Unleashing Creativity with Piskel

Unleashing Creativity with Piskel

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson you will be able to create digital art and animations using Piskel.

What do you already know about digital art and animation?

What is Piskel?

Piskel is a free online tool that allows you to create pixel art and animations.

Creating a New Project

To start, click on 'New Sprite' to create a new project. Choose the size and background color for your canvas.

Drawing Tools

Piskel provides various drawing tools such as pencil, brush, eraser, and shape tools.

Color Palette

Use the color palette to select different colors for your artwork. You can also create custom color palettes.

Animation Frames

Piskel allows you to create multiple frames to make animations. Use the 'Add Frame' button to add new frames.

Playing and Exporting Animations

Click on the 'Play' button to preview your animation. You can export your animation as a GIF or sprite sheet.

Practice Time

Now it's time to unleash your creativity! Spend some time exploring Piskel and creating your own digital art and animations.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.