Embedded Files
For this project you will use an online app called Piskel to create Art & Animation.
Use my process here to get to Piskel. Use your PUSD Gmail and see if you can sign in with Google, you may already have an account.
For this activity, you can sign up for a free Piskel account below.
Use your PUSD Gmail and an EZ to remember password!!!
Then watch some of the tutorial links below to get you started...
Sign Up Here
* maybe you already have a Piskel account?.....try "forgot password" first using
your PUSD Gmail. The email they send will go to your spam folder*
Challenges:
You will have FOUR Piskel Challenges to complete, do them in this order, read the instructions and watch videos when provided.
You will turn in a working and correctly sized animated GIF to Google Classroom for each. Follow the direction on how to EXPORT and RESIZE your GIF
1. Slime Guy: Be sure to "ADD A BACKGROUND LAYER" to your slime guy before finalizing.
2. Mustache Man: You will watch two videos to see how this is done. Be sure to "ADD A BACKGROUND LAYER" to Mustache Man before turning in.
3. Sword Guy: When designing your Sword Guy, put the Sword & The Head on a DIFFERENT LAYER and and animate the sword and the head in your final GIF. Also, "ADD A BACKGROUND LAYER"
4. Coming Soon.......
#1 - Slime Guy
Be sure to "ADD A BACKGROUND LAYER" to your slime guy before finalizing.
#2 -Mustache Man
You will watch two videos to see how this is done.
Be sure to "ADD A BACKGROUND LAYER" to Mustache Man before turning in.
#3 -Sword Guy
When designing your Sword Guy, put the Sword & The Head on a DIFFERENT LAYER and and animate the sword and the head in your final GIF.
Also, "ADD A BACKGROUND LAYER"
Challenge #4: Self Portrait :)
This challenge must use the "trace" feature, using an actual photo of yourself. (see video above)
Requirements
1. Take a picture of yourself using PhotoBooth
2. Import this into a layer in Piskel (might take a few tries to get sizing)
Try 100 as the pixel size during import to get your face pixelated.
Remember you are pixel tracing, not just drawing on your face.
3. Use your skills to recreate your pixel art image. Add a new layer on top of the picture for your tracing.
4. Remove the classroom background when you are done and add some other color background or draw a piskel background
5. Turn in to google classroom
Turning In Your GIFs To Google Classroom
There are a couple steps to turning in your completed GIF
1. Set the frame rate "FPS" to how fast or slow you want the GIF
2. Choose "EXPORT option, for Animate Gif
(right side of screen, looks like a mountain)
3. Resize your GIF using the SCALE tool to about 300 x 300
4. Download the GIF to your computer
5. Test your sizing by opening a new browser window and drag your GIF in the window to watch it PLAY!! (go back to step 3 as needed)
6. Turn in the completed file to Google Classroom.
Your Piskel Movie Project
You will make Piskel Movie Project with a Halloween theme, lots of good subject matter and cool sounds.
Your GIF then be converted to a Movie format (see link below).
You will use WeVideo to Add Sound and Edit your Movie
Halloween Project
Tips in Piskel
In order to have more lateral room for your
character to move around (fly) to the next scene, resize your canvas to 250width x 150 height
See example here - the pumpkin has lots of room to
move side to side..
single pumpkin moving.mp4
Check in WeVideo for cool sound effects and
some video clips you can use as intros, outros.
Just select the "Star" and search for "Halloween"
you can choose vidoe or sound under the "all" option
You can also use my "sound effects " links below
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