Lesson video

Hi everyone.

Welcome to today's lesson.

My name is Mrs. Jenkins.

I can't wait to learn with you today.

Welcome to today's lesson, creating Images using vector graphics.

Taken from the unit, introduction to Vector Graphics.

By the end of today's lesson, you will be able to create a vector drawing by combining shapes.

Before we get started, we have got some key words.

These words are words that will appear throughout the lesson, so it's really important that we know what they mean before we get started.

Our keywords today are move, resize, rotate, and handle.

Move means to change Where an object is placed on the canvas.

Resize is to make an object bigger or smaller.

Rotate is to turn an object around a point.

And handle is a small square or circle on the edge of a shape that you can click and drag to resize or rotate the shape.

So those four words are move, resize, rotate, and handle.

Keep an eye out for them as we move through the lesson.

In today's lesson, creating images using vector graphics, we have three learning cycles.

We have identify the shapes used to make a vector drawing.

Explain that drawing elements are objects.

And move, resize and rotate objects.

Let's get started with learning cycle one.

Identify the shapes used to make a vector drawing.

To make bigger and better vector drawings, you need to think about what shapes are there and how many shapes you can see.

Have a little look.

Look at the individual shapes.

This is the same owl, but with all the shapes taken apart.

So now you can see all the different shapes that were used.

How many can you see? We have got one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 different shapes making up our owl.

Having a look at the owl again, what object, object would you draw first? Which object do we need to draw first? What did you think? Which object did you need to draw first? I would choose to draw the big brown oval first because the other images appear to be in front of it.

Okay, a little check here.

Which image is created by shapes and lines? So for A, we've got a picture of a puppy.

B, we've got a picture of a lion.

And C, we've got a more abstract painting, have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you which image is created by shapes and lines and we had a picture of a puppy, a picture of a lion, and a more abstract painting.

It is B.

The picture of the lion is created by shapes and lines.

I'd like you to have a look at the picture and discuss what shapes have been used, which shapes are in front of the others, and which shapes are at the back.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you which shapes have been used, which are in front of others, and which shapes are at the back.

Rectangles and circles are used.

Circles for the wheels and rectangles for the windows are at the front.

And the big red rectangle is at the back.

Okay, so we've got another picture.

Now we've got a robot.

What shapes are being used? Which shapes are in front of others, and which shapes are at the back? Have a go.

How did you get on I? I asked which shapes have been used, which shapes are in front of others, and which shapes are at the back? Rectangles and circles have been used.

The small details like the rectangle eyes and the circle buttons are at the front.

And the head and body rectangles are at the back.

Okay, we've got another picture here.

We've got a picture of a pig.

What shapes are being used? Which shapes are in front of others? Which shapes are at the back? Have a go.

How did you get on? Let's have a look at the answer.

Circles and ovals are used.

The circles for nostrils and eyes are at the front.

The body is at the back.

Great job everyone.

Why do we draw the back shapes first? As you add shapes, they are layered.

The back shapes are added first.

So the last shapes are shown at the front.

So here we can see.

If I had put the blue eye on at the beginning, we wouldn't be able to see it.

It it is behind the drawing.

True or false? The order you draw shapes can change how the picture looks.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you true or false? The order you draw the shapes can change how the picture looks.

The answer is true, in vector drawings, shapes are layered.

This means the order you draw them affects what is visible at the front.

Great job everyone.

We are going to move on to our first task now.

I would like you to look at the image and answer the following questions.

What shapes are used? What order would you draw them in, and which shapes appear more than once? Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you to look at the image and answer the following questions.

What shapes are used? What order would you draw them in, and which shapes appear more than once? The shapes that are used, we've got circles, rectangles, and triangles.

What order would you draw them in? The circle of the face first, the nose, eye, and eyes last.

Which shape appears more than once? Circles for the mouth and the eyes.

Great job everyone.

We are going to move on to the second learning cycle now.

Explain that drawing elements are objects.

Each shape or line in a vector drawing is called an object.

Objects can be clicked on, moved, resized or rotated.

The snowman looks like one drawing, but it is made up of separate objects.

Which objects can you spot? I asked you which objects can you spot.

I asked you which objects can you spot.

There are three bigger circles for the body and the head.

There are smaller circles for the mouth, the buttons, the eyes, and a triangle for the nose.

All of those are separate objects.

When you click on an object in a vector drawing, you can move it, resize it, rotate it, and change its colour.

Which of these is true about objects in a vector drawing? A, you cannot move them.

B, each shape or line is an object.

Or C, you must draw all objects at the same time.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you which of these is true about objects in a vector drawing.

A, you cannot move them.

B, each shape or line is an object.

Or C, you must draw all objects at the same time.

The answer is B.

Each shape or line is an object, great job Objects only stick together if they have been grouped or selected at the same time.

Even if they touch or overlap, they can still move separately.

So even though they look like one snowman, we can separate all of those shapes out so that they're individual shapes.

True or false? Once you add shapes to a vector drawing, they're stuck together forever.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you.

True or false? Once you add shapes to a vector drawing, they're stuck together forever.

The answer is false and the shapes remain separated unless they have been grouped, great job.

Okay, we are going to move on to our second task now, Task B.

And today you are going to make and explore your own vector object.

I'd like you to go to the link to Google drawings and use Google drawings to add at least three different objects.

Move them to make a small picture.

For example, a face, a house, an animal, and then try moving all the shapes apart.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you to use Google drawings to add at least three different objects.

Move them to make a small, so a face, a house, an animal, and then to try moving the shapes apart.

I'd like you to share your images with the rest of your class.

Great job everyone.

Okay, we're going to move on to our third learning cycle.

Move, resize and rotate objects.

Let's get started.

How can you change the shapes in your vector drawing? So I want you to do a thumbs up if you can do this.

Can you move them? Make them bigger or smaller? Rotate them? You can do all of these things using tools in your vector drawing programme.

When a shape is selected, you can change the size or rotate the shape.

The blue squares and circles are called handles.

So the squares in the corners make a shape bigger or smaller, keeping it to scale.

The circle at the top of the shape can be used to rotate the shape and then a square along the bottom.

If you drag here, it will make the shape longer.

The squares on the sides, if you drag here, they will make the shape wider.

So it's great to explore these things as you can make lots of different shapes.

Which of these actions can you do to shapes? A, move them, B, resize them, or C, rotate them.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you which of these actions can you do to shapes? A, move them, B, resize them, or C, rotate them.

We can do all of those things to our shapes once we have added them, great job.

Okay, to move an object.

Okay, so this symbol with the four arrows all pointing out is the move symbol.

When you hover over the shape, the pointer turns into those four arrows, which is the move symbol.

That means you can then click on the shape and drag it to a new place of where you would like it to be.

To make a shape bigger or smaller.

If you click on the object, you can drag one of the corner handles.

So dragging from here makes the shape smaller or bigger, but keeping it to scale, which means the same sort of length and looking the same when it grows or shrinks.

To rotate an object, you click on it, and then use the circular handle at the top.

And if you drag on that, it will turn the shape around.

So you can see we've got an arrow here that says, use this to rotate the shape.

True or false? You can rotate a shape using the corner handle.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you.

True or false? You can rotate a shape using the corner handle.

It's false, rotation uses the circular handle in the middle of the object.

Great job everyone.

Sam says, "How can I get more than one of an object?" Alex explains, "Making more than one of an object is called duplicating, we need to copy and paste." Sam says, "But how do I copy and paste?" There are two ways to copy and paste.

The first is to click on your shape, click edit at the top, and click duplicate.

The second way is on your keyboard, use control and C to copy.

And then once you have copied it, you can use control and V to paste it.

Okay, your third task today, Task C.

I would like you to create your own vector drawing using shapes.

Try to add different shapes to your drawing.

Move the shapes to the right places, resize shapes to make them bigger or smaller.

Rotate some shapes.

Copy and paste a shape instead of making a new one each time.

Have a go.

How did you get on? I asked you to create your own vector drawing using shapes.

And I asked you to try to add different shapes to your drawing.

Move the shapes to the right places, resize shapes to make them bigger or smaller.

Rotate some shapes and copy and paste a shape instead of making a new one.

Can you share your vector drawings with your class? Great job, everyone.

We've come to the end of today's lesson, so let's summarise what we have learnt.

Each shape or line in a vector drawing is called an object.

Objects can be clicked on, moved, resized or rotated.

Objects only stick together if they have been grouped or selected at the same time.

Even if they touch or overlap, they can still move separately.

You can make more than one of an object by duplicating or copy and pasting an object.

Great job everyone.

You've worked so hard today.

I hope to see you again soon.