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Misty Copeland
Ballet Star

This exercise displays some common ballet positions that ballerinas use in their performances. The position is constructed by specifying the spatial relationship between the image of the top half and lower half of the body. Various images with differing hand positions are available as well. For students unfamiliar to ballet, the exercise provides a useful introductory insight in the dance method. The exercise also encourages the student to discuss and ponder the challenges faced by Misty in this dance world.



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Gradient
Generation

This exercise creates a filled rectangle that slowly moves from the source color to the target color. This is done by drawing a series of 200 thin rectangles that vary slightly in color from the adjacent rectangle. Both the source and target color are defined in a set 3 variables for red, green, and blue. Students can change these source and target colors and the size (width and height) of the overall gradient rectangle. The main loop of the code uses the loop index (variable name of counter) to increase or decrease the RGB colors as the rectangles are generated.



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Jackson Pollock
Painting Creation
A Jackson Pollock painting can be generated through this exercise. The model uses the 3 key techniques - splotch, splash, and drip - to generate the painting. The model has several repetitive loops which perform a specified number of these techniques with a chosen color. Each block then adds to the painting these shapes using a different color. Students can modify the color and the frequency of using each of the techniques, in order to generate a Jackson Pollock painting of their own.

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