Software:Drawing Discoveries

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Short description: 1997 video game
Drawing Discoveries
Developer(s)Presage Software[1][2]
Publisher(s)Brainstorm
Platform(s)Windows
Macintosh
Release1996
Genre(s)Home[3]

Drawing Discoveries is a 1996 video game from Brainstorm.[4][5] The game teaches about animals as well as drawing and is for ages 3 and up.[6][7]

Gameplay

Drawing Discoveries is an interactive program designed to teach children how to draw while introducing them to the geography and culture of Africa. Through fifteen half-hour, step-by-step drawing lessons, kids learn how to sketch animals and people from three different African regions. The experience is enhanced with QuickTime movies, Swahili language, and a guide to different drawing styles and terminology.[6]

Development

Drawing Discoveries was developed by Presage Software, a company founded in 1986.[8] It was released for Windows and Macintosh platforms.[9]

Reception

Birmingham Post-Herald said "This has a very different feel to it from other art programs we've tried. I think it could definitely help a beginner learn a few basic drawing techniques".[10] The Oregonian gave Drawing Discoveries a good rating.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Stepping Stone Products - Drawing Discoveries". Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970614014755/http://www.presage.com/pDrawDisc.html. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  2. ↑ Brown, Lonnie (December 29, 1996). "Program teaches children how to draw". p. 42. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ledger/195567243/. Retrieved April 15, 2026. 
  3. ↑ "Drawing Discoveries". Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141115033306/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=5498. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  4. ↑ Troutner, Joanne (March 1997). "Software review". Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250122103740/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=GPS&u=wikipedia&id=GALE%7CA30452707&v=2.1&it=r&sid=bookmark-GPS&asid=1f3f6389. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  5. ↑ Ryan, Richard (January 19, 1997). "Football game learning math fun". p. 76. Archived from the original on January 24, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250124122610/https://www.newspapers.com/article/staten-island-advance/163646593/. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Drawing Discoveries". April 1997. p. 82. https://archive.org/details/MacAddict-008-199704/page/n83/mode/2up. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  7. ↑ Churnin, Nancy (December 22, 1997). "Presents for Future". Archived from the original on January 22, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250122131726/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-dec-22-me-1162-story.html. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  8. ↑ "The Company". Archived from the original on June 14, 1997. https://web.archive.org/web/19970614015351/http://www.presage.com/overview.html. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  9. ↑ Sorrels, Cynthia. "Drawing Discoveries". Archived from the original on February 3, 1999. https://web.archive.org/web/19990203121538/http://www.kidsdomain.com/review/kdr/drawdiscov.html. Retrieved February 14, 2026. 
  10. ↑ "Computer program provides drawing adventure for children". April 12, 1997. p. 16. Archived from the original on May 6, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20250506061931/https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/163646539/. Retrieved May 31, 2025. 
  11. ↑ Chase, Randy (November 26, 1996). "Software review". p. 33. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian/195567330/. Retrieved April 15, 2026. 



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