Bring out the creativity of your guests with this digital painting app

Beth and TJ Watson saw a digital paint app and decided to elevate the design into a really fun toy for event guests, Pixal Paint. TJ wrote the software and they experimented until they came up with something which had versatility for many types of crowds and tastes.

I first saw Pixal Paint at the Spotlight Awards at Event Solutions earlier this year and immediately started playing with it. The huge screen was an eye-catching feature that dominated the outdoor space and attracted people to give it a try.

The most interesting part of this digital painting application is the way people react to coworkers they didn’t know had creativity, like businessmen and CEOs, who were able to create interesting artwork on the spot. “Pixal Paint makes it possible for the guests to become the creators of the artwork,” Beth said.

They’ve projected the paintings on surfaces including walls and people, starting with the Miss USA tent at Event Solutions 2010. Pixal Paint uses different tools like pens, guns and others to draw on the projector screen. Paintball guns can be adapted with a splatter effect and they’re always looking at more creative uses of the app.

At one event, models were dancing with the laser and drawing on each other, the paintings showed up on the models’ white dresses. Another event sponsored by Boomerang Television was decorated as an urban environment, with break dancing instruction and a DJ. Beth and TJ modified spray cans to get kids to make urban art on the digital screen and provided coloring page templates for the younger children. People instinctively shook the spray can, even though it wasn’t necessary, so Beth and TJ added a shaker to the can for a more realistic effect.

Pixal Paint runs on a laptop, uses two drawing tools (cans, pens, guns, etc.) and two cameras to project the image. They usually also have a printer so that guests can bring home a souvenir. If you’re interested in using Pixal Paint at one of your events, visit www.PixalPaint.com or contact Beth Watson at beth@creativebackstage.com/ Phone 480.329.6756. Follow them on Facebook and Twitter!

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