Silhouette Self Portrait
In this project each student will use their Google Chromebooks and Pixlr to take and edit pictures of themselves in action poses and mid dance. The students will then edit these photographs to have a colored background and a black silhouette. Each student will make 3 different silhouettes and share them with Mr. L. The class will then vote on a song for their larger class video and have the option to make a .gif file of them dancing to a song of their own selection.
Project Goals
- Explore silhouettes and explore action movements in still form.
- Use the Google Chromebook to capture images of yourself.
- Use the program Pixlr to edit your photographs to create a silhouette with a colored background.
- Share your 3 images with Mr. L as well as your final group image (example pictured above) and vote on class song to create a music video that will be shared online.
- Use the Google Chromebook to capture images of yourself.
- Use the program Pixlr to edit your photographs to create a silhouette with a colored background.
- Share your 3 images with Mr. L as well as your final group image (example pictured above) and vote on class song to create a music video that will be shared online.
Pictures from Camera App to Google Drive:
1.) Click Gallery button in bottom right (while in camera app)2.) Click on the picture you want.
3.) Click "Save to disc" in the bottom right.
4.) Click "Google Drive" in top left (new window appears)
5.) Click "Save" in bottom right.
3.) Click "Save to disc" in the bottom right.
4.) Click "Google Drive" in top left (new window appears)
5.) Click "Save" in bottom right.
How To Use Pixlr
Project Videos
Project Steps
Day 1:
- Re-watch video about project if needed.
- Safely take a few "selfies" of you and your awesome dance moves
One close picture (shoulders and up)
One medium picture (waist and up)
One far picture (fully body)
Tips: Strike a pose (the camera works best with still subjects.)
Use the timer feature on your camera.
Back away from your computer so more of your body fits into the computer screen.
GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS MUST REMAIN SAFE IN THE CENTER OF YOUR TABLE
- Open your saved picture from your Google Drive into Pixlr and save as an unfinished file.
Tip: Need help with Pixlr? Try the How To Use Pixlr webpage!
Tip: To save picture to Google drive click the "gallery" button in the bottom right, click the picture you want, click the box with the down arrow in the bottom right called "save to drive", in the new window select Google Drive, then click save.
Days 2,3 and 4:
- Open unfinished Pixlr project.
- Use the lasso tool to carefully outline your body.
- Once outlined, select the paintbrush and color in your outline black.
- Click "Edit" then "Copy".
- Click "Edit" then "Paste" to make your silhouette appear on its own layer.
- Select the original picture layer called "background".
- Paint the entire layer with a color you want for your background.
Note: If your silhouette is getting painted over with color 1 of 2 things is happening:
1 - You are actually painting color on your silhouette layer (Fix: Click "Edit" then "Undo")
2 - Your silhouette layer is not the top layer. (Fix: Click and drag the silhouette layer to the top.)
- Save as an unfinished and a finished file.
- Share your artwork with Mr. L by using the Final Presentation format below.
- Re-watch video about project if needed.
- Safely take a few "selfies" of you and your awesome dance moves
One close picture (shoulders and up)
One medium picture (waist and up)
One far picture (fully body)
Tips: Strike a pose (the camera works best with still subjects.)
Use the timer feature on your camera.
Back away from your computer so more of your body fits into the computer screen.
GOOGLE CHROMEBOOKS MUST REMAIN SAFE IN THE CENTER OF YOUR TABLE
- Open your saved picture from your Google Drive into Pixlr and save as an unfinished file.
Tip: Need help with Pixlr? Try the How To Use Pixlr webpage!
Tip: To save picture to Google drive click the "gallery" button in the bottom right, click the picture you want, click the box with the down arrow in the bottom right called "save to drive", in the new window select Google Drive, then click save.
Days 2,3 and 4:
- Open unfinished Pixlr project.
- Use the lasso tool to carefully outline your body.
- Once outlined, select the paintbrush and color in your outline black.
- Click "Edit" then "Copy".
- Click "Edit" then "Paste" to make your silhouette appear on its own layer.
- Select the original picture layer called "background".
- Paint the entire layer with a color you want for your background.
Note: If your silhouette is getting painted over with color 1 of 2 things is happening:
1 - You are actually painting color on your silhouette layer (Fix: Click "Edit" then "Undo")
2 - Your silhouette layer is not the top layer. (Fix: Click and drag the silhouette layer to the top.)
- Save as an unfinished and a finished file.
- Share your artwork with Mr. L by using the Final Presentation format below.