Telematic performance refers to the creative practice of collaboratively performing a piece of art, dance, music, or else with the performers being located at two or more geographically remote locations, yet connect by means of telecommunication and/or IT.
(more…)Mural offers digital workspaces (=online whiteboards) for visual collaboration between up to 50 participants (for the cheapest plan). As a collaboration tool Mural enables users to build, share and collaborate on projects from any location and on any device either on a browser or via the native Mural app.
(more…)As online education grows, a debate develops about the pros and cons for either synchronous or asynchronous teaching and learning practices.
(more…)Photopea is a free of charge, browser-based photo editor with interface and functionalities very similar to Adobe’s Photoshop.
(more…)Presenting online via a videostream or conferencing app requires some additional preparation compared to conventional physical presentations in a classroom/meeting/conference. Here are some preparatory considerations.
(more…)Alchemy is an open source drawing software exploring new ways to sketch, draw, and create on computers. It’s intentionally not for creating finished artwork, but rather a sketching environment that focuses on the very early stages of the creative process. Experimental in nature, Alchemy lets you brainstorm visually to explore an expanded range of ideas and possibilities in a serendipitous way.
(more…)Inkscape is a free and open source vector graphics editor with a rich set of features that is widely used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagramming and flowcharting. It uses vector graphics to allow for sharp printouts and renderings at unlimited resolution.
(more…)Krita is an open source digital painting tool targeting painters, illustrators, comic artists and animators. As it originally started off as an image editor and Photoshop competitor, it also still retains many of those functionalities too.
(more…)For a variety of reasons and uses it may be nice to create palettes of several colours that inherently work with each other. Adobe Colour Wheel is a free, intuitively usable colour picking tool with some limited additional functions that may come handy when transitioning a creative practice online.
When practicing painting at home, possibly without a dedicated workspace, some basic practices will improve the experience and make it safe.
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