WOW!

I can hardly contain my enthusiasm over this FANTASTIC AMAZING program… Core Learning has made available the Crayola Art Studio.  Now, this is not your “ordinary” paint program… this is an incredible feat of technology!  Not only can you create VERY realistic art.. but you can do some pretty cool things with it too.  Ev (my will-be-15-in-a-few-days year old) absolutely LOVES this program… so much that, even though it was a review copy, I’m kickin’ myself for not saving it as a birthday gift… he hasn’t stopped playing with it… I’d have gotten some great brownie points for that one! LOL! 

Not only does HE loves this program, but my 3 year old, 6 year old, 13 year old, AND Mom are constantly playing with it.  This is truly the best piece of software I’ve received in years!!! 

Core learning sells this program for ONLY (and, believe me, this is completely underpriced… but don’t tell them *I* told you so!) $24.95… YES.. for about 25 smackeroos you can have the entire family engaged in a creative and productive computer activity.  If one of the kids is playing (or if Mom is playing *grin*) with the Crayola Art Studio, there is GUARANTEED to be a sibling or two hanging over their shoulders enthusiastically responding to the creative process going on.  I’m not kidding!  It’s been such a wonderful blessing in this house… finally there is no more, “give me breathing space” arguments at the computer.. instead I’m hearing, “Hey, Kenz… come check this out!” and “WOW” when she sees what her brother has created! 

I give this product two thumbs up… and still that seems short-changing somehow… I wish I had more thumbs! LOL!

Here are some samples of art work we’ve created with the Crayola Art Studio (and this barely gives you a sampling… this program can do more than I could ever show here… I could fill a whole blog with the art we’ve all made so far!):

Ev calls this “Black Fill”

and this one he calls “double Brom” (a character from the Eragon movie, he grabbed a snapshot from his screen, then edited it to make him younger and with elfin ears… I’m amazed at the work he is doing on this program.. he’s even made custom pointers for his computer!  Who would have guessed this program had so much to offer.. it looks like it’s for little kids from the package, no?  Well, not so much.. Ev is 15 and doing some pretty intensive graphics work on it!  What a great program!!

Kenzi calls this ”Horses Running” which not only uses the tempera paints, but also the stamps.  Very cool. 

Blessings!

PS, I edited this to add in Ev’s second picture… and months later, I can honestly say this is something that several people use EVERY SINGLE DAY in our home… I cannot recommend it enough!  And if you buy it for your 3 year old, they are sure to be able to use it for at least 10-15 years… that makes your investment VERY small when considering play-value.  Way to go Core Learning!

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