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The Art of Pixels: Understanding the Digital Canvas

Explore the fascinating world of pixels, the smallest unit of a digital image, essential for creating art in the digital age. This guide covers the basics of pixels, including their composition as square blocks of solid color and their impact on image resolution (DPI). Discover inspiring examples of pixel art, such as the works of Space Invader and Salvador Dali, and engage in hands-on projects like creating a 64x64 pixel character from your favorite video game. Unleash your creativity and dive into the colorful realm of pixel art!

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The Art of Pixels: Understanding the Digital Canvas

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  1. PIXILATED Pixels in art

  2. What is a Pixel? • Smallest Unit of a Digital Picture • Usually Square • One Solid Color Excitebike x ET

  3. RESOLUTION • Measures clarity of a digital picture. • Pixels per inch • DPI • High vs. Low

  4. Pixels by Patrick Jean • http://vimeo.com/17369315

  5. Street Art

  6. Space Invader

  7. FINE ART

  8. SalvadorDali Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea which at Twenty Meters becomes a Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1976)

  9. Damon Soule Contemplating the Need for Inspiration (2008)

  10. These are SKITTLES! Pixel Replacement Those are POST-ITS! -

  11. Shawn Smith

  12. FASHION?

  13. YOUR ASSIGNMENT • Create a 64 x 64 pixel work of art depicting a character from a video game or cartoon, first by hand, then transferred onto the computer. • Honors: Create a connected series of pixel art.

  14. Inspiration

  15. Outline

  16. COLOR

  17. YEEEAAAAAH!!

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