1. Unit 24: Digital Graphics and Computers Stages of development Objective: Pupils will be able to use specialist software to create and edit different graphic types

2. When creating your graphics, you must demonstrate the following: Using a scanner Using a digital camera Importing an existing image (www, email, etc) Drawing from scratch Standard software tools –freehand draw –rotate –flip –crop –group/ungroup –resize; Special effects –soften –sharpen –watermark –invert Colour –colour balance –colour depth eg 8-bit (256 colours), 16-bit (64,000 colours) Layering Advanced techniques –representation of three dimensional images –masking (transparency)

3. When creating your graphics, you must demonstrate the following: Using a scanner Using a digital camera Importing an existing image (www, email, etc) Drawing from scratch Standard software tools –freehand draw –rotate –flip –crop –group/ungroup –resize; Special effects –soften –sharpen –watermark –invert Colour –colour balance –colour depth eg 8-bit (256 colours), 16-bit (64,000 colours) Layering Advanced techniques –representation of three dimensional images –masking (transparency) You could use Freehand And Photoshop for this unit. This list is not exhaustive, You may do more! Your task is to practice the Skills in the red box in both Software packages.