Illustration


 * Open content is ideal for providing resources to crest and inspire illustrations for printed or online books, and stories.**

There are lots of pictures old or new in open archives that would be ideal for children to use to illustrate their stories or blog posts. These include photographs and drawings, maps and cartoons. Please add any that you know to the list below and/or share them on your personal page.
 * Stories**

In the the above example above author [|Zoe Toft] has created [|illustrations and colouring in sheets] for children based on the images available on the British Library Flickr photo stream.


 * Learning**** activities? **
 * Add unique images to teaching resources
 * Let students discovers and add images to reports, stories and blogs
 * Find images to print that can be used as inspiration for artwork
 * Find visuals for slide show presentations
 * Let students create inspirational posters

Why not submit your own ideas in the page [|discussion] tab.

Many teachers make, inspirational or motivational posters for their class by combining text, such as a quotation or sample from a poem, with a //powerful// image. With the quality and number of 'openly' licensed images available, and easy to use desktop or online software this can be a //quick win// activity.
 * Create an inspirational or creative poster with text** // //

One useful tool is [|Canva] an online graphic design which combines the ease of //drag and drop// with good design principles. It comes with free templates for both text and layout which can be easily adapted. They encourage good design skills by showing helping user explore and change qulity designs. There are of course more sophisticated templates which you pay for should you wish to.

[|Bible illustrations] by Sweet Media Plenty of characters you can remix and build on at [|Public Domain Superheroes] A CC commons search result for <[|childrens]> illustrations licensed for reuse (//note//! //despite licence info// //some results may be © if scan/pic of a published book//)
 * More examples and sources**


 * Vectorised example **

This above illustration has been simplified by converting to vectors online, using VectorMagic. It could then be edited using [|SVG Edit] a free open source drawing application

**Learning Outcomes** //please add to the list including links to examples// > Processes that could be covered by this activity include: Search & Discovery, Curation, Copyright and Digital Literacies
 * search skills
 * creative writing
 * writing for an audience
 * art skills
 * graphic design and layout
 * illustration
 * Processes**

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