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Just wanted to say how much I love Inkscape. It's a great vector drawing program and has a lot of features that Adobe Illustrator lacks.
Yes, me too.
I've been introducing it to my Year 4 class these last two weeks.
We start with a simple task of drawing coloured semi-transparent rectangles over laying one another, then move on to different gradient fills on a page of stars - really easy to get highly effective graphics work very quickly.
The rest of the unit explores tesselating patterns, linking well with their maths. It's a great way for them to learn about how much easier it is to do complex image work with technology than pencil and paper. One of those tasks where we have children going back in at break time to carry on; always a good sign.
If there's time, I'll add in some clone experiments with a Bridget Riley theme.
Miles.