Give Your Computer An Art-Beat
British classrooms have received an explosion in state-of-the-art
technology in the form of pressure sensitive graphics tablets, interactive
whiteboards and Tablet PCs with pen sensitive screens. But what
about software to complement these advances?
Pupils with access to the new input devices will find that Logotron's
Revelation Natural Art provides the most amazing and natural user
experience for drawing, painting and animation directly onto their
screen. This also means you can paint in the classroom without the
mess.
Revelation Natural Art offers an enormous increase in potential
for children, whether or not they are budding artists. Wonderful
results are produced as the software's array of 'natural' tools
push Art & Design capability to levels previously unimagined.
Three pre-configured interfaces tailor the software to the needs
of a young KS1 learner, a KS2 learner, and a confident KS3/4 user.
The combination of a highly configurable interface, rich natural
media effects, progressive undo, curriculum stamp library, symmetry
tools, motif and tiling editor, texture effects and easy, intuitive
user experience, makes Revelation Natural Art the best painting,
drawing and animation tool for pupils of all ages and abilities.
"This is a drawing, painting and animation
editor with a real difference. The rich selection of realistic natural
media effects allows all users to work intuitively, on the computer,
with the same tools that they have already used in their real life
Art and Design work."
Julian Pixton - Logotron's Chief Technology Officer
Or as a customer of Logotron recently put it, Revelation Natural
Art "knocks the spots off" other art packages currently
available!
With an exciting choice of media, this software covers all the
options: crayons, oil pastels, pencils, charcoal, felt pens, chalks,
acrylic paints, poster paints, watercolour paints, and airbrush
sprays.
Teachers can feel confident that Revelation Natural Art will substantially
assist children in using ICT to explore, develop and express visual
ideas. The fully customisable interface constructor allows teachers
to make the program as advanced, or as basic, as they wish by adding
or removing tools to meet any user's abilities - particularly important
for beginners. They can also increase/decrease tool button sizes,
add or remove any menu options, create completely new toolbars with
new capabilities, save and load their own customised settings for
future use and much, much more.
The program also comes with a full colour A4 Activity Guide which
covers a range of curriculum specific topics and ideas for KS1,
KS2 and KS3/4, including Exploring Colour, Taking a Line for a Walk,
Imaginary Animals, Light and Colour, Patterns, Animals and Birds,
Drawing and Foreshortening, Landscapes, Perspective, Human Figure,
Human Face, Animation and Expressing Feelings and Emotions.
There is also a companion website http://www.logo.com/rna/
featuring:
- Schemes of Work: full of suggestions on how the software can
be implemented in your classroom.
- Quick Start Guide: introducing the software at Simple, Junior
and Advanced levels.
- Step by Step Activities: suitable for the classroom.
- Art Gallery: a selection of some of the best artwork sent in
by users.
- Keyboard Shortcuts: to help you use the software.
- Useful Weblinks: a page of links to valuable Internet resources
and lesson ideas.
To see examples of Revelation Natural Art online, please visit
http://www.logo.com/cat/view/revelation-natural-art.html
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