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.
(more…)As part of moving classes online during the Covid-19 emergency in spring 2020 many instructors began recording their live classes to later provide them for download for those who couldn’t attend (>asynchronous delivery), want to re-view and/or possibly also for institutional teaching evaluation/quality assurance purposes etc.
There are at least three problematic issues with the approach: Intellectual property rights (IPR), privacy rights, and inappropriate/unauthorised use of data/information.
(more…)Despite all best efforts, some areas in the visual arts ultimately cannot work entirely online. Especially disciplines based on a notion of manual craft that articulates primarily in skillful manipulation of materials – ceramics, glass, sculpture, maybe jewellery, fashion etc. – will eventually always want to incorporate a minimal proportion of analogue technique.
(more…)Sculptris is three dimensional modeling software that’s specifically tailored to accommodate the needs of sculptors, visual artists and 3D designers. Unlike other software that use polygons, Sculptris allows users to digitally sculpt their 3D models with a rich sculpting toolset and a beginner-friendly user interface which ease new users quickly into more advanced levels. As a free software, it is a great way for less experienced creators to find a pathway into 3D printing.
(more…)The Art Assignment is an educational video series that explores art and art history through the lens of the present. Each episode introduces an emerging or established artist, each of whom share an assignment that relates to their approach to art.
(more…)High quality documentation of students’ creative work is essential for discussing their achievements online, to assess and/or grade the outcomes, but also for professional opportunities for students themselves.
(more…)FileSender initially is a server software file sharing developed to the requirements of the higher education and research community. After installation onto an institutional server, the instutution can host its own filesharing/sending system independent from data safety and security concerns that come with common commercial offers.
(more…)Formerly known as Lynda, LinkedIn Learning provides video tutorials in several languages (English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, and Portuguese) – though not all tutorials in each of these languages. While it caters to a range of subjects, its strengths are in software tutorials, programming, project- and selfmanagement.
(more…)D Emptyspace is different to other virtual gallery/exhibition softwares in that it exists exclusively on iPhones and iPads; no browser based or desktop application, no other OS. The app lets you create and explore immersive virtual galleries based on the images on your device. Choosing from a variety of gallery templates, the user may first upgrade the virtual interior to give it some personal feel and then arrange their work onto the gallery walls, thus inherently creating a visitor journey to discover the work.
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