Computer Skills/Intermediate/Graphics

Intermediate graphics concepts include manipulating graphics, gradients, and tools.

Objectives and Skills
Objectives and skills for graphics include:
 * Manipulate graphics: crop
 * Understand use of gradients; patterns; custom colors
 * Manipulate tools: size of paint brush

Multimedia

 * 1) YouTube: How to Crop a Photo in Microsoft Paint
 * 2) YouTube: How to Make a Gradient Overlay in MS Paint
 * 3) YouTube: How to Make a Grayscale Pattern
 * 4) YouTube: How to Use Custom Colours in MS Paint
 * 5) YouTube: How to Change Brushes Thickness on MS Paint

Activities
These activities may be completed using any drawing or graphics application (Microsoft Paint, Paintbrush, LibreOffice Draw, Google Draw, GIMP, etc.).
 * 1) Start your graphics application. It should automatically open with a new, blank drawing.  If it does not, add a new blank drawing.
 * 2) Either insert an image into your drawing or paste an image from the clipboard.
 * 3) Crop the image and save the file.
 * 4) In a new window, Create custom colors, and then use the colors to create a gradient for a background.  Save the file.
 * 5) In a new window, create a pattern to use to frame the image.  Save the file.
 * 6) Combine the files.  Start with the background, add the cropped image, and then the frame.  Save the file.
 * 7) Select a brush to add finishing touches.  Alter the brush size and color as you add highlights to your creation.  Save the file.