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Government Sites
3D
Twirler - (National Gallery of Art) - Design and texturize three-dimensional shapes. Learn how
artists create these special effects without a computer. (Shockwave required)
Air Force Crossroads Teens and Youth Section - This
page has tons to offer both kids and teenagers alike. From sports to arts to video games, you will find
information and entertainment that will keep you coming back for more.
Art Zone - What
is a collage machine? Or a 3-D twirler? This site from the National Gallery of Art has interactive art that you
can make online.
Ask Joan of
Art - Do you have a question about American art and don't know how to find the answer? Art
information specialists at the Smithsonian American Art Museum can help using both print and electronic
reference resources.
BRUSHster - NGA Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - BRUSHster is an online painting
machine. This shockwave interactive includes more than forty brushes and customizable size, transparency,
texture, and stroke options.(Shockwave required)
Flow - NGA
Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - Flow is a motion painting machine. Choose a picture and create
a path for the motion. (Shockwave required)
For Kids and Families - Hirshhorn Museum - Young at Art programming
provides a unique opportunity for young visitors to explore contemporary art through a direct connection with the
ideas and creative practice of visiting artists.
Photoshop Collage Tutorial - American Art Museum - (Smithsonian Institution) - Learn
how to create your own collage using Adobe Photoshop.
Pixel Face -
NGA Kids - (National Gallery of Art) - Choose a portrait and use different colors and brushes to
change the picture. (Shockwave required)
Super Highway Scholars - For Students - (American Art Museum) -
Create your own collages of state historical and geographic facts.
Other Resources
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Lifetime of Color: Activities - This is the place for art activities, techniques and inspiration! Try the
hands-on activities and techniques, or browse their online galleries of student and professional artwork.
A. Pintura Art
Detective - Follow A. Pintura on an art history adventure.
Art and Music - Homework Helper - This site lists a collection of
Art and Music sites to help you with your school work.
Digital Animation - BrainPop - Find out how BrainPop creates their
animate shorts.
Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program - This contest uses art to teach the importance of
conserving our national wetlands and to expand knowledge of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp as a
conservation program. It targets kids in public and private schools in grades K - 12 for participation in activities
that will lead to a greater awareness of our nation's living resources.
Imagination
Factory - The Imagination Factory combines art with science and social studies to teach about
recycling. Visitors learn how to make art using common, household trash as a source of free materials.
Activities include drawing, painting, sculpture, and collage.
Ms.
Quiz: Art Quizzes - A fun and educational way to test your knowledge. Compare your answers to
other artists.
Renaissance Connection - With the simple click of a mouse button, travel 500
years into the past to discover many Renaissance innovations revealed through the Allentown Art Museum's
Samuel H. Kress Collection of European art.
Restoration
Online - Learn how the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and other museums conserve artwork and
how they keep old paintings looking like new.
SmART Kids - SmARTkids invites kids to experience art. You can tour a photographer's
studio, interview the artist, and learn about becoming an artist.
The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principles - Artists use visual
elements and principles like line, color and shape as tools to build works of art. Explore this site to learn
more.
The Textile
Museum - Learn about the history, collections, and purpose of textile arts.
What is a Print? - A print is a work of art made up of ink and paper. It's created not by
directly drawing on the paper, but through an indirect transfer process.
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