Category Archives: Other

Anti-Bullying Week

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rickmercerThanks to my pal, Shelley Boan, who shared with our staff this Rick Mercer Rant about bullying in school. If you’re not familiar with him, Rick Mercer is a CBC personality who often hits the nail on the head with social commentary. This might be a good way to start conversations about National Anti-Bullying Week, which begins next week. Probably best for high-school audiences or preview the clip yourself to determine if your group will benefit.
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The URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1Y7qpiu2RQ

Iris The Dragon eBooks

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Irissept15Gayle Grass contacted me the other day to let me know that you can download a collection of no-cost ebooks featuring Iris The Dragon. From the site: “One dragon, four seasons, and lots of drama and challenges down by the riverbank. Download your reader format and start the discussion. All books are medically vetted, endorsed, and represent a superb resource for kids, parents, teachers, and health care practitioners to discuss mental health issues.”
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The URL: http://www.iristhedragon.com/bookstore.html

ParaDrawing

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paraMy pal, Sandra Gluth, told me about this interesting tool the other day. From the site: “Para is a prototype digital illustration tool tool that uses direct manipulation to define and edit procedural artwork. Through creating and altering vector paths, artists can define iterative distributions and parametric constraints.”
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The URL: http://www.paradrawing.com/

Cartoon Facial Expressions

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expressionsAnother resource that I’ve found helpful for teaching illustration comes from Cartooning Basics in the form of a no-cost classroom handout. This sheet of expressions is very simple to replicate whether a student is sketching with a pencil and paper or trying to master Illustrator’s Pen Tool.
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The URL: http://www.cartooningbasics.com/downloads/CartooningBasics-ClassroomHandouts.pdf