Description
Teach your students how to transform good photos into great ones with this comprehensive Digital Photo Editing Unit! This step-by-step lesson bundle walks students through essential editing tools while reinforcing key art concepts like color, value, hue, saturation, intensity, lightness, composition, and more.
Perfect for middle school or high school digital art classes, this unit includes guided demonstrations, practice images, and an assessment rubric built directly into the slideshow—making it easy for you to teach, assign, and grade with confidence.
What’s Inside This Unit
Your download includes a beautifully designed, student-friendly slideshow covering:
Art Concepts
- What is color?
- Hue, intensity, value
- How color works in the digital world (HSL)
- Value as an element of art
- Color palettes & color relationships
- Examples of color and value in photography & digital drawing
- Featured artist: Meiko Takechi Arquillos
Digital Art Editing Lessons
Students learn to edit five photos using essential tools found in most digital art software (Photoshop, Photopea, Procreate, etc.):
- Resizing – Lizard photo
- Cropping & Straightening – Bike photo
- Exposure, Brightness & Contrast – Dog photo
- Hue, Saturation & Vibrance – Beach photo
- Spot Healing Brush – Sandwich photo
Each tool is broken down into simple, visual, step-by-step instructions to build student confidence and mastery.
Assessment Materials
✔ Five editing tasks
✔ Reflection questions
✔ A full rubric INCLUDED in the slideshow
The rubric clearly assesses edited photos and written responses, making grading fast and consistent.
Why Teachers Love This Unit
- No prep required
- All example images and links included
- Works with multiple digital art programs
- Scaffolded instructions help even beginners succeed
- Built-in rubric makes grading easy
- Great for digital art, photography, media arts, or technology electives
Perfect For
- Middle school art
- High school intro to digital art
- Photography units
- Sub plans (students can work independently!)
- Remote or in-person learning
Highlights
Description
Teach your students how to transform good photos into great ones with this comprehensive Digital Photo Editing Unit! This step-by-step lesson bundle walks students through essential editing tools while reinforcing key art concepts like color, value, hue, saturation, intensity, lightness, composition, and more.
Perfect for middle school or high school digital art classes, this unit includes guided demonstrations, practice images, and an assessment rubric built directly into the slideshow—making it easy for you to teach, assign, and grade with confidence.
What’s Inside This Unit
Your download includes a beautifully designed, student-friendly slideshow covering:
Art Concepts
- What is color?
- Hue, intensity, value
- How color works in the digital world (HSL)
- Value as an element of art
- Color palettes & color relationships
- Examples of color and value in photography & digital drawing
- Featured artist: Meiko Takechi Arquillos
Digital Art Editing Lessons
Students learn to edit five photos using essential tools found in most digital art software (Photoshop, Photopea, Procreate, etc.):
- Resizing – Lizard photo
- Cropping & Straightening – Bike photo
- Exposure, Brightness & Contrast – Dog photo
- Hue, Saturation & Vibrance – Beach photo
- Spot Healing Brush – Sandwich photo
Each tool is broken down into simple, visual, step-by-step instructions to build student confidence and mastery.
Assessment Materials
✔ Five editing tasks
✔ Reflection questions
✔ A full rubric INCLUDED in the slideshow
The rubric clearly assesses edited photos and written responses, making grading fast and consistent.
Why Teachers Love This Unit
- No prep required
- All example images and links included
- Works with multiple digital art programs
- Scaffolded instructions help even beginners succeed
- Built-in rubric makes grading easy
- Great for digital art, photography, media arts, or technology electives
Perfect For
- Middle school art
- High school intro to digital art
- Photography units
- Sub plans (students can work independently!)
- Remote or in-person learning
