#faces imake

What does it mean Faces iMake ? What does it mean and open end game? Why not putting it into a known structure? Why give the opportunity of Making everything from everything and not limit it to what we know – Here is a mouth, there is an eye etc. Because we wanted to show that in life there are always opportunities and choices. Being a dad to 2 girls (9,5) brings a lot of opportunities in discovering many roads in their education, being, possibilities in the world and so much more that an app can be one of the tools to achieve that. My girls go to a democratic school, which is sort of a progressive school. We look at our parenthood as a road that we take together with our kids. One of the roads in this amazing “job” of being a parent is to show them that in life there is always a possibility of a different solution then what we know. A whole new world can be seen by looking at a problem as a challenge and not as a block or a showstopper. They always have the choice and always responsible for their choices. This is Faces iMake in a nutshell. It’s about developing your right side of the brain. My eldest Lia can see things in a very specific way because she already has her opinions, judgments, how things should be or shouldn’t My youngest Emma still sees all the possibilities with no judgment and no plan. Playing Faces iMake on the iPad allows Lia to express herself and the way she feels and see things in her own unique way without concerning of how it looks and what her friends will say, because there is no right or wrong. I never new how to draw. Or maybe I did but someone told me that I’m drawing out of lines, that it’s just a scribble or I myself compered my art to the more creative kids in class and decided that it’s not for me. Using Faces iMake brings back the creativity in my life. Playing the App allows the whole family to express what we think is a face, what our room can look like or just a random object placing that can be anything that we want. I’m so glad that I met Hanoch Piven the artist and got exposed to such an incredible world that is all around us all the time, but with Hanoch’s unique way of thinking and looking at the world, I’m able to see that there is another world out there. A whole new mind is being used while playing with Faces iMake.

Faces iMake HD was developed in cooperation with artist and educator Hanoch Piven, who’s art has been featured for the past 20 years in major American publications such as Time, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. For the last decade, he has been conducting educational workshops in schools throughout the US and internationally, demonstrating his unusual approach to illustration and portraiture. In his workshops, children create collages by arranging every-day 'found objects,' prompting them to discover connections between objects and meaning. The excitement of discovery provokes animated dialogue about the process. Piven says about Faces iMake HD, "I wanted this app to be a virtual workshop that reflects the magic that participants experience in my ‘real’ workshops. The process of assembling a collage is one of play and revelation and of expanding our awareness of the elements around us." Since the publication of his 2004 award-winning children’s book, What Presidents Are Made of, elementary schools across the United States have been using Piven’s content loaded collage technique as an engaging method for exploring biographies of presidents and other significant historical figures. The two books My Dog is as Smelly as Dirty Socks and My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil have inspired and facilitated elementary school teachers to develop projects in which children create revealing and meaningful self portraits employing Piven’s captivating approach to introspection and visual expression. Some of the school projects can be seen here. How can Faces iMake HD be used in the classroom? Here are some simple suggestions, which can help teachers develop projects for the incorporation of Faces iMake in the classroom. Faces iMake for the iPad can be used to research and create artwork by students and stimulate discussion about the artwork. Proposed Project for ages between 5 and 8: Create any picture on any free theme. Describe the picture verbally to the class, naming each object and explaining the reason for selecting it. Proposed Project for ages 10 and up: Create a self-portrait. Step 1: Use the available objects in Faces iMake HD. Step 2: Browse the Internet for images, which will have, meaning for the students, import them to Faces iMake HD. (Note: they must be PNGs with no background or saved as PNGs after erasing the background) Step 3: Write a paragraph which describes the self-portrait: what was used and why. Proposed Project for Middle-School Kids: Research an historical figure and create a portrait of that figure using both the available objects in Faces iMake HD and additional images downloaded from the internet. Please check the above links for more information and inspiration: Hanoch Piven visit to a kindergarten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmkQHlbFxo&feature=player_embedded Hanoch Piven visits Arts High News in Newark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXusuLxZApI ****************************************************** Reviewer’s comments for Faces iMake HD: "Excellent way to explain assemblage and portraiture as an art form" - Theteachingpalette.com Faces iMake HD is the perfect example on how apps can stimulate, entertain and develop your kid’s creativity" Funeducationalapps.com "Collage art app that will inspire both kids and adults of all ages." Maclife.com "Overall, Faces iMake HD is simply an amazing app." Funeducationalapps.com "In a word: Bravo! Highly recommended!." Smartappsforkids.com "Faces iMake is one of the most beautiful and powerful app to exercise creativity we've crossed so far... is simple to use, with endless versatility - so inspiring!" - iPhone4kids.com ******************************************************

You use an assortment of things: food, toys, tools, to create portraits. The interface is so well designed and there are both lite (99¢) and premium versions ($1.99).