Seventh grade Art Tech students have been creating personalized versions of the San Damiano Cross. This original iconic crucifix painting was created by an unknown artist, possibly a Syrian monk, in Umbria, Italy in the early 1100’s. A large reproduction of the San Damiano Cross appears on the wall behind the altar in Saint Peter Catholic Church.
To create artwork for this project, seventh graders first made pencil and ink drawings of Jesus on the unique shape of the San Damiano cross. People, things, and places for which students are thankful appear in the space of the cross around Jesus. After photographing their work, students colored and edited photos of their drawings with the Sketchbook app on their iPads.
Fourth grade art students have been making virtual 3D models of sailboats in landscapes with Sketch Up for Schools computer-aided design (CAD) software on Chromebooks.
Sixth grader Cohen Hogan recently created a Tinkercad model of Bodiam Castle, a 14th century moated castle located in East Sussex, England, UK. A photo of Cohen’s CAD model and a 3D print of his model are shown below.
