When Paintings Come to Life: Augmented Reality in the Art Classroom

In this session, a practical model will be presented for integrating art and augmented reality in the classroom, showing how students can create a physical painting, digitize it, and bring it to life with simple animations in AR applications. The audience will engage with the content through hands-on and reflective activities, experiencing the entire process: sketching, scanning, and transforming their work into an augmented piece, while also considering how to incorporate open-ended questions that foster critical thinking and personal expression. The session will be organized into clear time blocks: 10 minutes for an introduction with the concept and inspiring examples of AR paintings; 15 minutes for a guided demonstration explaining step by step how to digitize and animate artwork; 20 minutes for an interactive practice in which attendees create a quick sketch, integrate it into an app, and see it “come to life”; 10 minutes for reflection and discussion, where they will share experiences, respond to guiding questions, and analyze how to replicate the activity in different contexts; and a final 5 minutes for closing with a synthesis of learning and recommended resources. The participation process will be based on constant interaction. Attendees will share ideas with peers and compare the outcomes of their augmented pieces; engage in device-based activities using mobile applications to digitize and animate their creations; respond to open-ended prompts embedded in the activity, modeling how students reflect on their creative decisions; and take part in a collective discussion on adapting the experience to different educational levels and contexts.

Artivive. A platform that allows artists and students to make their artworks “come to life” with augmented reality. https://artivive.com Assemblr EDU. An easy-to-use AR educational tool designed for the classroom. https://edu.assemblrworld.com Edutopia. Resources on creativity and learning with technology. https://www.edutopia.org/

Artivive (iOS/Android): Used to link physical paintings with digital animation in augmented reality. Assemblr EDU (iOS/Android):An educational platform that enables the creation and visualization of AR experiences. Canva (Web/iOS/Android): Used to generate videos or animations that can then be integrated into the artwork. EyeJack (iOS/Android): A creative app for illustrators and animation projects with augmented reality.