Impressionism

An Introduction to Digital Art – Lesson 3 Objectives Use shape, line and colour to create a artistic style called Impressionism. Use different tools in a digital paint package for good effect. Talk about their use of a graphics package and their choice of tools. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides An Introduction to Digital Art Lesson…

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Symmetrical art

An Introduction to Digital Art – Lesson 2 Objectives Understand there are a variety of tools in a paint package, each for a different purpose. Talk about their use of a graphics package and their choice of tools. Compare two similar paint packages. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides An Introduction to Digital Art Lesson 1 – Simple…

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Simple tools

An Introduction to Digital Art – Lesson 1 Objectives Understand the differences between a graphics package and paper based art activities. Understand there are a variety of tools in a graphics package, each fulfilling a different purpose. Talk about their use of a graphics package and their choice of tools. Lesson Resources Lesson Slides An…

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Fantastic Figures 2

An Introduction to Animation – Lesson 6 Objectives To create a smooth stop motion animation by moving objects in small steps To plan and tell  a simple story with stop motion animation. To work successfully in a team Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Animation planning sheet iPads with iMotion or a PC with a tabletop webcams…

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Fantastic Figures 1

An Introduction to Animation – Lesson 5 Objectives To create a smooth stop motion animation by moving objects in small steps To make two or more figures interact in a stop motion animation. To work successfully in a team Lesson Resources Lesson Slides iPads with iMotion or a PC with a tabletop webcams (1:2) Small…

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Stop Motion Fun

An Introduction to Animation – Lesson 4 Objectives To compare 2D and stop motion animation. To experiment with stop motion animation. To work successfully in a team Lesson Resources Lesson Slides iPads with iMotion or a PC with a tabletop webcams (1:2) Building bricks (e.g. LEGO, Duplo, Multilink etc) Small whiteboards and pens Blu Tack…

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Adding details

An Introduction to Animation – Lesson 3 Objectives To use a variety of drawing tools appropriately To successfully create longer and more detailed animations using backgrounds and sound effects Lesson Resources Lesson Slides An Introduction to Animation Lesson 1 – Getting Stated: Making Pictures Move Lesson 2 – 2Animate Advanced tools Lesson 3 – Adding…

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2Animate advanced tools

An Introduction to Animation – Lesson 2 Objectives To explain what a frame is To use a variety of drawing tools appropriately Improve the quality of animations with onion skinning and the select tool Lesson Resources Lesson Slides An Introduction to Animation Lesson 1 – Getting Stated: Making Pictures Move Lesson 2 – 2Animate Advanced…

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Getting started; making pictures move

An Introduction to Animation – Lesson 1 Objectives To understand that animation is a collection of still images to make moving images. To create a simple 2D animation Lesson Resources Lesson Slides An Introduction to Animation Lesson 1 – Getting Stated: Making Pictures Move Lesson 2 – 2Animate Advanced tools Lesson 3 – Adding details…

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