BP4_2009121_Tools#1 Sketchfu

Learn how to draw cartoons, comics, and anime at Sketchfu!

As an art teacher k-12, Sketchfu takes visual arts in and outside of the classroom. Sketchfu is a website where people communicate with each other through drawing. It is a collaborative teaching tool geared towards drawing that enhancing higher levels of thinking’s about the arts and developing vocabulary and literacy in a new platform on visual communications. Create anything that's fun, cute, or impressive. Remix each other’s work to make it more fun, cuter, or more impressive. Sharing and proper critiques on art work is encourage and allows the student to get involved with learning how to talk about art.

I was able to implement sketchfu into my elementary levels as a multimedia extension of lines and shape and color exercises. We made electronic holiday cards for our family and the results were impressive. Students not only learned the tools to draw with the computer but also learned the elements of art and principles of design at the same time developed their own artist community with their families and peers. This also enhanced critical thinking skills during our share time in class as we all reviewed one another’s drawings.

I recommend art teacher’s to try Sketchfu, for their classroom lessons. It is fun and exciting and opens up new doors for higher levels of thinking in the arts.