Transcript Appleworks Paint Let’s get started…

Appleworks
Paint
Let’s get started…
With Appleworks Paint, you
can create…
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Objects produced by changing
pixels (or bits)
Only one layer - like a painter's
canvas
Only one layer - only one object
Can edit graphic one pixel or bit
at a time
Requires large amounts of
memory
Appleworks Paint
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In this program, you only have
one layer which means that
every part of the screen is
tracked by the computer.
If you draw a red circle, the
computer doesn't know you
drew a circle - all it knows is that
some pixels are red, the others
are white.
Menu Bar…
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This is the menu bar and will be
used quite frequently in these
programs.
This can always be found at the top
of your screen.
Page View…
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This controls your drawing and
painting windows. Located at the
bottom of your page, this controls
your zoom and tool bar for editing.
You can either click on the icons or
change the number.
Starting at the top, the tools
available are…
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Arrow pointer
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The line tool
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this selects objects and frames
this is used to draw lines
to keep at vertical horizontal or constrained angles,
hold down the shift key
The rectangle tool
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to draw a rectangle click and drag the pointer
to draw perfect squares hold down shift
Using the line and rectangle
tools…
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I teach lessons involving:
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One and two point perspective cities
One and two point perspective interior
spaces
Graphic Name designs
Perspective Drawings
Name Designs…
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Let’s try making one of these on our own
using the line tool.
Go to File>New
Save this as NameDesign.cwk onto your
desktop (we will be using this again later)
Challenge yourself by overlapping the
letters and only using straight lines.
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The Rounded Rectangle Tool
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click and drag to create the rectangle
to set the radius of the corners double
click on this tool
The Oval Tool
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click and drag
hold shift to create a perfect circle
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The Arc Tool
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click and drag pointer diagonally
to create a circular arc, hold down shift
as you drag
The Polygon Tool
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this is used to draw irregular polygons –
click to set a starting point then draw
and click and each angle of the polygon
double-click to end the polygon
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The Freehand Tool
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use this to draw curving or irregular
lines
Appleworks automatically smoothes the
line’s sharp edges
The Bezier Tool
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used to draw Bezier curves
double click to end the curves – this
one takes some getting used to!
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The Regular Polygon Tool
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double click this tool to set the number
of sides
The Eyedropper Tool
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this picks up an object’s pen and fill
attributes
in plain English it picks up the colors
and applies them to your toolbar
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The Selection Rectangle Tool and
the Lasso Tool are used to select
certain areas of your image
To leave out the white space when
using the Rectangle Selection Tool,
hold down the apple key as you
drag over the image
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The Magic Wand Tool
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The Paintbrush Tool
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works like a real brush
use for thicker lines
The Pencil Tool
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this selects everything of a chosen
color in one area
draws thin lines
The Paint Bucket Tool
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fills all of any particular closed areas
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The Spray Can Tool
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this paints a flow of dots in the current fill color
double click to edit spray size
The Eraser Tool – well… erases!
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Double clicking clears the entire document
Almost anything can be done
using the tools we know so far…
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This is a lesson
that involved
students drawing a
self portrait. She
only used the
paintbrush, fill,
pencil, and spray
can tools.
Can you think of
any ways to use
these tools in your
subject area to
reinforce
something you
have recently
taught?
Let’s try using these new tools
we have learned…
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Create a drawing of something
you plan to do this summer.
Don’t worry about how it looks,
this is not about the art it is more
about trying out the tools and
getting more familiar with this
program!
Don’t get frustrated!!
If my kids can do this in
Appleworks, you can try it too!
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This is your color palette – in order
to have more access to this area –
go to the Window Menu and
choose “Show Accents” this will
separate your palette from the
toolbar
Inside the Show Accents
Toolbox…
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This allows you MUCH more
freedom in your fills.
This will help you to make a
simple drawing look much more
realistic.
Color Picker…
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The first option is just a color picker.
This has many hidden choices also.
If you are making items to be used
on a webpage, you can choose web
safe colors by choosing 16-bit color
from the palette drop down menu.
This also has many other options,
one I use frequently is the earth
tones to get great skin colors!
Patterns…
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This allows you to
use patterns to fill
rather than a
color.
You can choose a
pattern and then
select a color and
the pattern will
adopt that new
color.
Textures…
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This can be used to
add textures to
anything. These can
be modified but the
effect is not as
satisfying as you
would like it to be.
This is used by
choosing a texture
and filling using the
paint bucket into a
closed space on your
painting.
Gradient Fills…
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Inside the Show
Accents toolbox –
you can click on
the gradient tab
and double click
on any of the
gradients to
change the color,
type, direction, and
number of colors.
Gradients continued…
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This gives you much more
control over the use of gradients
When using a gradient fill, make
sure you want it there because it
is very hard to undo.
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Each layer of color is saved in
rows and to try to paint it back to
white (or any color) is very time
consuming.
Line Widths…
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In the Show
Accents toolbox –
you can click on
the last tab and
control line width
(this only changes
the LINE TOOL)
This will also allow
you to change the
line to an arrow for
easy diagrams
Accents in use…
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Let’s go back to the name design we
started and fill in the spaces using the paint
bucket.
Try using
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Colors
Textures
Patterns
Gradients
Options Menu…
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Using the options menu, you can edit
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brush size
spray can sizes
Patterns
Wallpaper
Gradients
This is a great way to get more
control over what you are trying to
accomplish with Appleworks Painting
Program
Transform Menu
This menu has all sorts of neat
tricks that can be used.. Here are
a few…
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Using the selection tool
(rectangle or lasso), select and
area of your artwork.
Using the transform menu you
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Slant, Stretch, Resize, Rotate, Flip,
Invert, Blend, Tint, Lighten, and
Darken
Lighten and Darken tools…
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This image
would be much
flatter and more
boring without
the extensive
use of the
lighten and
darken tools.
Good use of Gradients…
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This image gets
it’s attitude using
the gradient tools
along with the
lighten and darken
attributes.
The trick is NOT
TO OVERUSE a
gradient tool. (In
my opinion) these
should be used
very selectively.
These are some of the best tricks
in Appleworks and I use these
most frequently with my Computer
Art classes.
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Let’s take a moment to go
through the Transform menu
and try each option.
Now we will break into groups
and discuss lesson ideas…
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I would like you to be group into 4
people
Today you will come up with at least
two lesson ideas with examples of
ways you will incorporate the
Appleworks Painting Program into
your curriculum.
I will be moving around the
classroom to assist you in this
process.
Save your work and be prepared to
share your information at the end of
class.