Unit 1 - Year 2 Lessons

Overview

Students will complete Unit 1 Year 2 activities using digital art workflows.

Target skills:

• Visual Communication
• Digital Illustration
• Creative Problem Solving

Tools:

• Pixilart

Outputs:

• Student-created digital artifact(s) saved to class folder.

Week 1 - Digital Art

Lesson 1 - Drawing Faces

Canvas: 64 × 64 (Pixilart)
Goal: Draw self and friends’ faces.

Tip — Mirroring: When the pencil is selected, the two dotted toggles at the bottom enable mirroring.

Steps:

1. Draw the base of the face.
   

2. Draw hair.
   

3. Draw eyes.
   
   

4. Draw nose.
   

5. Mouth.
   

6. Save.
   
   Google Drive > Students > NAME > NAME_FACE.png

Lesson 2 - Iterate

Continue as before: draw a friend/teacher/self again with a different hairstyle or accessories.

Week 2 - Digital Art

Lesson 1 - 2D House

1. Type in the size. Canvas: 50 × 50
   

2. Use the reference guide to block a 2D house. Focus on shadows and light (show a “sun” direction).
   
   (larger guide may be shown if available)

3. Save when finished.
   

4. Google Drive > Students > NAME > NAME_house2D.png

After finishing: Typing Club or ClassDojo if time allows. Give feedback on lighting, shadows, colors, and areas to improve.

Lesson 2 - 3D House

Repeat the steps using a 3D house as the base. Students do not need to follow the same color scheme.

1. Canvas: 50 × 50

2. Draw 3D house using previous 3D example as a base.
   

3. Save when finished.
   
   Google Drive > Students > NAME > NAME_house3D.png