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# Excel Pixel Art

What is a Pixel? How is that Like Roman Mosaics and Pointillism?&#x20;

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Set Up Exel: Row Height 10 and Column Width 1

**Step 1:** Reproduce Mario but yours MUST be different than the example

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**Step #2**: Create your own personal PIXEL Art using ONE of your initials and then decorate it. The shapes, colors and decorations should represent your personality, interests or tastes.&#x20;

Size Options: 20X20 OR 30x30 - Consider Putting a Border around your Square - you may use EITHER the border tool in Excel OR the next column/square

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**What to Turn In**: Take a SCREEN SHOT of your Pixel Art and then print it to the color printer

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**Step #3:** Write 2-4 sentences in your network notebook that gives an English (non-computer science) definition of a pixel and use mosaics or pointillism as a point of comparison.&#x20;
