diff --git a/BasicImages/BasicImages.pde b/BasicImages/BasicImages.pde
index 8b13789..2b50014 100644
--- a/BasicImages/BasicImages.pde
+++ b/BasicImages/BasicImages.pde
@@ -1 +1,35 @@
+//sketch->add file: select file to add to data folder
+//control+k is shortcut to access data folder
 
+//declare variables
+PImage pusheen;
+float scaleFactor = .1;
+
+void setup(){
+size(600,800);  //set size of screen
+noCursor();  //rid of cursor
+noStroke();
+
+//initialize variables
+pusheen=loadImage("Pusheen.jpg");
+}
+
+void draw(){
+for(int i=0; i<50;i++){
+int x=int(random(width));
+int y=int(random(height));
+fill(pusheen.get(x,y));
+ellipse(x,y,20,20);
+}
+  
+image(pusheen,mouseX,mouseY,pusheen.width*scaleFactor,pusheen.height*scaleFactor);  //display image
+}
+
+void keyPressed(){  //run this once each time I press a key
+  
+if(keyCode==UP){  //if key is up arrow, increase scale factor
+  scaleFactor+=.01;
+    }else if(keyCode==DOWN&&scaleFactor>.2){  //otherwise, if key is down arrow AND scale factor is > .2, decrease scale factor
+      scaleFactor-=.1;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/BasicImages/data/Pusheen.jpg b/BasicImages/data/Pusheen.jpg
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/IndependentImagePractice.pde b/IndependentImagePractice/IndependentImagePractice.pde
index 8b13789..6cf378d 100644
--- a/IndependentImagePractice/IndependentImagePractice.pde
+++ b/IndependentImagePractice/IndependentImagePractice.pde
@@ -1 +1,38 @@
+//declare variables
+PImage pusheen;
+PImage pusheen2;
+PImage pusheen3;
+PImage pusheen4;
+PImage pusheen5;
+PImage bat;
+ 
+void setup(){
 
+size(500,500);  //set size of screen
+
+//initialize variables
+pusheen=loadImage("pusheen.png");
+pusheen2=loadImage("pusheenat.jpg");
+pusheen3=loadImage("pusheenbread.jpg");
+pusheen4=loadImage("pusheengames.jpg");
+pusheen5=loadImage("pusheenpizza.jpg");
+bat=loadImage("batsignal.jpg");
+
+pusheen.mask(bat);  //mask the pusheen image
+
+}
+
+void draw(){
+
+background(map(mouseY,0,height,0,255));  //draw a background
+
+//display images
+image(pusheen2,0,0,250,250);
+image(pusheen3,0,250,250,250);
+image(pusheen4,250,0,250,250);
+image(pusheen5,250,250,250,250);
+
+if(mousePressed){  //if the mouse is pressed...
+  image(pusheen,0,0,500,500);  //...a new image will be displayed
+}
+} 
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/data/batsignal.jpg b/IndependentImagePractice/data/batsignal.jpg
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheen.png b/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheen.png
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheenat.jpg b/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheenat.jpg
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheenbread.jpg b/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheenbread.jpg
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheengames.jpg b/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheengames.jpg
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diff --git a/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheenpizza.jpg b/IndependentImagePractice/data/pusheenpizza.jpg
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