Friday, December 14, 2012

Best Artists in the Ocean: Animated!

Lovely things happen when you are part of a great community of art educators. I recently received an email from Ian Sands. His blog Art of Apex High School is also up for the 2012 Art Ed Blog of the Year at The Art of Education.  Ian asked if his students could use the squid paintings my students recently created after reading 'I'm the Best Artist in the Ocean!' by Kevin Sherry as inspiration for an animation project.
I was so excited that he contacted me and immediately agreed. What a great way for older and younger students to collaborate, utilize technology, and just have fun making art! Not to mention that we are in different parts of the country. Now it feels like we are sharing the same virtual classroom! Thanks Ian, to you and your students. It is just the coolest thing ever to have someone animate your art! My students are all smiles.












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9 comments:

  1. Paula CohenDecember 14, 2012 at 9:58 PM

    This is the coolest thing EVER!!!!!!! Awesome Squid Drawings + Great Animation = FABULOUS Squid!!!!!

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  2. Rina k6art.comDecember 15, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    Fabulous! iLife your students' art and dying to know which app or software he used to make these!

    Rina at www.k6art.com

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  3. Rina k6art.comDecember 15, 2012 at 9:01 AM

    Hi Renee

    Just read the Apex art post. Photoshop! Awesome project and collaboration.

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  4. Patty PalmerDecember 15, 2012 at 11:58 AM

    This is SO cool! How did he do it? Any tutorials out there? Thanks for sharing!

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  5. MaryDecember 15, 2012 at 8:13 PM

    OH MY! This is the cutest thing!!What a great collaborative effort. I needed to smile today. Thanks!

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  6. PhylDecember 16, 2012 at 1:22 AM

    Simply fabulous! They make me giggle -what old be better than that?

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  7. AnonymousDecember 26, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    This is one of the best arguments for the necessity of technology in the art room that I have ever seen. Kudos to both Renee and Ian for such a delightful collaboration highlighting elementary and high school artists!

    :)Pat

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  8. Mrs. HahnDecember 26, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Love, Love, Love the idea!!!! This is a spring board for so much more! Thanks
    MiniMatisse.blogspot.com

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  9. MissJanuary 10, 2013 at 1:36 PM

    Great collab between art + technology. These are so adorable, cute and funny!!

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