Pixel Art using piskel

A pixel is generally thought of as the smallest single component of a digital image. (wikipedia)

Using technology to create art has become extremely common and popular (and also, financially lucrative!). Furthermore, students love designing and creating sprites and animated GIFs.

This series of 4 one-hour lessons looks at

• digital images - bitmaps and vector graphics
• using the piskel web app to create sprites
• using the piskel web app to create animated GIFs

I have used it very successfully with students in grades 4 through to 8 (with slight modifications), and all have absolutely loved the topic.

The lessons comprise:

• a fully animated PowerPoint with explanatory slides, together with embedded videos (to extract, click here)
• worksheets, ideas and self-evaluation documents

Let me know if you have any questions or suggestions, and a BIG BIG thanks for looking (as a full time practising teacher, I KNOW how time consuming this process can be).

ALL my postings are FULLY “classroom-tested” - before I publish, my lessons are tested by both myself and colleagues, rigorously evaluated and discussed, and continually updated to maximise their effectiveness.
But there is always the possibility of error and room for improvement, so do please provide constructive feedback.