Electronic Paint: Understanding Children's Representation through their Interactions with Digital Paint

This article investigates very young children's use of a stylus‐driven, electronic painting and drawing on the tablet PC. The authors compare their development in the use of this device with their use of other mark‐making media, including those which derive from pencil and paper technologies an...

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Published in:The international journal of art & design education 2007-10, Vol.26 (3), p.251-263
Main Authors: Matthews, John, Seow, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Art Activities
Art education
Child Development
Children & youth
Comparative Analysis
Computer programming
Computer Software
Computer Uses in Education
Computers
Freehand Drawing
Semiotics
Software
Young Children
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Summary:This article investigates very young children's use of a stylus‐driven, electronic painting and drawing on the tablet PC. The authors compare their development in the use of this device with their use of other mark‐making media, including those which derive from pencil and paper technologies and also with mouse‐driven electronic paintbox programs. After experience of using of electronic paint, two of the children were introduced to simple programming software. The authors wanted to find out how the introduction of electronic, digital, interactive devices impact upon children's development in semiotic understanding.
ISSN:1476-8062
1476-8070
DOI:10.1111/j.1476-8070.2007.00536.x