• Replace the color of an object in Pixlr
• Tips - Select All - then hold down the CRTL key while using one of the selection tools, then Invert selection prior to using the Color Replace tool, or select what you want to change (if you hold the Shift key while selecting, you can choose multiple portions of the image) then Go to Edit > Fill.
  

• Change the eye color in Pixlr - Notes; Also try Hue instead of Darken on the overlay

• How to Desaturate (Black and White) a Picture while an Object is still Colorful
• I prefer these steps - use the lasso tool to select what you want to keep in color > go to Select > Invert Selection, then go to Adjustment > Hue & saturation > slide the Saturation to the left which removes color from the selected part of the image > click Apply and Save.
  

• How to remove an object in Pixlr
• This video might help too.
• Tips; Duplicate the layer first.  Select the source of what you want to use to replace the image.
  

• Resize an Image
• I resized this image from 1440x1920 to 780x1040 which changed the file size from 4.2 MB to 1.4 MB.  I then used html code to reduce both images to 25% of original size.
  

• How to use a graphic in your text
• Tips:  use large, bold font style, When selecting the Text use the Wand Select tool and then chose Invert Selection.  Text needs to be the 1st layer and the image needs to be the 2nd layer.
  

• How to remove a background in an image
• Tips - use a small hard eraser to go around the image that you want to keep, then use a larger hard eraser in order to move quickly in deleting the rest of the background.
  

• How to blur a face
• Tip - select the face > Go to Filters > Detail > Blur, you may want to blur more than once
  

• Graphics
• Take your own photos or find pictures on the Internet.  Save them to your Google Drive, iCloud Drive, or a flash drive, then copy them to a new folder in your home drive in class.
  
• When searching Google online for graphics > click on Images > Search Tools > Size > Large this will show only high quality, high resolution graphics,  then select Usage rights > Labeled for reuse with modification 
• Place all images (originals and edited versions) into a Keynote presentation.
• Add text where needed
• When finished go to File > Export > Movie, leave all defaults as they are, select a location for the movie. 
  
• Add the movie file to the assignment in JupiterGrades.
• Movie - Sample
  

• 6 Editing Tricks
• Pixlr - Tutorial
• Let's learn Pixlr

Note - extra credit for students who use their own media from their personal devices

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