Image Editing using pixlr

In this week’s ICT session with the year 6/7s we had a look at image editing.  This is in preparation for their PYP exhibition work, where their unit of enquiry is about how we express ourselves through advertising.

Here is an extract from the ICT session : 

What is Image Editing?

Image editing is the process of altering images, whether they be digital photographs, traditional analog photographs, or illustrations. Image editing software is used in this process.  Some of the most used and best-known image editing programs include Adobe Photoshop, GIMP and Corel Paintshop as well as some on-line photo editors which include pixlr, Picnik and FotoFlexer.

Image Editing in Advertising

Can you think of some reasons why advertisers may want to edit photos?

  • Click here for some hints from Wikipedia.
  • Click here and here to see some examples from graphic design & advertising websites.
  • Click here to see some magazine photographs that have been edited and are flawed. 

Editing your own image

As an exercise, try editing a photo of yourself using the on-line photo editor pixlr.  You will find your 2011 student photo in T:\ICT Resources\Yr 7 – Exhibition\Images.

Try experimenting with some of the following tools.

  • Crop
  • Lasso
  • Magic Wand
  • Clone Stamp
  • Smudge
  • Red Eye Reduction
  • Spot Heal
  • Bloat
  • Pinch
  • Colour picker
  • Paint Bucket

Also try experimenting with the Adjustment and Filter menus to apply some special effects to your image.  Here are some of the special effects that you can get with these tools.