment (pending moderators approval) on other student's outwork from around the world and use Creatubbles on any device.  Best of all, all artwork that is uploaded to Creatubbles is reviewed before being displayed on their website.

I highly recommend checking out Creatubbles by clicking here!!!

Below is a brief demo...



For my Pinterest board on Digital Art click here.

Drawp for School

Drawp for School is an excellent free iPad app for creating digital art.  This app has an easy to use interface that allows students draw, paint, color, etc to creating stunning pieces of art.  Best of all is the educational portal that allows educators to create/manage student accounts as well as the ability for students to "hand-in" assignments via the cloud.  This is a fantastic app to use for any subject or curriculum.

I highly recommend checking out Drawp for School by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Digital Art click here.
For Drawp on Edshelf click here.

Musical Paint

Musical Paint is a wonderful iOS app for not only teaching students about different instruments, but it allows them to create digital art.  All a user has to do is click on a color and start painting to hear different instruments and sound.  Once a piece of digital art is completed it can be framed/saved or shared online.  However, my favorite feature of MP is the section for educators/parents that lists lesson plans aligned to common core standards.  This shows how Musical Paint can be used in teaching different subjects, such as Math, Writing, and more.

I highly recommend checking out Musical Paint by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Creating Digital Art click here.

Artist Corner

Artist Corner is a wonderful free iPad app for creating digital art.  This is a very easy to use app that allows kids to create digital art through a use of a wide variety of activities such as: drawing, coloring, painting, and creating a mask.  After an activity is selected a user has the ability to choose from a wide range drawing/painting tools such as: colors, markers, paint brushes, etc etc.  When a work of art is completed it can then be saved in the "my gallery" folder and "shared" online w/ others.

I highly recommend checking out Artist Corner by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on creating Digital Art click here.

Silk

Silk is a fun site for creating digital art that I found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog.  All a user has to do is click and drag the mouse around the screen to create some cool looking designs.  A person can change the color of their picture as well and no registration is needed.  Once a picture is completed it can then be shared or emailed to others.

I recommend checking out Silk by clicking here!!!

For my Pinterest board on Digital Art click here.

Myoats

Myoats is a new (beta) community for creating digital art.  A person uses online tools to draw, color, add effects, and more to create digital art.  Being in a community these designs are shared w/ others and can be voted on.

I recommend checking out Myoats by clicking here.

For my top 10 sites for creating digital art click here.
For my Pinterest board for creating digital art click here.

Drawzit

Drawzit is a nice site for creating a digital drawing/painting then sharing w/ others.  As w/ most drawing sites a person can create shapes, paint w/ a bucket, adjust colors, etc.  Best of all once a picture is done it can be shared w/ others via a URL or embedded into a site.

I recommend checking out Drawzit by clicking here!!

Deco Sketch

Deco Sketch is a new site/app that a person can use to make digital art.  It's very easy to use and a person has lots of different options to choose from, such as: gradient, shapes, backgrounds, etc.

I recommend checking out Deco Sketch by clicking here!!

For my top 10 sites for making digital art click here.

Creating Digital Art - Pinterest

I have compiled a list of great online sites for creating digital art on Pinterest.  Some of these are for drawing and sketching, while other sites focus on painting and the use of shapes.  There are even some photo editing sites on here that are similar to Photoshop Elements.

I recommend checking out Creating Digital Art on Pinterest by clicking here!!

Canvastic

Canvastic is a nice free site for creating digital art pictures through the use of drawing/painting tools.  A person can select their brush size and paint color and then create a custom sketch.  A finished pictures can be saved, printed, or even replayed to watch the art work be created.

I highly recommend checking out Canvastic by clicking here!!

Flash Paint

Flash Paint is a simple online painting/drawing application.  A user can create their own piece of digital art and then either save it to their desktop or share it to an online gallery.

I recommend checking out Flash Paint by clicking here.

For my top 10 sites for creating digital art click here.

Queeky Paint

Queeky Paint is a nice free site for drawing/painting.  It's a very easy site to use w/ the standard drawing tools and a user has lots of options for editing their drawing.

I recommend checking out Queeky Paint by clicking here!!

Flame Painter

Flame Painter is a fun site for creating digital art.  All a user does is move the cursor around the screen and watch it paint.  However, a person can control the color, saturation, and opacity.  Also, there is a Mac/Windows app available as well.

I recommend checking out Flame Painter by clicking here!!

For my top 10 sites for digital art click here.

Shidonni

Shidonni is a fun free site for kids to draw a picture and then watch it come to life. This is very easy to use and anyone w/ experience w/ a drawing program or even Kid Pix for that matter will feel right at home. Once the picture is finished, click ok, and watch it come to life in a virtual world.

I call it Dave-o-saurus...

I recommend checking out Shidonni by clicking here!!!

Smore

Smore is a cool new site I just found out about from Free Technology 4 Teachers. This site reminds me a lot of Glogster in that a person can create an interactive poster/flyer. What makes Smore so cool is how user friendly it is w/ everything being drag-n-drop. Once a flyer is done a user can share w/ others or embed into their site/blog.

I highly recommend checking out Smore by clicking here!!!

Piq

Piq is a fun site for making digital art. This is a simple site to use and designed around using pixels to create fun pieces of art. Being a "web 2.0" site using and can share and comment on pieces of art online.

I recommend checking out Piq by clicking here!!

Below is a short demo video...

For my top 10 sites for creating digital art click here.