© 2005 Deborah Gilden Samples from Class Drawing with PowerPoint ® Simple Computer Art for Children and Adults

© 2005 Deborah Gilden

Samples from Class“Drawing with PowerPoint®”

Simple Computer Art for Children and Adults


Introduction

Although it’s called “PowerPoint presentation software,” the versatility of this application makes it useful for a lot more than just giving presentations. For those of us who can’t draw by hand but have a need, or just a hankering, to create some simple images, the drawing tools that are a part of PowerPoint software are just the ticket. Even young children can learn to “draw” in this medium that ensures your circles are round, your squares are square, and your colors stay inside the lines -- yet also allows for freehand creativity via the mouse.

Perhaps these samples created with PowerPoint Drawing Tools will inspire you to make your own masterpieces!




The basic activity in drawing with PowerPoint tools involves clicking on a tool that has the shape you want, then clicking (or clicking & dragging) on your slide. Like magic, your shape appears! Once there, you can resize it, reshape it, move it, color it, and even animate it.


The oval, rectangle, line, & arrow tools are on the Drawing Toolbar for easy access.


Many additional tools are in the AutoShapes menu. They are grouped by category. It’s fun and useful to become familiar with them. Start by clicking the AutoShapes menu (probably at the bottom of your screen), and then on Basic Shapes.



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Snowman & Sun

Made with only the oval tool.



Snowman & Sun

Adding the gradient “from center”Along with shadows, adds depth.



Snowman & Sun

Including other shapes adds realism;animation is always fun.




Head, ears, and eyes are made from oval tool.

Mouth is made from arc tool.

Neck and body are made from rounded rectangle tool.

Arms and feet are made from oval tool.

Bowtie is made from is made from isosceles triangle and oval tools.



Christmas Tree

Explore the shapes in the manycategories under “AutoShapes.”


Ranger Bird

WordArt makes text act like an object.


Penguin Exits

You can either use the shadow tool, or draw your own shadow.


Enter School Bus

Gradients help make windows look real.



Night Scene

Animation turns this into something special.


Concept by Brenna Bozigian

Frog by Brenna

Brenna made the original version with water colors at age 11;Dr. Debby made a PowerPoint variationat age – oh, never mind!


Flower

Amazing what you can do with a flattened circle, a gradient fill, and a bit of rotation.


Flower in Frame

Dr. Debby’s Class “Drawing with PowerPoint”includes three ways of making 3-D shapes.


BlindsWhat goes down… BlindsWhat goes down…


BlindsMust come up! BlindsMust come up!



Summer SceneA falling apple scares the bunny. Summer SceneA falling apple scares the bunny.


UniversityNote the shadowsby the dormers.


Sundae

AutoShapes and gradients can be delicious!


Cone

AutoShapes, gradients, and patterned fills can be delicious!



Watermelon

You can make curves with a basic AutoShapes tool, or with an AutoShape line tool. Using them takes practice.


Bowl of Fruit

Practice “drawing” simple images can lead to more sophisticated creations. Note that the bowl is translucent.


The End

The examples you have just seen are from Dr. Debby’s Class “Drawing with PowerPoint” which she teaches in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you would like more information on this or other classes taught by Dr. Debby, would like to comment on the examples, or want to learn about how Dr. Debby can help you design a PowerPoint presentation, a PowerPoint Photo Album, or a PowerPoint Scrapbook, contact her at [email protected].

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© 2005 Deborah Gilden Samples from Class Drawing with PowerPoint ® Simple Computer Art for Children and Adults