Share a Digital Art Time-Lapse
Create a digital drawing, record a time-lapse of your process using a drawing app or screen recorder, edit and share with an adult.
Step-by-step guide to share a digital art time-lapse
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Step 1
Pick one fun thing to draw like an animal character a cool spaceship or a magical scene.
Step 2
Open your drawing app and start a new blank canvas at a size you like.
Step 3
Turn on your screen recorder or enable the appâs time-lapse feature so your whole process will be captured.
Step 4
Make a light sketch of the basic shapes and outline of your idea.
Step 5
Fill in the big color areas to block in the main colors of your drawing.
Step 6
Add details such as lines patterns and simple shading to bring your drawing to life.
Step 7
Put in finishing touches like highlights small textures and a background element.
Step 8
Stop the screen recorder or save/export the appâs time-lapse video of your drawing.
Step 9
Ask an adult to help open the video in a video editing app and trim or speed it up if needed.
Step 10
Ask the adult to help export the final edited video as a shareable file.
Step 11
With an adult share your finished time-lapse video on DIY.org.
Final steps
You're almost there! Complete all the steps, bring your creation to life, post it, and conquer the challenge!
Help!?
What can we use if we don't have a drawing app, screen recorder, or video editing app?
If you lack a drawing app or recorder, draw on paper following the steps (light sketch, fill big color areas, add details, finishing touches), prop a smartphone on a stable surface to record your paper as you work, and use the phone's built-in editor or a free app to trim or speed the clip before sharing.
What should we do if the screen recorder or the app's time-lapse stops working partway through the drawing?
If recording fails during step 3 or 7, pause, save your drawing file, restart the recorder, continue working on a new layer or duplicate file so you can stitch clips together later in the video editing app.
How can we change the activity for younger or older kids?
For younger kids simplify the task to picking a single shape and doing only the 'light sketch' and 'big color areas' while an adult handles recording and DIY.org upload, and for older kids add more layers, advanced shading in the 'add details' step, and more precise trimming/speed control in the editing app.
How can we improve or personalize the time-lapse before sharing it on DIY.org?
When an adult opens the video in the editing app (step 8), add a short title card, background music, and a 1â2 second pause on your final image to showcase the 'finishing touches' and your signature before exporting.
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âď¸ Using a stylus or graphics tablet adds pressure sensitivity so digital strokes feel more like real brushes.
âąď¸ Time-lapse turns hours of drawing into seconds so viewers can watch your whole process in a blink.
đ¨ Digital art began in the 1960s when artists first used computers to create images and experiment with new tools.
đď¸ Digital painting uses layers, letting you color, shade, and edit parts of your artwork without starting over.
đĽ Screencast apps can record your tablet or phone screen so your drawing steps are captured live.
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