Creating Clip Art

Alright, here's a new blog post for everyone! This week, we created a ladybug in class. I mean, not a REAL ladybug, but an Inkscape one! Unfortunately, we have to create a video tutorial for this - I'm not too comfortable with the idea, but my grades are at stake! Soooo, let's begin, shall we? 

Q: Name and explain 3 NEW commands that you use in creating Clip Art.
A: Aww, I can't mention good 'ole Fill & Stroke anymore. It's alright, guys! I have other cool commands to use! Okay well, they may be lame, but they're super helpful!

1. Holding down Ctrl in general: Holding down Ctrl for anything is actually pretty neat. For example, you can hold it down while you're moving a shape so it moves in a straight line, or you could create a shape and it would hold it's form while you resize it. Awesome, isn't it?!
2. Shift: Don't want to open up Fill & Stroke? Well, there's an easier way to change your shape's fill and stroke colour - simply choose a colour as your filling, hold down shift, choose another color, and BOOM! You got yourself a mighty fine looking shape with different shades of fill and stroke colours. Also, if you have trouble selecting different objects at the same time, just hold down shift!
3. Bezier: The Bezier tool may look weird and ratchet, but I swear, it isn't! It would really help creating the legs. I mean, you can't have a legless ladybug, right?

Stubby the Coolest Ladybug 

Creating this ladybug was pretty cool because I had different instructions this time. Instead of listening to Ms.Buenaflor and following her instructions, I had to create the insect using a video tutorial as a guide. It was a bit challenging at some point, but that sort of challenge motivated me to finish my work faster.

Q: Which of the 3 learners are you: auditory, reading, or visual?
A: I seriously think I'm a halfsie-learner - probably half auditory, half visual. I learn a lot from Ms. Buenaflor giving instructions because she explains further and I can use the information given to create new projects. But if I watch a video, I can create something at my own pace. I'm a bit impatient when it comes to certain classes because I always want to move on to the next lesson and learn more until we finish the book or quarter goals. So, I guess if I had Ms. giving out specific info and a video tutorial playing on my laptop, I'd finish my work quickly without any problems.

This activity would certainly develop my critical thinking skills because it'll help me create a video tutorial in which viewers can clearly understand my instructions and follow along with ease. Hope you enjoy!

See you soon, everyone!