Digital Art
Beginner
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
+100 XP
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Chromebook/Laptop/PC

Drawing with Pixels

In this lesson, we're going to have fun creating a simple pixel art project with Piskel! We'll learn about different tools like the pen, paint bucket, stroke, rectangle and circle. Let's start creating our pixel masterpiece!

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    1 - Open Piskel

    Let's start by opening Piskel. Go to the Piskel website and click 'Create Sprite' to start a new project.

    2 - Explore the Tools

    On the left side, you'll see several tools like the pen, paint bucket, stroke, rectangle and circle. Hover over each tool to see what it does. We'll be using these tools to create our art.


    3 - Start Drawing with Pen Tool

    Let's start drawing! Select the pen tool on the left. Click on a square in the canvas to fill it with color. Each square is one pixel.

    Try drawing different dots and lines to see the different ways you can use the line tool.


    4 - Color Your Art with the Paint Bucket Tool

    Now, it's time to add some color to your drawing! We're going to use the Paint Bucket tool for this. Look at the toolbar on the left side of the screen. Can you find a tool that looks like a bucket? That's the Paint Bucket tool! Click on it to select it.

    Now choose a color by clicking the color box underneath the toolbar and then choosing a color.

    Finally choose where on your image you want to fill in with that color and click on that spot. It should fill in with the color you choose!


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