Free Graphic Tools

Free Graphic Resources for K-12

Web sites:

http://animoto.com animoto– online free(and low cost) video and slide show production.

http://animoto.com/play/I5qEs1aJaGxZBr4GAYrWwAsample video

http://www.mixbook.com Online Scrapbooking! Save your creations for free with shift-printscreen

Sumo Paint (choose “try Sumo Paint in browser” button) http://sumopaint.com/pro/

Picnik – online fast & free picture editing!!!
http://www.picnik.com/

Brother Creative Center Online tools with an downloadable active X plug in to create your own Greeting Cards, Calendars, etc.

http://www.brother.com/creativecenter/us/en_us/family/index.htm

National Gallery of Art for Kids – many great tools
http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/

Awesome Text design
http://www.graffiticreator.net/

Online media converter
Converts pictures, movies, docs, sounds, etc.
http://media-convert.com/convert/index.php

Save Videos Locally http://keepvid.com

Art Sites that my kids use in class: http://sites.esu7.org/holyfamily/faculty-and-staff/dlindgren/main/art/

Downloads: Use when internet isn’t available! Better printing control.

Google Free Tools

http://picasa.google.com/
Simple photo organizer and basic editor.

http://sketchup.google.com/
Create, view, and modify 3D ideas.

Tux Paint – Simple drawing tools – Download and install both the paint and the stamps programs.

http://www.tuxpaint.org/download/

ArtRage 2

Paint without the mess!! Version 2.6 is a free unlimited download. http://www.artrage.com/artragedemo.html

Beautiful Dorena – Mac OS only. Looks neat, but I couldnt’ test it.
http://www.dryreading.com/dorena/index.html

Gimp – more advanced (photo shop clone)

http://www.gimp.org/downloads/

Online tutorials to learn more – with screen shots!

Gimp-Savvy.com

http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/

http://mozillaquest.com/OpenSource04/Gimp-Photo-Edit-Tutorial-02_Story01.html http://mailman.linuxchix.org/pipermail/courses/2005-February/001712.html

Full Gimp Lesson Plan http://sites.esu7.org/holyfamily/faculty-and-staff/dlindgren/training-sessions/gimp-t-shirt-lesson-plan/

Open Office Draw surprisingly detailed desktop publishing included in Open Office Suite.

http://www.openoffice.org