Teachers and students can use these Smart Board games, activities and lessons to learn about Art. Some of the topics covered are: Figure Drawing, Color Theory, Wood Carving, Color Mixing, Aerial Perspective, Linear Perspective, Collage, Watercolor, Pastel, Oil Pastels, Art History, Famous Artists, Aboriginal, Animals, Line, Mandalas, Masks, Architecture, Art Criticism, Monotype, Balance, Nature, Pattern, Color, Origami, Portraits, Emotion, Shape, Symmetry, Asymmetry, Texture
Create artwork that mirrors the masters in STILL LIFE. – Students create their own still life by manipulating objects, changing backgrounds, and adding or removing objects. Fun for all ages.
Create portraits and landscpes in FACES & PLACES.. – Faces and Places helps children of all ages create portraits and landscape paintings in the style of American naive artists. Students use elements from famous pieces of art.
Create art from objects in SEA-SAWS. – SEA-SAWS is fun for kids of all ages. Select photographs of natural and man-made objects, then arrange the pieces to create a seascape or an abstract composition. The BUILD tool helps you construct animated characters and set them in motion.
Make symmetrical shape then give it a twirl in “3-D Twirler” – Using 3-D TWIRLER, create the outline of a shape and rotate it on an x, y, or z axis, then spin it around to see it from all angles. Bring it closer to you and then push it away. Cover the shape with a pattern skin and notice how the lines and shadows change. Fun for all age groups.
Pixelize famous art in Pixel Face. – Students “pixelize” famous portraits using selected colors, brushes, and resolution.
Create an online Mobile – Students create a mobile with various shapes and pictures. Options are provided to change the size, speed, orbit, and balance. Cool fun for all ages!
Collage Machine – Students use online shapes and pictures to create collage. Options to rotate, reszie, flip, and more. When finished, students can print!
Arts and Artists during the Renaissance – This interactive site uses interactivity to take students through the life of an artist during the Renaissance and explores the various pieces of art from this time period.
Famous pieces of art become a jigsaw puzzle in Color with Leo. – Students will enjoy reconstructing famous paintings that are now jigsaw puzzles. This activity is a great way to introduce a unit in famous artists and famous artwork as well.
Curious George Mix and Paint – This activity is designed to let our budding scientists mix colors using primary colors (red, yellow, blue) and also to lighten them using white. If they work carefully, they can create an incredibly rich array of new colors. Moving the cursor across to the canvas area lets them use each new color to paint pictures by simply clicking. They can empty the paint bucket at any time by clicking on it, as this will refill the paint tubes. The game, as much as possible, copies what it is like to mix real paint. If you want to find the right brown, for example, to color Curious George, you’ll need two squirts of yellow, and one each of red and blue.
Create a Picasso! – Create a picassohead with your Smart Board!
Bonomo Painting – Interactive Painting Site!
Artpad – Interactive Smart board Art Pad!
Famous Artists – Identify famous paintings and artists – Select Subjects, then Art! Really fun on the smartboard.
wordle.net – Create “word clouds” from your text
kerpoof.com – Creative tools for animation, drawing and movie creation
Art Games – The Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Many activities on this site!