We are honored that the Doink Animation & Drawing App for the iPad was chosen to be the App of the week for the YALSA blog. YALSA is the official blog for the Young Adult Library Services Association. YALSA’s mission is to provide a fast, focused, and flexible format for publishing information about the YA librarianship community. We really appreciate the wonderful write up on Doink Animation & Drawing app that they are providing to their librarianship community
We love the suggestions from YALSA on how young adults can use Doink Animation & Drawing App for the iPad and how creative and addictive this app can be for all ages! Here is what YALSA said about Doink Animation & Drawing:
“Why not suggest teens put their DoInk animations on their Facebook pages and then you can also embed them in your library’s teen social media presences. Perhaps a gallery of teen created DoInks and even a celebration of their creations virtually and/or face-to-face could be organized.
Just beware when you, and the teens you work with, start with DoInk, you may find the process at least slightly addicting.”
This week’s featured artist is incredibly talented and a great community member. We loved her recent “enter meaningful title here’ clip. We also loved her desert, her great bear for Friday Night Doinking and countless other clips that she has made. We really appreciate that she is such an active and positive part of the Doink community. This week’s featured artist is bhappy (I even love her name!)
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
I usually spend a reeeeeeeaaally long time trying to wake up every morning. I go to school (duh :D) and after school I have track. When I can, I draw, listen to music, and laze around.
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
When I was little, I refused to draw because in my mind, it wasn’t perfect enough. Finally I started, and I’m glad I did! My first animation was a little flip book of mitosis :)
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
Not right now…
What inspires you?
Everything I see inspires me. Music, art, conversations, anything. Whatever happens in my day influences the mood of my art.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
Zuko, from Avatar: The Last Airbender. What a hunk :D
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
I love Journey (and maybe a little One Direction.)
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
I love art (obviously), running track, karate, flirting (:DDD) and acting like a spaz.
What are your favorite Computer Games?
I don’t do computer games much. I do love an iPod game called Cause of Death.
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
My teacher at school let us go on DoInk if we increased our typing speed enough. I tried it and fell in love with it, so I made an account. My experience? I LOOOVE IT.
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
I would add a reply button in the forums. That would make it a lot easier to know what someone said about your comment.
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Keep trying! If someone is critical about your artwork, ignore the negative and focus on the positive. You would be shocked by how much you improve. If you aren’t satisfied with your work, try again! Remember to never settle. Strive and you’ll never stop improving. :D
Thank you so much to Ms.Turner the Instructional Technology Specialist at Colquitt County Schools in South GA for her great blog post on animating with Doink! We really appreciate her saying we are her new animation best friend! Hey he always love making new best friends! She did a great animation and we can’t wait to see what her students create with Doink Animation & Drawing for the iPad, Doink Express for iPod/iPhone and Doink.com.
We are so appreciative of Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano a global teacher who now lives in the US. Ms. Tolisano is a teacher with an emphasis on Instructional Technology. She has worked as a World Language teacher, Technology Integration Facilitator and 21st Century Learning Specialist. So she is a very technically savvy teacher! She has included the Doink Animation & Drawing App for the iPad in her chart for the best iPad apps for creating. This subject is the top post for her Education blog. To see the entire chart and blog, which includes many other outstanding iPad apps (Doink is in great company), please see this link: Langwitches Blog.
1205.09
This Week’s Featured Artist - keetkid86
This week’s featured artist is great. We loved her spotlight clip, Lazy Days which is just excellent. She does a lot of wolves that are great, but we also love her cats, dragons and even her spinning hamburgers are really cool! She has so much talent and she is such an inspiration to us all here on DoInk. This week’s featured artist is keetkid86.
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
First, I usualy wake up and go to school. Luckily, I don’t always have alot of homework so I come on here. :) Im usualy working on a run cycle or a little sketch
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
When I started drawing…I think I was mabey 4? I drew stick figures or stick dogs.. I drew a few weird looking mice and dinosaurs too..i am so wierd xD .And when I started animating, I was in 3rd grade or somthing. Not on here, on little post-it note pads and the corner of notebooks. I still do it when im bored in school xD.
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
I don’t have a favorite artist because everyone is good to me. I don’t think it’s fair to choose someones art over anothers, it might make the other person feel bad. Although, I do have a favorite animator. I love the way Disney animates, and the style of drawing that animating company uses :-)
What inspires you?
Music, things in ordinary life, my awesome dogs. Mostly music and my dogs, though. if i’m listening to sad music, im most likely to draw somthin sad. Im im listening to rock, then most likely somthing violent or bloody. Music sets my mood. And my dogs. If I see my dogs doing somthing, like mabey laying around sleeping, being lazy, that might inspire me to draw somthing like ‘Lazy Days’, the drawing a made a few days ago.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
I don’t really watch/like anime, but Blue and Kiba from ‘Wolfs Rain’ might be my favorite. Weed is also a nice character. Garfield the cat is my favorite cartoon character.
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
I don’t really have a favorite band. I listen to everything mostly except country(ewww), rap, and pop.
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
I like YouTube and freerice.com. freerice asks you simple math, english, vocab etc. and for every question you get right 10 grains of rice are given to starving kids in Africa.
What are your hobbies?
Ahh, my hobbies. They include:Drawing(duh), Animating(duh again), fishing, swimming, and playing the flute. Does pet-keeping count as a hobby? if so, then i have lots of pets xD.
What are your favorite Computer Games?
Hmm…I dont really play computer games :/ Im usualy drawing on an amazing website. (Doink!!)
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
Well, I found doink through school with my best friend, kozmosis(her username on here). We both had had a great time so far. I really love the Create!!
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
Hmm..I’d say sound, or emocticons.
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Keep practicing drawing and animating!! You’ll get better. Plus, I see alot of ‘realistic art’. Its not really that realistic. Look at some anatomy of what you’re drawing, and their features. Your drawings will improve by ALOT. :-)
What is your favorite clip that you have done?
My favorite clip would be ‘Floe in Reality’. I LOVE the way of shading, and its kinda my special way of shading..the one thing really special to me.
Thank you Dominican University School of Education in Chicago for this amazing write up on Doink. Here is a link to this excellent article on Doink, a tools that is great for teachers: Dominican University link.
As the article says:
“Think how much more fun a student would have creating an animated report about the solar system as opposed to doing it the old-fashioned way. The wide array of creative options available with free online tools such as DoInk should have great attraction for teachers.
They might find it much easier to get their students to do their homework if they assigned them an animation project instead of a traditional writing activity.”
Here is a great example of just what the article suggested a animated report on the solar system (and we have lots more!):
We loved the contest we just completed with BUILD to create a logo. BUILD’s mission http://www.build.org/page.aspx?pid=326 “is to use entrepreneurship to excite and propel disengaged, low-income students through high school to college success. During the course of the 4 year program, teams of high school students develop a business.” The Build team we were working with asked our community to develop a logo for their “Convert-a-Bag”, a convertible bag that transforms from a backpack to a messenger bag (two straps to one) targeted at high school and college students.
Thank you so much to everyone who entered this contest. You truly are the designers of the future! We really appreciate everyone putting so much time, thought and effort into your submission. But there has to be one winner (Karen and I luckily didn’t have to make the decision. The BUILD students were the judges because you know how hard it is on both Karen and I to decide a winner. We usually end up not speaking for weeks! ) So the team at BUILD chose this logo
We loved working with BUILD. They are a great organization with a great mission. As always, we were amazed by the talent of our Doink Community! Thank you!
Check out all the amazing Doink entries submitted for the contest:
1205.02
This Week’s Featured Artist - Sharpclaw
We love this week’s featured artist, she is just so talented and we just love her unique style. I can always recognize her characters and they are adorable in a their own dark way. Well they do have tails, fangs and horns, so how else can I describe adorable, undead vampire creatures - besides really creative? Our list could go on for how many clips and creatures we have LOVED from this artist. Her unique style and creativity is an inspiration to everyone here at Doink. Here is the amazingly talented Sharpclaw.
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
A day for me is pretty normal. Wake up, go to school. At school, when I have free time, I’ll draw, and others will usually notice me. Sometimes they’ll ask me to draw them a picture, or ask if they could have one I already made. Some students have even offered to pay me for my art. I’m known as “the girl who draws all the time”. I’ll hang out with my friends, one of them is an artist here on DoInk, her username is Lenlover4ever. When at home, I’ll sometimes just draw or animate. If I’m in the mood, I’ll play my acoustic guitar or write some lyrics. I like making cosplays of characters, for example, I’ve cosplayed some of the trolls from Homestuck. I even made a fursuit last year of my character Chibi, I plan on making a new one in the future.
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
I believe I started drawing between the ages of two and four. My mother told me I used to love draw when I was younger, even though most of the things I drew were dogs and random scribbles. I actually started taking art a bit more serious when I was seven or eight, though the thing I drew the most at the time were Pokemon. One of the first animations I ever made was a flipbook animation of a ball bouncing, I made it when I was about eight. There were times I’d try animating on MS Paint, but I would never get it right. I started animating more and more when I joined DoInk.
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
It’s kind of difficult for me to pick a favorite artist, I think all of the artists here on DoInk are great at drawing and animating, so it’s a hard decision. Currently, some of my favorite artists are Lenlover4ever, Happy2k1, and BackwardsLove. I just really like their drawing styles a lot. Though, there are plenty of other artists here on DoInk I’d also consider my favorites.
What inspires you?
Usually music inspires me, the lyrics will bring pictures to my mind, which I’ll eventually draw here.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
Some of my favorite cartoon characters would be Marceline from Adventure Time, Rainbow Dash from My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic, and Gir from Invader Zim.
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
Some of my favorite bands are Hollywood Undead, Foster the People, and Owl City. I’ve recently been listening to Foster the People a lot lately, since I am currently working on an animated music video of their song “Helena Beat”.
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
Besides DoInk, I use other art/animation websites such as DeviantART, FurAffinity, and Flipnote Hatena. (Flipnote Hatena animations are done on the Nintendo dsi though, and put on the website online.) I use Tumblr, and also go here http://www.mspaintadventures.com to read a web comic called Homestuck. I have an account on Youtube, but I rarely make videos.
What are your hobbies?
Some of my hobbies are drawing of course, animating, cosplaying, and playing my guitar. I like reading Homestuck too, and playing video games, and I’ll sometimes write some songs.
What are your favorite Computer Games?
My favorite computer game is Minecraft, I play it when I have nothing to draw, or don’t feel like making any music.
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
I found DoInk one day when I was on Youtube. I had seen an animation and at the end, it said “Made at DoInk” so I came to the website, made an account, and immediately fell in love with it. I’ve had a great time here since I’ve joined, and I’ve met a lot of other artists.
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
I’m not sure what I’d add to DoInk. I honestly think it’s a great site the way it is, though I’d love to see what’s added to it in the future.
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Some advice I could give out to everyone is, if you’re really serious about drawing, and you really love it, keep doing it. If others tell you your art isn’t good, don’t let them bring you down. Remember, it’s not about what they think, it’s about what you think. If someone points out a mistake in your drawing, don’t feel bad you made a mistake, everybody makes them, nobody’s perfect. What I’m saying is, don’t let others discourage you about your art, and if you really love it, keep doing it!
I have better art than just that, but I pick this one because I just like the way it looks, and the characters expression and everything.
1204.25
This Week’s Featured Artist - BrokenHeartz10
We were so impressed with this artists spotlight clip of the goldfinch, it is just so well done. But I have also loved her great mice, a tribute to a frog and so many other of her clips. We love/really appreciate that she is involved with our community contests and is so involved in general with the Doink community. This week’s featured artist is the very talented: BrokenHeartz10.
Tell us about yourself, what is a typical day like?
Wake up, go to school, come back, do homework, and waste most of my life on this computer, either on doink or dA.
How old were you when you started drawing? Ever animated anything before?
I can’t actually remember. I think I drew at the time I even managed to hold crayons and pencils.
Do you have a favorite artist or animator?
Agh! Decisions….neh, I don’t have an absolute favorite, but I do love the animators of all animated films. Animated films are so smooth it makes me jealous I’m so much worse than that. ;A;
What inspires you?
Inspiration, huh? Hm, I’d say my inspiration is the music I listen to. Broken, for example, was created when I was listening to some depressing music.
Do you have a favorite cartoon and/or anime character?
My favorite cartoon would be Crypto the Superdog (I think that’s how you spell it?) I used to watch it all the moments I had on Boomerang in my grandpa’s house. Sad to say, they stopped paying for that cable and got a new one, so no more Crypto for me. ;n; My favorite anime character would be gilbird. Nuf’ said.
What is your favorite musician or band, what are you listening to?
My favorite bands would be the Black Eyed Peas, Streets of Gold, and Coldplay. I listen to pop music, old music (at rare moments even classical music) and tech-no music.
What are your Favorite websites, outside of DoInk?
My hobbies are crafting and arting. I make paintings, animations, doodles, stories, and I’ve just started making plushies. I made my first one. He’s a midget of fluff! ^u^
What are your favorite Computer Games?
My favorite computer games are WolfQuest, Amnesia: the dark decent & justine version, busdriver for mac, nowboarding, and flightgear.
How did you find DoInk and what is your experience so far?
I was searching “animation programs free” on google, and magically came across this. I decided I’d give it a try, and for a week, I loved this site at the first moment. I made a lot of beginning animations, but I hadn’t made an account. Later on I did, though.
If you could add any features to DoInk, what would they be?
I’d add a tool for adding sound, and I’ll like to have a brush that could be bigger than the amount of thirty-somethin’. Having to zoom out so the brush gets bigger is quite annoying! D:<
Any advice for other DoInk users?
Advice? Oh, I like this.
If you think you suck, you don’t! And even if others criticize you, remember: Perfect takes time. You are not born perfect, and even if you think someone is, they aren’t. They’ve got their flaws. And, if someone cyber bullies you, tell an admin! Dealing with pain is a horrible thing, you can’t let them keep on hurting you. The admins will help you, needless to say. They are actually very helpful and nice, btw.
What is your favorite clip that you have done?
My favorite clip would be my second feature on here, and I’m not trying to brag. It makes me proud to be a N.J. citizen! (Yes, the garden state is NJ.)
We love seeing Doink used in schools, actually we love seeing Doink used anywhere, but especially in schools in creative ways! We were so impressed with this recent project by Ms. Fuglestad’s Third grade class. Ms Fuglestad’s is a K-5 art teacher at Dryden Elementary School in Arlington Heights, IL. She was named 2011 Illinois Art Teacher of the Year and was one of 10 nation-wide to receive the 2010 PBS Teachers Innovation Awards. Here is a link to Ms. Fuglestad’s blog. From this project below, I think you can see why she gets all these awards. Here is the awesome project she just created with her students animating aliens on the Doink iPad app.
Ms. Fuglestad just updated her blog with a cool video of the kids making the aliens below. We can’t tell you how great it is for us to see students using our iPad app and seeing how creative they can be. Here is the link for the amazing video of how this class made this project:
