http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 18 May 2013 18:49:57 PDT Sat, 18 May 2013 18:49:57 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=91378 A complex and highly detailed virtual tour of 18th century Edo (now Tokyo) using traditional Japanese woodblock prints to explore not only the sights of the city but the nature and texture of life within it. It is as much a document on early modern urban life in a great city as it is a usefulsource on traditional Japanese history and culture. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=79618 Search for objects in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art Center and use them to create your own exhibition. The user can add text to each image, zoom in on details, and put them in any order, and then publish them to the web for other to see.PLEASE NOTE: You must register to use the site, although there is no cost. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83200 The goal of this site is to visualize the mathematical structure behind M.C. Escher's picture called "Print Gallery" (1956). The visualization itself is largely non-mathematical and is accomplished through many still images and animations. The actual mathematics, involving conformal mappings of the complex plane, is contained in a pdf copy of the original AMS publication. The Droste Effect refers to any image that contains itself on a smaller scale. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=74817 This program is a simple generator of Mondrian paintings. The code uses mutual recursion to draw the picture. Source is available. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682780 'Get creative with paint without the mess and expense! Explore a packed toolbox of intuitive, natural painting tools like oils and watercolors that let you experiment with color blends and textures on a realistic canvas. ArtRage places the tools of a real art studio at your fingertips.ArtRage doesn't just place color on your canvas. It keeps track of how much paint there is and how wet it is, so you can blend color under the brush as you paint, or lay down thick lines of pigment for smearing with the Palette Knife just like the real thing. Watercolors react to the wetness of the brush and paper, to create hard edged strokes or blend to soft gradients. Canvas grain affects the paint, and dry pigments break up on the surface to create textures. It's not just a special effect, it's a live simulation of the properties of real paint.''Main Features:Real world painting tools include Oils, Watercolor, Paint Rollers, Pencils, Crayons and more. Each tool has a range of settings that reflect familiar properties such as how much thinner is applied to the paint, or how soft a pencil tip is. Tools apply texture as well as color, and blend under the brush.Add Layers to your painting and work on individual elements without damaging others. ArtRage supports a wide range of Layer Blend Modes, and layer contents can be scaled moved and rotated independently.Import photos, converting them to oil for smearing or as Reference Images pinned to the canvas as a visual guide. You can load photos as Tracing Images which are overlaid on the canvas, and have ArtRage select colors from them automatically as you paint.The interface has been designed specifically for the iPad, compacted to maximize your creative space without hiding away critical functions such as tool and color selection. As you paint, it gets out of the way so that you don’t have to stop and manually adjust panels. With support for Multi-Touch gestures, important shortcuts are available without needing any interface.Record your paintings! The ArtRage Script system lets you record strokes while you paint for playback in desktop versions of the product at higher resolution.'This app costs $2.99 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=74244 This is an ear trainer--it plays various tones and tests the user. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=423588 This interactive website allows you to adjust the facial expression of an animated head. This site is excellent for demonstrating nonverbal communication via facial expression, which can be an important part of aural rehabilitation. It can also be used to help individuals learn to read facial expressions. It was initially developed at NYU by Ken Perlin's group and modified somewhat by Do2Learn. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=74831 This java-applet uses a genetic-inspired algorihtm to produce facelike 3d structures. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=84740 This is a fully interactive art site that uses macromedia shockwave. Kids can explore different elements and principles of art through fully interactive examples. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=682777 'Autodesk SketchBook® Pro for iPad is a professional-grade paint and drawing application. Using the same paint engine as its desktop counterpart, SketchBook Pro delivers a complete set of sketching & painting tools through a streamlined and intuitive user interface designed exclusively for the iPad experience. Whether you are an occasional doodler or a professional illustrator, SketchBook Pro transforms your iPad into the ultimate digital SketchBook.Features: ✓ Full Screen work space with support for any device orientation✓ Retina Display on 3rd Gen iPad✓Canvas size: 1024 x 768• 6 layers on iPad 1• 12 layers on iPad 2• 18 layers on 3rd Gen iPad✓Canvas size 2048 x 1536• 4 layers on iPad 2• 6 layers on 3rd Gen iPad✓Multi-Touch Interface:• Two finger pan & zoom navigation with 2500% zoom• Three finger tap for controls• Three finger swipe gestures for quick access✓High Quality Brushes and Tools:• Professional grade paint engine delivers smooth and precise brush strokes• More than 60 preset brushes, including pencils, pens, markers and natural media• 90 additional brushes and stamps brushes• Completely customizable brush settings for each brush• Draw styles for creating straight lines, rectangles, and circles• Synthetic pressure sensitivity (brush fade-off)• Undo/Redo - 10 levels Gen 1 iPad 1 - 20 levels iPad 2 - 30 levels 3rd gen iPad• Dynamic symmetric drawing ✓Layers:• Import images from Photo Library• Import from Camera on iPad 2• Duplicate, Merge and Reorder Layers • Move, scale, and rotate layers interactively using Multi-Touch• Toggle visibility and adjust Layer Opacity• Layer Blend Modes: Multiply, Add, Screen and Normal• Preserve Transparency mode to paint only where paint already exists• Template Library in the Layer Editor that includes a variety of grids, perspective reference and ruled paper.'This app costs $1.99