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Painting and Drawing Apps for Students
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Draw and Tell HD - by Duck Duck Moose
Kids' drawings come alive with stickers, color, and voice recordings
Bottom line: Lots of art tools and voice recording help kids unleash their visual and verbal storytelling.
Musical Paint for Kids
Create digital drawings, explore musical tones
Bottom line: With appropriate teacher guidance, this can be an engaging if limited creative experience for pre-K-grade 2 students that cleverly mixes drawing and music creation.
Zen Studio Meditation for Kids
Musically accompanied drawing is zen, but grid can limit freedom
Bottom line: The music is a nice touch, even though the drawing tool isn't particularly sophisticated; however, the free content makes it worth a look.
Night Zookeeper Drawing Torch
Charming digital creation tool with fun prompts and a bit of magic
Bottom line: Guided creative expression can prompt and inspire kids to think and explore in new and unique ways.
Paper by WeTransfer
Beautifully designed digital sketchbook for any age
Bottom line: The simplicity and effectiveness of the app make this a powerful sketch and note-taking tool for the iPad.
Sketch Guru - Handy Sketch Pad
Ignore the ads to easily create and share sketches
Bottom line: Easy tools and technology make a good artistic learning tool, despite the ads.
Tayasui Sketches
Slick and satisfying illustration app on par with the competition
Bottom line: This tool, while a bit of an adjustment from pen and paper, gives students ample room to grow creatively.
Brushes Redux
Versatile, simple art app for many skill levels
Bottom line: Brushes Redux looks deceptively simple, but it's actually a sophisticated tool that can help students express their creativity.
Sumopaint
Impressive, easy-to-use tool for creating and editing images
Bottom line: Sumopaint can spark students’ creativity, encourage them to be artistic, and provide them with new, image-related tech skills.
Procreate
Outstanding art tool supports the workflow of seasoned digital painters
Bottom line: For iPads, this is a best-in-class tool with enough pro-level features and technology, and some nice support resources.
Autodesk Sketchbook
Impressive creation tool for teens serious about art
Bottom line: Gives students easy access to professional tools for creating digital art.
ArtStudio - Draw and Paint
Easy, amazing art with high-quality lessons, creation, and sharing
Bottom line: ArtStudio provides exciting digital tools and helpful information for high school artists.
Grafio 3 - Diagram Maker
Flexible app transforms sketches into pro-level designs and diagrams
Bottom line: A terrific choice for creating simple diagrams or presentations on iOS.