April 07th, 2022

Digital Drawing 

This week has been a week of firsts! We’ve been so excited to welcome parents and caregivers back into the space. It’s been a treat to watch the children share their routines, explorations and friends with each and every one of you. In the spirit of new introductions, we also decided to work with a new material this week: digital drawing. 

Using the Tayasui sketch app, we were able to upload some of the children’s dinosaur tracings and images of their beloved dinosaur toys for drawing on and editing. While some children like Louisa and Mimi demonstrated interest in adding to previous drawings, the majority of the children chose to explore the app's features on a blank sheet. Children took turns manipulating color, pen type  and opacity as they drew and other children watched the projected screen. 

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Ragnar: I’m working very hard. I like this tool, I like that it’s curving. This is filled in. We need a new one. I’m making a tool thing. 

Charlton: Why is there a pen here?
Ford: I want to draw with my finger. 
Charlton: We are only using the stylus. I’m just going to wait. 
Ford: It’s fun to watch. I need more tools. This one looks like a paint brush.

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While the children produced a myriad of digital drawings, we've chosen a few to sample here below. The blue is the beginning of a drawing by Ramsey that he was interested in returning to tomorrow, Emma drew the bottom left one and the upper right one, and the remaining three were done by Ford and Ragnar. Each child was able to find a pen-type, a color, and a fill size that matched their need. Ragnar even went to far as to explore some line blurring and erasing features in his design. 

Emma: I want to push the square button. I like pink. I don't like green. 
Ramsey: Elena, look! See how it's drawing. It’s red.

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Elsewhere in the classroom children explored a variety of clay, watercolor, and discussion provocations, all of which will be featured in the coming days (or at classroom stories!).