This is the Grade 6 MAPEH (Arts) self-learning module for Quarter 2, Module 3: Digital Painting. It was developed by DepEd Region VI – Western Visayas (First Edition, 2020) for learners studying at home or in school. After working through it, learners can name the common tools of digital painting software, tell what each one does, and use them to make simple digital artwork.
On this page 7 sections
What learners will learn
The module has one learning competency:
- Apply and identify concepts on the use of software (commands, menu, etc.) (A6PR-IIb)
Its single lesson, Lesson 1: Digital Painting, asks learners to identify software tools and apply concepts on the use of software.
From traditional to digital painting
The module starts with a review of the elements and principles of art used in digital painting: line, shape, form, color, texture, pattern, rhythm, movement, contrast, and emphasis. Learners match each one to a sample artwork.
It then explains how a digital painting is usually made:
- Draw your image.
- Scan it into the computer.
- Use a computer program to transform it by cropping, editing, enhancing, lightening, darkening, shading, adding color, layering, or styling.
Like traditional painting, digital painting uses a lot of color. Painting software has tools that supply the colors you need, and the module suggests beginning with the Brush tool.
Software tools used in digital painting
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Brush Tool | Applies color like a real paintbrush on canvas or paper; its lines have slightly softer edges |
| Pencil Tool | Works like the Brush tool but makes hard edges; its options are basically the same |
| Pen Tool | Makes lines and can be used to create different shapes |
| Burn Tool | Darkens an image |
| Dodge Tool | Lightens an image |
| Sponge Tool | Soaks color out of the image |
| Eraser Tool | Cleans up imperfections in your work |
| Gradient Tool | Drag it to make a color fade from dark to light |
| Paint Bucket Tool | Fills an area with one color |
| Hand Tool | Moves the image around so you can see a different part; use it with the Zoom tool |
| Type Tool | Places text in a picture |
The examples in the module come mostly from Adobe Photoshop, where related tools share one menu, such as the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools, or the Gradient and Paint Bucket tools.
Digital brushes and the Brushes palette
The module calls brushes “the heart of all painting software programs.” All brush settings are found in the Brushes palette, described as the engine room where you make most of your changes. The basics are:
- Brush tip shape and size. Tips can be hard, soft, round, or flat, and large or small, fat or thin. You can also change them by applying more or less pressure.
- Brushstroke types. Strokes can be bristle, smooth, scattered, or shaped. A pen stylus can change the brush shape and scatter the stroke. Each stroke uses only one color, but Color Dynamics lets you vary the balance between the foreground and background colors, and Dual Brush uses two tips to make one brush.
- Opacity. This controls how much paint is applied and how transparent it looks.
- Interaction with the support. How the brush works with the paper or canvas setting decides whether the stroke shows a texture.
How to use this module
The module follows the usual self-learning module parts:
- What I Know (pretest): fill in the blanks with the correct tool names.
- What’s In: identify the elements and principles of art in sample pictures.
- What’s New and What is It: read about the painting process, the software tools, and digital brushes.
- What’s More: match 10 toolbar icons with their tool names.
- What I Have Learned: answer two questions about which tools are used and how.
- What I Can Do: practice brush strokes. Choose a brush and a dark gray color, make straight, diagonal, thick-to-thin, and light-to-dark marks, change your grip and pen angle, and press lightly or heavily in dabbing, circular, or repeating motions.
- Assessment: mark ten statements True (draw a heart) or False (draw a sun).
- Additional Activities: make a digital name tag using the Brush, Paint Bucket, Type, and Pen tools in a program such as Photoshop or Windows Paint, then save and print it.
For learners: Write your answers on a separate sheet, not on the module. Check your work honestly with the answer key at the end. The hands-on parts need a computer or tablet, which you may find at school or in a computer shop.
For parents: Help your child find a device with painting software for the practice and name tag activities, and encourage them to ask their teacher when a task is unclear.
For teachers: The Notes to the Teacher ask you to demonstrate the software tools on a computer, laptop, or other device with digital art software and to show more examples.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is the Digital Painting module for?
It is for Grade 6 MAPEH (Arts), Quarter 2, Module 3.
What competency does this module cover?
It covers applying and identifying concepts on the use of software, such as commands and menus, with the code A6PR-IIb.
Does the module have an answer key?
Yes. Answer keys for What I Know, What’s In, What’s More, and the Assessment are at the end of the module.
What is the difference between the Burn Tool and the Dodge Tool?
The Burn Tool darkens an image, while the Dodge Tool lightens it.
Do learners need a computer for this module?
The reading and written tests can be done on paper. The brush practice and name tag activity need a tablet or computer with digital art software such as Photoshop or Windows Paint.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
MAPEH – Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Digital Painting
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MAPEH – Arts
Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 3: Digital Painting First Edition, 2020
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MAPEH – Arts
Quarter 2 – Module 3: Digital Painting
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities, questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre-tests are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lessons in each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher’s assistance for better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on how they can best help you on your home-based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator.
Thank you.
What I Need to Know
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This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master art. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the module you are now using.
After going through this module, the learner is expected to:
- Apply and identify concepts on the use of software (commands, menu, etc.) A6PR-IIb
What I Know
[illustration: pencil icon]
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer. Choose your answer from words inside the box.
| Hand Tool | Burn Tool | Brushes | Eraser Tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Bucket Tool | Type Tool | Gradient Tool | |
| Dodge Tool | Brush Tool | Pencil Tool |
- _____________________ is the tool that darkens an image.
- _____________________ is the tool that behaves much like the brush except that it has hard edge. The tool’s options are basically the same as the Brush tool.
- _____________________ cleans up imperfections in your work, making your job a lot easier
- _____________________ is the tool that applies color to your work, similar to the way a traditional paintbrush would apply paint on a canvass or paper. The edges of the lines created when using the brush tend to be slightly softer than that of the other tools, mimicking a real brush.
- _____________________ is the tool that moves around an image within an object. Use this with the zoom tool when you want to adjust the section of the picture you want to look at.
- _____________________ are the heart of all painting software programs.
- _____________________ is the tool that fills or makes an area one color.
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- _____________________ is the tool that places text in a picture.
- _____________________ is the tool that lightens the image.
- _____________________ used by dragging the pen to highlight a color and make it fade from dark to light.
Lesson 1: Digital Painting
After going through this lesson you are expected to identify software tools and apply concepts on the use of software (commands, menu, etc.) A6PR-IIb
What’s In
[illustration: puzzle pieces icon]
Identify the elements and principles used in digital painting. Choose from the box and write it on the blank.
| contrast | Line | rhythm | texture | emphasis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| form | pattern | shape | color | movement |
- [photo: abstract striped pattern with a face in profile] _____________________________
- [photo: radiating green and blue wedge shapes] _____________________________
- [photo: vertical blue and green wavy flame-like forms] _____________________________
Note: All pictures on this page were from https://skylineart145.weebly.com/
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- [photo: red, blue, and green swirling line patterns] _____________________________
- [photo: four panels of differing textures: orange-yellow pattern, blue hatched lines, dark speckled texture, and fine white lines] _____________________________
- [photo: grid of eight squares of different colors, each with a bow-tie shape] _____________________________
- [photo: vertical bands of blue and purple gradient] _____________________________
- [photo: red, orange, purple, and green flowing lines radiating from center] _____________________________
- [photo: abstract arrangement of red square, blue shapes, orange circle, and outlined shapes] _____________________________
- [photo: scattered outlined and colored geometric shapes] _____________________________
Note: All pictures on this page were from https://skylineart145.weebly.com/
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What’s New
What is computer software? Of what use is computer software in making paintings today?
Drawing your image is the first step; scanning it into the computer is the second. Step three is using a computer program to transform your work by cropping, editing, enhancing, lightening, darkening, shading, adding color, layering, styling, or just about any other editing graphic you can think of.
What is It
[illustration: magnifying glass with question mark icon]
What software tools are used in digital painting? What is a Brush tool?
Like traditional painting, digital painting primarily makes use of a lot of colors. Your software has several tools that provide all colors you will need and make coloring in you painting easy.
The following are the primary coloring tools. It is also recommended that you begin with brush tool.
The Brush tool – this tool applies color to your work, similar to the way a traditional paintbrush would apply paint on a canvass or paper. The edges of the lines created when using the brush tend to be slightly softer than that of the other tools, mimicking a real brush.
[photo: Adobe Illustrator toolbar with a brush tool highlighted and an arrow pointing to it] https://www.wikihow.com
[photo: Adobe Photoshop brush options panel with brush size and hardness settings, beside a comic-style figure drawing] https://helpx.adobe.com/
[transcriber’s note: pages 9 to 16 of this module continue the earlier transcription; the module title and earlier parts are not repeated here]
Burn Tool – this tool darkens an image.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout menu listing Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool, each with the shortcut “O”]
Dodge Tool – the dodge tool lightens the image.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout menu listing Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool, with the cursor on Dodge Tool]
Eraser Tool – It cleans up imperfections in your work, making your job a lot easier
[illustration: Photoshop toolbar with the eraser group circled in red; flyout lists Eraser Tool (E), Background Eraser Tool (E) and Magic Eraser Tool]
Gradient Tool – use this tool by dragging the pen to highlight a color and make it fade from dark to light.
[illustration: Photoshop toolbar flyout listing Gradient Tool (G), Paint Bucket Tool (G) and 3D Material Drop Tool (G)]
Free Camera Tutorials for you!
[illustration: Photoshop workspace showing a gradient swatch panel, a color picker and a blank white canvas]
Hand Tool – tool moves around an image within an object. Use this with the zoom tool when you want to adjust the section of the picture you want to look at.
[illustration: Photoshop toolbar with the hand tool circled in red, below the selection and rectangle tools and above the zoom tool]
Paint Bucket Tool – This tool fills or makes an area one color.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout listing Gradient Tool (G) and Paint Bucket Tool (G), with the paint bucket tool circled in red]
http://photoshoptipsmg.blogspot.com
Pencil Tool – the Pencil tool behaves much like the brush except that it has hard edge. The Pencil tool options are basically the same as the Brush tool.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout listing Brush Tool (B), Pencil Tool (B), Color Replacement Tool (B) and Mixer Brush Tool (B)]
Pen Tool – the Pen tool makes lines and can be used to create different shapes.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout listing Pen Tool (P), Freeform Pen Tool, Add Anchor Point Tool, Delete Anchor Point Tool and Convert Point Tool, with Pen Tool highlighted in red]
[illustration: red overlapping loop lines on the left, with an arrow pointing to the same shapes filled in green and blue on the right]
http://archive.flossmanuals.net
Sponge Tool – the Sponge tool soaks color out of the image.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout listing Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool, with Sponge Tool highlighted in red]
http://www.theappguruz.com
Type Tool – This tool places text in a picture.
[illustration: Photoshop tool flyout listing Horizontal Type Tool (T), Vertical Type Tool (T), Horizontal Type Mask Tool (T) and Vertical Type Mask Tool (T)]
[illustration: three panels labeled A, B and C showing black curved paths with anchor points and arrows]
What are digital brushes?
Brushes are the heart of all painting software programs. They are of central importance to the techniques needed to make the characteristics that you like to have in your work.
All the brush properties can be accessed in the Brushes palette. The Brushes palette is the engine room where you will make most of your modifications.
[illustration: sample brush strokes and the Brushes palette panel of a painting program]
Brushes Basic
- Define the shapes of the brush tip (hard, soft, round or flat) and size of a brushstroke- Tip type and size of brushes can be changed in the brushes palette. They can be set to either large or small size, or from fat to thin. They can be handled in these ways by applying decreasing pressure or vice versa.
[illustration: three brush strokes labeled “Hard”, “Soft” and “Hard flat”]
[illustration: Brushes panel showing rows of brush tip presets with wave-shaped strokes]
http://blog.photoshopcreative.co.uk
• Brushstroke types ( bristle, smooth, scattered, shaped) can be varied – The pen stylus can be controlled to change the shape of the brush. It can be made to scatter the brushstroke and define the relationship of foreground and background colors.
Each stroke of the brush will only use one color. Dual brush users two tips to create a brush, and Color Dynamics allows you to play with the relationship between foreground and background colors. Each stroke of the brush will only use one color, but the appearance of the foreground and background colors can be varied as you control the balance between them.
[illustration: Brush Presets panel with Dual Brush checked and the Size field set to 55 px, Spacing 55%, Scatter 0%, circled in red]
• Brushes opacity (how much paint is applied and how transparent it is) can be controlled to show the manner and extend of the changes to the stroke.
[illustration: three magenta brush strokes showing decreasing opacity, from solid to faded]
• Brush interaction with support (paper/ canvass, etc.) determines whether the brushstroke will be applied with a texture.
Notes to the Teacher
Using a computer, laptop or devices that has computer software that is used in digital art, show and demonstrate to the students on how to use the software tools and create some more examples.
What’s More
Identify the software tools in Column A and match it with its name in Column B. Write the letter of the correct answer on the space provided. (Number 1 is done for you.)
| Column A | Answer | Column B |
|---|---|---|
| 1. [illustration: toolbar icon of a burn-style tool] | E | • A. Brush Tool |
| 2. [illustration: toolbar icon of a brush tool with a red circle around it] | _____ | • B. Hand Tool |
| 3. [illustration: toolbar icon of a hand] | _____ | • C. Pen Tool |
| 4. [illustration: toolbar icon of a magnifier-style tool] | _____ | • D. Dodge Tool |
| 5. [illustration: toolbar icon of a pen nib] | _____ | • E. Burn Tool |
[transcriber’s note: table continued from the previous page]
| Column A | Answer | Column B |
|---|---|---|
| 6. [illustration: toolbar icon of an eraser] | _____ | • F. Paint Bucket Tool |
| 7. [illustration: toolbar icon of a letter T] | _____ | • G. Eraser Tool |
| 8. [illustration: toolbar icon of a textured sponge] | _____ | • H. Gradient Tool |
| 9. [illustration: toolbar icon of a gradient bar] | _____ | • I. Type Tool |
| 10. [illustration: toolbar icon of a paint bucket with drops] | _____ | • J. Sponge Tool |
What I Have Learned
- What are the software tools used in digital painting?
- How are these software tools applied in digital painting?
What I Can Do
Practice using brushes to increase your skills. Figure out how the brushes you have selected can imitate the behavior of any traditional materials. Find out how they can introduce you to the effects that can be achieved with various brushes as well.
- You will choose your digital brush with the Brush Selector in the left corner of your computer program’s workspace. Choose your brush and a dark gray color.
- Next, move your pen in different ways to create marks, such as straight, diagonal, light to dark, thick to thin, wider or broad lines, etc.
- Then make various strokes by changing your grip. Make marks with pen held upright or tilted at different angles.
- Make your brush pressed down lightly or heavily. Make in dabbing, circular, or repeating motions as well. Discover how else you can achieve other kinds of effects with your brushes.
Assessment
Draw a heart [illustration: red heart] on the line before the number if the statement is True and sun [illustration: yellow sun] if the statement is False.
_____ 1. Type Tool is a tool that places text in a picture.
_____ 2. Paint Bucket Tool lightens the image.
_____ 3. The Brushes palette is consider the engine room where you will make most of your modifications.
_____ 4. The Brush tool is a tool that applies color to your work, similar to the way a traditional paintbrush would apply paint on a canvass or paper.
_____ 5. Dodge Tool darkens an image.
_____ 6. Hand Tool moves around an image within an object.
_____ 7. Pen Tool soaks color out of the image.
_____ 8. Tip type and sizes cannot be changed in brushes palette.
_____ 9. Brush stroke type can be varied.
_____ 10. Brushes palette is an engine room where you will make most of your modification.
Additional Activities
Hands-on Exercise. Using Technologies like Tablet, Desktop with computer software used in digital art ( eg. Photoshop, Windows Paint) available for example in school or in a computer shop, perform the following command:
Making your name tag use the following tools:
- click brush tool
- click paint bucket tool
- go to type tool and type your name
- click Pen tool for more design
- save your work.
*save your output/ work and print.
Answer Key
What’s More
- E
- A
- B
- D
- C
- G
- T
- J
- H
- F
What’s In
- Contrast
- Emphasis
- Rhythm
- Line
- Texture
- Pattern
- Color
- Movement
- Shape
- Form
What I Know
- Burn Tool
- Pencil Tool
- Eraser Tool
- Brush Tool
- Hand Tool
- Brushes
- Paint Bucket Tool
- Type Tool
- Dodge Tool
- Gradient Tool
Assessment
- [illustration: red heart]
- [illustration: yellow sun]
- [illustration: red heart]
- [illustration: red heart]
- [illustration: yellow sun]
- [illustration: red heart]
- [illustration: yellow sun]
- [illustration: yellow sun]
- [illustration: red heart]
- [illustration: red heart]
References
Retrieved from:
https://helpx.adobe.com/content/dam/help/en/mobile-apps/how-to/color-comics/_jcr_content/main-pars/image1/5216-color-comic-fig3.jpg
Even light with burn tool – Step 2
http://photoshoptipsmg.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-purpose-of-paint-bucket-tool-is-for.html
http://www.theappguruz.com/blog/overview-tools-photoshop
https://blogs.adobe.com/richardcurtis/category/photoshop/page/12/https://mir-s3-cdncf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/bd924212097453.562574cb1ad7d.png
5-8 Gradient in Photoshop, Fills
http://blog.photoshopcreative.co.uk/tutorials/combine-bristles-with-texture/
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