Today, we'll learn how to animate our artwork PRESENTATION 1: GETTING STARTED Artwork and Animation Today, we'll learn how to animate our artwork

Pixels An image is made from little square colors Each square is called a “pixel” Each pixel can be a different color

Image Composition Any image is rows and columns of pixels

We can “paint” a background for the stage.

Fill an area with a color Change your tool Brush Eraser Fill an area with a color Select a color

Then you can move, rotate or delete Write some words Stamp Tool... Add image to this image Make image bigger Make image smaller Rotate image or image section Flip image or image section Erase entire image Make a Square or a box Make a circle Draw a line Select an area... Then you can move, rotate or delete Write some words Stamp Tool... Pick a color already used. Are you done? Keep image... Select a color Zoom In and Out of the Picture

Project Let's draw an elephant!

Simple Animation

How to do Simple Animations

Better Animation

More Costumes = Better Animation

Even Better Animation

Lots of Costumes = Smooth Animation

Let's take an elephant out for a walk... Project Let's take an elephant out for a walk...

Stage Coordinates Each pixel has two numbers: “x” and “y” Columns are x and the rows are y y x

Stage Coordinates To go left or down, choose lower numbers Numbers lower than 0 are negative

Stage Coordinates

Sprite Coordinates

Let's re-position our sprite before we start our project.

Good-bye!