The Teaching Palette » draw on image http://theteachingpalette.com Perfecting the Art of Education Wed, 09 May 2012 20:40:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Skitch Sketch http://theteachingpalette.com/2009/01/20/the-skitch-sketch/ http://theteachingpalette.com/2009/01/20/the-skitch-sketch/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 04:37:49 +0000 Theresa McGee http://theteachingpalette.com/?p=1089 Skitch is a great visual teaching tool. It’s a free download for Mac users that allows you to upload a photo or take a screen shot of an image on your computer and draw or type on it.  Skitch is really no different than a simple draw program, but the difference is that it is EASIER and FASTER!  

Here’s the proof: I created the Skitch image on the left in exactly 1 minute 58 seconds.
Start by choosing a photo from Flickr, iPhoto or take a screenshot from the Internet. Next, use the tools on the either side of the Skitch screen to draw directly on the image.  It is that easy!  

I also use Skitch while discussing historical artworks by drawing arrows and labeling different areas of the image I want students to focus their attention on. It’s also a useful tool to quickly ”break down” an object in to simple shapes.  Check out the example below of how you can use the drawing tools to simplify an image of a bird for younger students to draw.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Got 3 minutes? Watch the Skitch demo below.

(Trouble viewing this video? Try this link.)

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