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- agent237, on 10/12/2007, -2/+23This is an interesting article on how a young person uses an application with supervision. I have an account setup on my Mac for my 2 1/2 year old daughter with parental controls enabled. She logs in and used six different applications by herself. I feel confident that she can use our computer alone with out damaging it or herself. I just check up on here every few minutes to make sure she isn't drawing on the LCD display with her crayons again.
- avantretard, on 10/12/2007, -3/+22Great digg as I'm fairly confident that most Digg writers are around that age.
- logic, on 10/12/2007, -2/+14Please never have children.
- thecoolestcow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Drgn547, I don't think you realize how hard it is to express sarcasm over the internet. In fact, there's a 50% chance the person won't get the message you want to convey.
http://digg.com/science/1_in_2_chance_you_ll_misunderstand_a_text-based_Internet_message :) - Drgn547, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11I've been using Photoshop since Photoshop 2, and I feel like I'm being replaced. Now that kids are being raised with such powerful tools as Adobe CS2 and Studio 8 (macromedia), I feel as if I'd better make a lot of money in the next 15 years before these kids enter the job market.
- daveosh, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7Makes me think of what happens when you (bravely) hand a digital camera to a small child. They get amazing shots...they have an unusual angle to shoot up from, they have an interesting way of framing things. Small kids are able to get so much closer to other people who will let them shoot at extreme closeup range in a way that an adult with a camera couldn't. The results can really be fascinating to look at.
- toekneebullard, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Interesting read. The picture with the leaves is actually a pretty nice looking piece.
- gullevek, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6So? If you are an artist, part of your qualification is your artistic skill. Something no one can learn, but have.
- tagawa, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4If you don't fancy installing software, there's a lovely online painting application here:
http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/
It's about as close as you can get to painting without paint and stunned me when I first saw it (no affiliation, by the way). - KSUdesigner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4yep, sure didn't catch the sarcasm there at all, obviously
- KSUdesigner, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9Or read books and study the new changes to the programs like the rest of us do :)
- midorigin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3key word: serious.
- BradC, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What a great story. This is just one of those little things that never occurred to me, even though I use Photoshop almost daily. Sure, I don't have any kids yet, but when we do, they'll be using PS for sure now. :)
- Pselus, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4pretty cool. I wish they had a few more of her drawings on that page though...but a good heartwarming article. I needed that right now at work :P
- aeiou, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Kidpix is still around? I remember using that in elementry school on some old macs.
- MalDON, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Yea, and if I tried, I would not do a thing so close.
- MrFisty, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Please, I once saw an elephant paint a picture with it's trunk.
It's trunk!
Show me a kid who can use Photoshop with their nose, and then I'll be impressed. - Boohickey11, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I used KidPix on our Apple LC II. I loved it. until the program was erased the same day the floppy stopped working.
- ezkiel, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Oh man, I remember the smile on my face when I figured out that you could animate.
I started early on old Unixs playing Ernies adventure and some wizard animation program. Soooo cool for its time. - joeyjojo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3KidPix = photoshop for kids
My 3 year old loves kidpix. I do too. ;o) - weirdfox, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Funny, I'm currently setuping a computer for my girlfriend's daughter ( she's 5 yo ).
I was thinking about using TuxPaint, but maybe I'll add the gimp to the software list :D
Kids learn computer so fast! - NAName, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3While no description of the process, the My Baby Monsters' website (mybabymonsters.com) is a collection of stories, art, and a children's book done by a five year old girl and her dad. It seems children can do amazing things if given the right tools and environment.
- BugMeNot2, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3It's very simple, actually.
Just a default leaf brush with a few changes to the brush settings here and there. - agent237, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2KidPix is okay but expensive. Try Tux Paint, it's Open Source Drawing Software for Children. There are versions for Mac, Windows, and a few flavors of Linux.
http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint/ - jazzwolf, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm surprised they didn’t get her a graphics tablet. If you want to do any [serious] drawing on the computer, a graphics tablet is a MUST; they offer ALOT more fluidity than mice. Nice story!
- DutchStoner, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Creativity isn't in the tools... And certainly not in making money
- aliguana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2hey, that software is really good, and cheap too (or... free...). Thanks for that, my daughter's going to love it
- Arramol, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Now give her a copy of Anim8or ( http://www.anim8or.com ) and see what kind of 3D models she comes up with.
- Jarrod, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3My little brother, while not a child, really likes ArtRage. I bet these kids would like it, too. It's more of an "art creation" type software than Photoshop.
Here's the link-
http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html - edto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I think its great that Kids have more mediums to express their creativity since in childhood certain parts of the mind are unlocked and the children can sure make some great art our older brains can't fathom.
I started using mspaint since I was about 10, and she's definitely on the right path to something and I can see a great future for her. - midorigin, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's not the point. The purpose of the article isn't so much to tell the world what one insignificant kid did as much as it's meant to offer a little insight into the world kids today are growing up in.
- Daniel591992, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I started photoshop when I was 12 (Now 13) and I am very glad I did. It is really one great thing to know. If you are going to start a small business, you'll thank God that you learnt how to use Photoshop. It saves you the money of paying someone, and is quite fun :)
- teh_toaster, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Working mirror:
http://www.photoshopsupport.com.nyud.net:8080/photoshop-blog/06/03/03-skylar.html - joemc72, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My 15 year old is actually learning CS2 in school now as well as TV production. It's actually really cool looking at the stuff she brings home.
- appleswitch, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Kid Pix 3 and 4
http://www.learningcompany.com/jump.jsp?itemID=87&itemType=CATEGORY&path=1%2C2%2C22%2C87 - splammo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1yeah it is. For some reason when i first saw it I thought it was one of those microsoft ads instead of a 7 year olds photoshop creation.
- Tripmoneyuk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I install TuxPaint on friends computers all the time for their kid's & I've yet to find a child that doesn't get hooked on it straight away.
You add a graphics tablet to the computer & U've got an instant babysitter.. ok maybe not, but it's still better than useing a tv for the job ;) - daeken, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Please never have children."
From the looks of it, I doubt he ever will.
Hopefully my fiancee isn't reading digg right now... being an avid gentoo user :( - aliguana, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1my four-year-old is quite good on Photoshop. she prefers Painter though .... which is odd because I can't use that program at all.
- milkfat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1You just made me appreciate that I still have CRT monitors. My daughter will be able to draw on them to her heart's content.
Oh, and there are at least a few open source child-oriented drawing programs out there for those of you who don't already own Photoshop... Tux Paint for one. - NAName, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2sorry, here's the link
http://www.mybabymonsters.com - spacebar14, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2*sigh* Memories. I remember when I was in Grade 3. The iMacs (first gen, at the time state of the art) had KidPix loaded up on them at the school around the block. We used to play on them on field trips!
Now what comes to mind? "They're still making KidPix?!" - maxsunset, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1"Which brings me to the true value of Photoshop: the manipulation of photographs and images."
Obviously the author has never seen works such as that of Goodbrush, and many other fine artists that basically only paint with Photoshop. - jdonner, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Nothing special, so no digg.
- Ruqsaq, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0yeah my 2 1/2 year old is a wiz on Sesame Street.com he can work that mouse like a madman... has taught his grandmother a few things... thanks for the tux paint info I'll check it out.
- JamesGlover, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I remember playing around with Deluxe Paint III on the Amiga 600 back when I was 8, had great fun. Obviously it was no where near as powerful as the almighty photoshop, but I still learnt to play around with brushes, gradients (Hey, call it Web 2.0 and I was ahead of the game.) and animation.
Children are far better at picking these things up than we give them credit for. By using something like photoshop, in place of something simplified, you can let children explore, without hitting the limitations of the product. I sometimes think that for this reason programs especially aimed at kids are slightly misguided. (Although whichever way you look at it, photoshop doesn't go 'splat' when you draw, a severe limitation if you ask me.) - ezkiel, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2That LCD Crayon comment brings up a bad memory. Kids: Gotta Love em. Gotta hate em.
- prockcore, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0When I was in gradeschool we spent hours making pictures in Logo. Later, in the late 80s Disney made a program called Animator Studio which was actually pretty nice. It was an onion-skin animation program.
- georgewgardei, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Kids and computers :-) My neighbor's daughter became the master of my computer. Whenever her dad came over (she'd always be with him), she'd sit at my computer, close my programs (without saving), log me out, and log in as herself.... even if her dad was only going to be over for a few minutes. :-)
- liquidjill, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I agree that giving digital tools to children is a great idea. The concept that one needs to be a certain age, or have some level of developmental skills to enjoy and/or appreciate digital art is silly. They might not be setting the fstop yet but I think the earlier the better.
And quite contrary to worrying about these kids entering the work force i am really looking forward to it. Imagine the capabilities of a person that started using PS at age 3.
Man, I wish I could say that! -
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