Digital Cave Paintings

Create Your Own Digital Cave Painting

Take the virtual tour below and explore early cave paintings in the Lascaux cave system in France.
In the second link, take a look at images of cave art from around the world.
Think about how this art communicates the experiences of early humans.
Use the drawing website Sketchpad to create a digital cave painting to communicate some of your experiences.
If you like, share those drawings with your family and teacher.
For teachers: Scroll to the bottom for information on using Sketchpad with your Google Classroom.

In the website, click the cave wall to start the tour.

Click this image for a look at cave art from around the world.

Getting started, brushes, fills, and clipart.

Sketchpad1.mov

Using layers, saving, and exporting the image file.

Sketchpad2.mov

Download and print this PDF manual or view it online:

Click the square in the upper right corner of the doc then choose File > Download

Cave Painting Activity Using Sketchpad (1).pdf

Click here for videos on using Sketchpad with Google Classroom

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