RM Colour Magic

RM Colour Magic is the new version of this much loved graphics and painting program. It is now compatible with Windows Vista and Community Connect 4 networks.

Colour Magic 3 combines both creativity and versatility. With a range of drawing and special effect tools and a bank containing hundreds of curriculum relevant images, your pupils can really let their imagination run riot!

Main features:
- Use a computer graphics package to create a picture.
- Select the most appropriate tools for their work.
- Develop an image, modify and correct their work as they go.
- Use the flood fill tool to create highlights of colour.
- Select and use the straight line, geometric shapes and flood fill tools.
- Select and use the spray tool.
- Select and use different techniques to communicate ideas through pictures.
- Use stamps and/or the copy tool.
- Alter the size of the brush tool.
- Select areas, copy and resize them.
- Use a range of visual effects, such as reflection and symmetry.
- Recognise where a shape will be after two translations.
- Fantastic new painting and special effect tools, including felt tip pens, outline and advanced tile.
- Rotation tool with a real time degree counter
- Improved Step and Repeat feature that enables you to control the speed of the function.
- Over 250 brand new curriculum relevant pictures added to the already extensive RM Topic Bank.
- Option to have the print button turned off for a chosen period after printing once. This helps save paper.
- And ideal program for digital image editing.
- Special functions such as Symmetry and Reflection, Rotation and Step and Repeat - all of which help deliver the national numeracy strategy.
- Four colour coded levels enabling you to tailor to the ability of your pupils and promoting progression.
- Speech function that reads out icon names, so helping pupils with reading difficulties.
- Advanced online help, access through the Help icon.
- Detailed manual included electronically.