YEAR 10 art GCSE pupils from Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School, Warrington spent a day at Priestley College to transform their cell coursework pieces into digital creations.
They were given the opportunity of using two of Priestley’s graphic design suites and, using photographs of their artwork, selected sections they wished to use and transform into layers.
Using Photoshop, they learned how to cut out, transform, and adjust various sections of their artwork. They played with colour, contrast and filter effects. They layered these sections up to create digital collages of their cell pieces.
Staff were impressed with the results as most of the pupils had never used Photoshop before.
A school spokesperson said: “It is great how these pieces connect the pupil’s fine art skills and digital skills – the pupils started with their paintings and drawings, put them on the computer, and using a completely different technique have transformed them into something quite different.
“These digital creations give something else to the pupil’s portfolios and skillset, and pupils have the opportunities to continue to develop their Photoshop skills within school.”
Pictured: Digital creations by Shania Talbot (left) and Shannon Anderson (right).
Art pupils get creative
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