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3 COOL ARTY/CRAFTY
PROJECTS
USING JUST POWERPOINT
(NO PHOTOSHOP NEEDED!)
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:
• How to create 3 different arty/crafty projects using just
PowerPoint 2007/2010
• How to create a stencil cutout.
• How to create a silhouette from a digital photo
• How to create a computer wallpaper background for
your Vision Board
HOW TO CREATE A STENCIL CUTOUT
Part 1
CREATING STENCILS
• Stencils can be
used for:
• Art projects
• Painting projects
• T-shirt iron on
transfers
STEP 1
• Insert a picture into a blank slide. Any digital photo will do.
STEP 2
• Go to the Picture Tools Tab, Corrections and Sharpen by
50%
STEP 3
• Go to the Picture Tools Tab, Colors Menu and Make the
picture black and white.
STEP 4
• Go to the Picture Tools
Tab, Artistic Effects menu
and Apply Cutout effect, 3
layers.
STEP 5: PRINT AND CUT!
• You have 4 layers: white, black, light gray and dark
gray. Print out 5 copies of this image. Cut each
color out of the copies.
• You can print on transparencies for wall stenciling,
or on transfer paper for tee-shirts (only one copy
needed), or print on paper for shapes for art
projects (see example of duct tape art project with
layers on next slide…)
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HOW TO CREATE A SILHOUETTE FROM A
DIGITAL PHOTO
Part 2
THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO END UP WITH!
• Silhouettes can be used for craft projects, scrapbooking
and more!
STEP 1
• Insert a picture into the blank slide, and using the Picture
Tools Tab, choose Remove Background so you end up
with something like this:
STEP 2:
• Go to the Picture Tools Tab, Corrections and Choose
Brightness -40% and Contrast +40%
STEP 3
• Go to the Picture Tools Tab and choose Color and Black
and White 75%
PRINT AND
CUT OUT
AND USE
FOR YOUR
PROJECT!
HOW TO CREATE A VISION BOARD
COMPUTER WALLPAPER BACKGROUND
Part 3
STEP 1
• Find your computer’s resolution.
• Right-Click on your desktop.
• In Windows 7 systems, click “Screen
Resolution”.
• Write this down.
STEP 2
• Convert pixels to inches online.
• You’ve written down your screen resolution,
now go online and convert to inches to modify
the slide width and height.
• Write down these numbers.
STEP 3
• Change your slide size in PowerPoint.
• Go to the Design menu.
• Choose Slide Setup
• Enter the numbers you just wrote down from
the pixels to inches conversion online.
STEP 4
• Design your background.
• Insert any clipart or photos, text or WordArt
• Adjust for your own computer. (I.E., move
words to the right of the screen if all your
computer icons are to the left, for example.)
• See example, next slide.
STEP 5 & 6
• Group & Save
• Select All and Group Everything.
• Right-click on the Grouping.
• Save as a Picture to Your Desktop.
LAST STEP
• Put the new background on your desktop.
• Right Click on the Picture you saved to your
desktop.
• Choose Set As Desktop Background.
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