Recolouring digital images
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain the impact of changing the colours in a digital image.
Key learning points
- Digital images can be recoloured.
- The colouring of an image can evoke different feelings and thoughts.
- Computers make it easy to experiment with different colour effects.
Keywords
Effects - changes that are applied to give a different result
Colouring - changing the colour of something
Common misconception
Changing image colouring will make everyone think and feel the same way about the image.
Lots of people might have similar feelings but not everyone will necessarily have the same thoughts and feelings.
Teacher tip
Images are provided for pupils to edit during this lesson, however pupils may want to search for and edit their own images. This adaption would make the activities be more relevant and authentic to your particular pupils.
Equipment
Pupils will need access to a device with software that provides freehand digital painting tools. Examples in this lesson use paint.NET https://oak.link/paint-net
Files needed for this lesson
Morning fog on mountain 382.47 KB (JPG)
Animal in baron desert landscape 421.42 KB (JPG)
Grass-covered mountains 727.81 KB (JPG)
A2 Forest Footbridge 2.72 MB (JPG)
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does edit mean when working with a digital image?
Q2.What does the crop tool do?
Q3.What does rotate mean?
Q4.What is the 'composition' of an image?
Q5.Which of the following is an example of editing an image?
Q6.Order these steps to edit an image.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the steps to experiment with colour effects on a computer:
Q2.What does changing the colouring of an image do?
Q3.What does the term "effects" mean in digital images?
Q4.Why is it easy to experiment with colours on a computer?
Q5.What is one reason to experiment with colour effects?
Q6.What tool makes it easy to try different colour effects?
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