This is the Grade 6 MAPEH (Arts) self-learning module for Quarter 2, Module 5: Digital Painting. It was prepared by DepEd Region VI – Western Visayas for learners studying at home. It walks learners step by step through making a digital painting on a computer or tablet, then has them create one in the style of a master painter.
On this page 6 sections
What learners will learn
After going through this module, the learner is expected to:
- Create a digital painting similar to the Masters’ (for example, Van Gogh or Amorsolo) in terms of style, theme, and other qualities (A6PR-IIc)
The module has one lesson, Lesson 1: Digital Painting.
The seven steps to make a digital painting
The heart of the module is a seven-step process. It names GIMP, a free and open-source program, and its screenshots show tools found in most painting programs.
- Open the program. Most programs have a toolbar on the left side of the screen. The top tools are selection tools, which let you work on one part of an image. The square tool marks out your virtual canvas. The toolbar also includes Move, Lasso, Magic Wand, Crop, Eyedropper, Brush, Eraser, Paint Bucket or Gradient, Blur, Dodge, Pen, Type, Zoom, and the foreground and background colors.
- Draw your outlines with a digital pen. Show your foreground, middle ground, and background shapes. You can switch between brush, pen, pencil, or airbrush lines. Pencil lines should touch the edge of the virtual canvas, or other colors will bleed into the shape.
- Fill large areas with the Paint Bucket tool. Add color patterns and textures. Use lighter colors for highlights and darker colors for shadows. Use the Eraser tool when needed. The module shows a tree-and-hill scene in three stages: base color, shadow, and highlights.
- Create virtual brushstrokes. Change the brush to blend effects, and adjust its size and shape. The more you blend colors, the more the work looks hand-painted.
- Work in layers. When you copy and paste a selection, the program makes a new layer above the background layer. Higher layers appear on top. You can change the order by dragging layers up and down in the Layers panel.
- Use the Artist’s Brushes. Switch to these brushes to paint in the style or theme of a master, such as the Impressionists, Seurat, or Van Gogh.
- Print the completed painting. Mat your printout with only a little glue so it does not soak through. Display it in an art exhibit or post it online, and welcome feedback from friends and family.
Activities in the module
- Activity 1: Expressions in Digital Painting. Using a digital camera and a computer, find a photo of a finished portrait painting. Copy it nine times and change each copy: recolor the face (yellow, pink, black and white) with the Brush tool, sharpen contrast with the Dodge or Burn tool, move it onto a new background with the Move tool, or zoom in to edit details. Arrange the copies in a series in the style of Pop Art artist Andy Warhol.
- What I Can Do. Give a 2D image a 3D effect. Sketch a portrait with the Pencil tool, zoom in to edit facial features, and add light and shadow with the Gradient, Burn, and Dodge tools. Learners can also make an abstract work of lines, shapes, colors, or textures, like Jackson Pollock or Filipino painter Vivian Komando, using spatter, pointillize, dab, palette knife, or impasto brushes.
- Additional Activities. Create a digital painting using any device you have.
How to use this module
The module follows the usual SLM parts:
- What I Know: a 10-item true-or-false pretest.
- What’s In: a 10-item review where you mark statements true (/) or false (X).
- What’s New and What is It: the seven steps above.
- What’s More: Activity 1.
- What I Have Learned: a self-check of how well you understand brush tools, digital brushes, software tools, and layers.
- What I Can Do, the Assessment (a checklist of your attitudes and feelings about the artwork), and Additional Activities.
An answer key for What I Know and What’s In is at the end.
For learners: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper, not on the module. Use the answer key honestly, and ask your teacher or facilitator if you get stuck.
For parents: You will need a computer, laptop, tablet, or phone for the activities. Help your child find a device and a painting program, and encourage them to share their finished work.
For teachers: The Notes to the Teacher ask you to check whether the learner’s work meets the objective and to give praise.
Frequently asked questions
What grade and quarter is this Digital Painting module for?
It is the Grade 6 MAPEH Arts module for Quarter 2, Module 5. Its competency code is A6PR-IIc.
What software does the module use?
The steps name GIMP, a free open-source program, and say any version of a program will have a toolbar on the left side. The screenshots also show tools found in Photoshop.
Does the module have an answer key?
Yes. The answer key at the end covers the What I Know pretest and the What’s In review.
What are the steps in making a digital painting?
Open the program, draw outlines with a digital pen, fill areas with the Paint Bucket, create virtual brushstrokes, and work in layers. Then use the Artist’s Brushes and print the completed painting.
What materials do learners need?
Activity 1 lists a digital camera and a laptop or personal computer. The final activity asks learners to paint using whatever device they have.
Full text of the module
The text below is a transcription of the PDF above, as printed.
MAPEH – Arts Quarter 2 – Module 5: Digital Painting
[illustration: students and a teacher reading and studying outdoors and at a desk, with a globe and a lamp]
CO_Q2_Arts6_Module5
MAPEH – Arts Alternative Delivery Mode Quarter 2 – Module 5: Digital Painting
First Edition, 2020
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Published by the Department of Education Secretary: Leonor Magtolis Briones Undersecretary: Diosdado M. San Antonio
Development Team of the Module
Author: Jean Corinne G. Tubiera Editor: Joyce M. Toriaga Reviewers: Margie R. Ibuyan, Rovie C. Abello, Rebecca Y. Ibarreta, Mahnnie Q. Tolentino, Hajji S. Tropa Illustrator: Danny U. Nagtalon Layout Artist: Gerry D. Almanon Management Team: Ramir B. Uytico, Pedro T. Escobarte, Miguel Mac D. Aposin, Jerson B. Labos, Elena P. Gonzaga, Donald T. Genine, Jerry A. Oquendo, Dobie P. Parohinog, Mahnnie Q. Tolentino, Rebecca Y. Ibarreta, Hajji S. Tropa, Rovie C. Abello
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MAPEH – Arts Quarter 2 – Module 5: 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
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:
- Create a digital painting similar with the Master’s (e.g., Van Gogh, Amorsolo, etc.) in terms of style, theme, etc. A6PR-IIc
What I Know
Write T is the statement is True and F if it is False. Write the answer on your paper.
_____1. Digital brushes are the engine room where you will make most of your modifications. _____2. In making digital painting, any version of the program will NOT provide you with a toolbar on the left-hand side of the screen. _____3. Like traditional painting, digital painting primarily makes use of a lot of colors. _____4. You have to assemble everything to create a finished digital painting. _____5. In making your own Digital Painting, you have to follow some steps. _____6. NOT all brush properties can be accessed in the Brushes Palette. _____7. You can draw out your outlines with the use Digital Pen. _____8. Do not use the Artist’s Brushes in creating a digital painting similar with anyone of the Masters. _____9. Print completed painting. ____10. Using the Pencil Tool, you can sketch a portrait that will transform into a 3D portrait.
Lesson 1: Digital Painting
After going through this lesson, the learner is expected to create a Digital Painting similar with the Masters’ Paintings (e.g., Van Gogh, Amorsolo, etc.) in terms of style, theme, etc. A6PR-IIc
What’s In
Put a check mark(/) if the statement is true and X if the statement is false. Answer it on your paper.
_____1. Digital Painting is a fun hobby. _____2. Meedhu Joseph is the great impressionist. _____3. It is a real painting if the canvas peeps through the oil paint, and if the brushstrokes appear thick or thin on the board or canvas _____4. Each artist mixes and blends colors to build forms in real painting. _____5. If the watercolor washes can blend, and if the watercolor is deposited on rough paper, it is considered as a real painting. _____6. One of the advantages in using computers in paintings is that errors can be easily corrected. _____7. Stages and version(s) of the artwork cannot be saved, filed, and easily retrieved with the use of computer in painting. _____8. You have to understand how the elements and principles of artwork are applied on designs. _____9. Elements and Principles in making a Digital Painting is not effective to use. ____10. Set your equipment and tools for Digital Painting.
Clap! Clap! Clap! If you got 10. Don’t be sad if you got 5 below.
What’s New
In this lesson, you will be more equipped of the knowledge in making a Digital Painting.
How do you assemble everything to create a finished digital painting? Familiarize yourself with the various components to create a digital painting more confidently.
What is It
In Module 2.1.3, you have studied the materials and techniques available to you, work must begin. Try your hand here at creating your own digital painting. The following steps walk you back through the process:
Make Your Digital Painting
- Open Gimp (Open Source) for tablet PC. Any version of a program will provide you with a toolbar on the left-hand side of the screen. The first few tools at the top are your selection tools. With these tools, you can select any part of your image independently. The square tool will define for you an area – your virtual canvas – where you can work.
[chart: tool reference; Tools]
Marquee (Selection) > [icon] < Move Lasso > [icon] < Magic Wand Crop > [icon] < Eyedropper Healing Brush > [icon] < Brush Clone Stamp > [icon] < History Brush Eraser > [icon] < Paint Bcket / Gradient Blur > [icon] < Dodge Pen > [icon] < Type Path Selection > [icon] < Shape Tools 3D Rotate > [icon] < 3D Orbit Hand > [icon] < Zoom Foreground Color > [icon] < Background Color Quick Mask Mode > [icon]
http://www.myphotoshopsite.com/tutorials/level_1/1-1.htm
- Using your digital pen, draw out your outlines. Indicate your foreground, middle ground, and background shapes. You can also select the character of your line switching from brush, to pen, to pencil, or airbrush in a second. The pencil lines should touch the edge of your rectangle or virtual canvas. If the line does not touch the edge, it will allow other colors to bleed into that shape.
Outlines
[photo: brush settings panel showing Size 150 px and Hardness 0%, with brush presets, beside a screenshot of a digitally painted green apple with shadow]
- Then, use the paint bucket tool to dump color into large areas. Use the color pattern and colored textures in the toolbox for added effect. Add lighter colors for the highlights and darker colors for shadowing. The texture of the “fill-ins” and background canbe chosen too. Use the Eraser tool if you must.
[illustration: three panels of a tree-and-hill scene labeled Base Color, Shadow, and Highlights]
Base Color Shadow Highlights Illustrations by Danny U. Nagtalon
- Create Virtual brushstrokes. Change the brush to blend in the effects under the paintbrush tool. If needed, change the size and shape of the paintbrush as well. Observe how the colors are blended and what parts of the work are being manipulated. The more you blend colors, the more the work would look as if it were painted by hand. You may also enlarge the size of the painting.
Brushes Tool Options
[illustration: screenshot of the Brush panel showing Brush Tip Shape options, brush presets, and a brush stroke preview]
5. Work in layers. Once you have selected a portion of the image, copy and paste it over the left side of the screen. At the bottom, you will find the layers panel. When you copy and paste a selection, it will automatically create a new layer above the background layer. As you add more layers, the ones that are higher in the layer order will be on top of your image. You can change this order by simply dragging the layers up and down.
Layer Panel
[chart: diagram; Layer Panel]
- Labels printed on the diagram: Layer Filter; Blend Mode; Opacity; Fill; Visibility; Thumbnail; Locked; A Layer; Create New Layer; Link Layer; Delete a Layer; Layer Style; Group Layers; Layer Mask; Adjustment Layers.
6. Use the Artist’s Brushes. Switch to artists’ brush should you like to create a digital painting similar with anyone of the Masters (Impressionist, Seurat, Van Gogh, etc.) in terms of style or theme. Learn from these masters to build a sense of the world outside of your own.
Brush Dynamics
[illustration: screenshot of the Photoshop Brush panel over a painting of three trees on a grassy hill; caption: Illustrated by Danny U. Nagtalon]
7. Print the completed painting. Finally, when you are satisfied with your painting, a paper printout, suitable for reproduction, can be obtained. Use only small amounts of glue to mat your work, so it would not soak through the paper. Display your work in an art exhibit. Post it online as well. Appreciate any feedbacks that you receive from your friends and family. They could provide you with ideas that will enable you to make better decisions.
Student work
[illustration: student digital painting of three trees on a grassy hill under a blue sky; caption: Illustrated by Danny U. Nagtalon]
Notes to the Teacher
Check the work of your learner if he/ she met your objectives. Give some praises.
What’s More
Activity 1: Expressions in Digital Painting
Materials: digital camera, laptop or any personal computer
Procedures:
Today, technology allows you the means to experiment beyond the alphabet. Try your hand doing all or any of the following activities with your computer:
- Look for a photograph of any finished portrait painting.
Sample photograph:
[photo: painted portrait of a woman with yellow hair, pink face, blue eyelids, and red lips on an orange background, in a white frame]
Copy and paste your source photo nine times.
- Use the computer and software to manipulate and make each image different from each other. For example: change the original colors (Brush Tool) of each one.
- Make the face of your first image yellow, the second image pink, and the third image in black and white.
- Stretch your imagination further by sharpening the contrast (Dodge or Burn Tool) between colors, placing it on another background (Move Tool), or zooming in (Zoom Tool) on a part to put a third eye or color the image’s lips alone.
Arrange them in a series or in the style of the famous Pop Art artist, Andy Warhol.
[photo: four-panel pop art series of a woman’s face in different bright colors]
What I Have Learned
Wow! Great! Congratulations!
Did you get it?
Go over the list of topics and put a check mark (/) on how you understand Digital Painting.
| Topics | I have a good understanding. | I still have questions. | I don’t get it. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Tools | |||
| Digital Brushes | |||
| Software Tools Used in Digital Painting | |||
| Layers in Digital Painting |
What I Can Do
- Explore painting techniques further. For example, give your 2D image a 3D effect digitally.
[illustration: red apple in 2D drawing style] [illustration: red apple with leaf and shadow in 3D-effect digital painting]
2D Drawing 3D effect Digital painting
https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/2D-red-apple-vector-drawing/29639.html https://pixabay.com/hu/illustrations/alma-almafa-gy%c3%bcm%c3%b6lcs%c3%b6k-gy%c3%bcm%c3%b6lcs-1988506/
a. Using the Pencil Tool, sketch a portrait that you will transform into a 3D portrait. b. Play with the facial features; zoom in on part of the picture for closer editing by using the Zoom tool from the toolbar. c. Add elements of lighting and shadow into your flat image. Use the Gradient Tool, Burn Tool, and Dodge Tool to help you accomplish this in a believable way. Define the shape as well as the depth and dimension of your art.
- Make an abstraction – just lines, shapes, colors, or textures- like the work of action painter Jackson Pollock or Filipino painter Vivian Komando. Go to Artist’s Brushes Selector menu to select the brush technique that you want in your work. Spatter, pointillize, dab, use the palette knife, or explore impasto.
[illustration: circular green, yellow, and red mandala-style painting] [illustration: abstract painting of drips and splashes in blue, red, white, and green]
https://www.incredibleart.org/artroom/Vivian/vivian-man2.jpg https://pixels.com/featured/the-new-jackson-pollock-don-northup.html
Assessment
Put a check mark (/) before each statement that describes your attitudes and feelings during and after doing the artwork.
_____1. I realized that art processes, elements, and principles still apply even with the use of technologies.
_____2. I can appreciate the elements and principles applied in digital art.
_____3. I can apply concepts on the use of the software (commands, menu, etc.)
_____4. I can utilize art skills using new technologies (hardware and software) in digital painting.
_____5. I can create a digital painting similar with the Masters’ (e.g., Van Gogh, Amorsolo, etc.)
_____6. I can understand my classmates better through their participation in class.
_____7. I can accept the remarks and suggestions of others.
_____8. I can clean and take good care of the things in my classroom after using them.
_____9. I can see myself improving in how I think and work in this activity.
_____10. I am happy with, and proud of my works.
Additional Activities
Create a digital painting using your available device.
[transcriber’s note: the printed answer space is an empty rectangular box with no content]
Answer Key
[transcriber’s note: the answer key is printed rotated 180 degrees in two boxes; the entries below are read from the rotated text, in the printed order]
What’s In
- /
- x
- /
- /
- /
- /
- x
- x
- x
- /
What I Know
- F
- F
- T
- T
- T
- F
- T
- F
- T
- T
References
Retrieved from:
http://www.myphotoshopsite.com/tutorials/level_1/1-1.htm
https://www.incredibleart.org/artroom/Vivian/vivian-man2.jpg
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