Digital imaging and artistic education: a pedagogical model with free software GIMP.

Abstract

This paper describes the results of the investigation “Digital Imaging and Artistic Education: A Peda-gogical Model” developed by the research group Hipertrópico, Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia.The text contributes to the development of a peda-gogy that not only integrates the teaching of digi talart in secondary education by using the free soft-ware GIMP but also romotes digital literacy in thecity of Medellín.The text describes how the research methodologypromotes the integration of practical work with conceptual reflections on the examination, testing and design of the multimedia tutorial Líneas digi-tales: Una Introducción a la enseñanza y la creación gráfica digital con GIMP