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Computer Graphics/Graphic Design

Demonstrate Your Understanding of Composition

9/12/2018

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Objective: Demonstrate your understanding of composition

Materials
• Cameras • Small objects like paperclips or rubber bands

• Composition is a key secret to making great art.
• Composition can make even boring objects look interesting.
• You are challenged to prove that even objects like paperclips and rubber bands can become interesting when arranged well. 

Check out the art work by Steve Axford.

Create:
Get into groups of three or four students- Make sure that your group has an expert in it. 
Get objects that are quite simple
Work together to come up with four pictures of their objects with strong compositions.
Edit as you go.
It often takes multiple tries to get a winning shot
Place the four examples into a presentation and label each example- You may use Adobe Spark, Google Slides or other presentation. 
Turn this into classroom

Types of Compositions:
Rule of Thirds
Golden Ratio

Leading Lines

Framing

Diagonals

Figure to Ground

Fill the Frame

Center the Dominant Eye

Patterns and Repetition

Symmetry

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