Unit 5 - Year 2 Lessons

Overview

Students will complete Unit 5 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 - 2D & 3D Car (Pixilart)

Lesson 1 - Draw the Car

Goal: Block a 2D car silhouette, then convert to a 3D view.

1. Canvas 64×64 > draw a 2D car.
   
2. Save to Drive.
3. Re-draw the same car in 3D (angled view, wheels, volume).
   
4. Export > PNG to Students > NAME
   • 2DCar.png (2D)
   • 3DCar.png (3D)
     

Lesson 2 - Variations

Continue or try different vehicles (truck, race car, bus).

Week 2 - Layered Pond Scene (Top-Down)

Lesson 1 - Build Layers

Goal: Use layers to fake water depth around fish.

1. Canvas 100×100 > draw a dithered rock (two browns/greys).
   
2. New layer > draw fish (top-down or slight side).
   
3. New layer > fill light blue; erase around fish for a clear zone.
   
   
4. Repeat on new layers with darker blues, each slightly larger.
   
   
5. Final layer: lower opacity (don’t erase) to suggest deepest water.
   
6. Export as fish.png.
   

Lesson 2 - Extend

Add more fish, base-layer details (seaweed, rocks).