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"SUMO Paint is an extremely powerful and versatile online paint program. Even a novice can create pleasing graphics. So, I believe SUMO Paint is something that could be used by almost anyone. I encourage teachers everywhere to make these tools available to learners in their classrooms
The site’s developers claim that SUMO Paint is “…the best and the most user friendly image editing and drawing application online.” There may well be no exaggeration in this claim. SUMO Paint offers advanced support for layers, and lists 20 features that include: Shape Tools; Clone Stamp Tool; Gradient Tool; Symmetry Tool; Smudge Tool; Magic Wand Tool. If these names make little or no sense, you can have a great deal of fun finding out by registering and logging in.
Files created in SUMO Paint can either be saved to your computer or to your SUMO account. You can share your art work in the SUMO Paint community and receive feedback. Many SUMO artists make their work available for other artists to “edit”..." http://paulhami.edublogs.org/2008/12/14/sumo-paint-online-resource/
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"Mandalas are circular, usually symmetrical designs that create a center of focus. They can be made of paper, mosaic, sand, clay or just about any medium. Many mandalas occur naturally-such as flowers, the sun, sliced vegetables, snowflakes & pools of water. In the East, mandalas depict philosophical & spiritual insight & are used as a tool of meditation. In the West, the benefits of mandalas were first recognized by the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung. He saw them as a symbol of "the inner process by which individuals grow toward fulfilling their potential for wholeness & resolving conflicts." Through his own work, he recognized them as an extension of the person creating them. This is why circles have come to represent wholeness or completion, & are a fundamental structure of our identity.".jpg)
