Elements and Principles of Design Project #2

Description:                                                                                                                   For this project, we took 12 pictures to represent the elements and principles of design. After taking the 12 pictures we had to put them into some sort of presentation to teach the elements and principles of design. The pictures were to show examples of the different elements and principles of design. Below are my top five favorite pictures I took. 

Value (light & dark) - refers to the lightness or darkness of a color. I took this picture at night on the lake and it shows the light of the moon and the darkness of the night.

Rhythm/Movement - repeating movement, which shows something is moving. I took this picture when I was on a boat in San Diego. It shows the dolphins jumping over the waves. 

Emphasis (focal point) - focuses your attention on one part of the picture. I took this picture of my brother after he shot his first deer and the orange stands out and focuses your attention on it.

Color - an element of art that is produced when light strikes an object and reflects back to the eye. I took a picture of a birthday cake to show all of the different colors of the candles and frosting.

Texture - refers to the surface of an object. texture can be described as soft, hard, rough, slippery, sticky, etc. This blanket I took a picture of shows texture well in the stitching and pattern of the blanket.

Extension Activity:

    I could create a color wheel to show students the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors. I would also have students create the color wheel with me as I do it. They would label the different colors and what type of colors they are. Once students have finished their color wheel, then we will use the color wheel in math to work with fractions. On a color wheel, there are 12 different colors and each color is sectioned off to use for fractions. An example question I would ask the students is what is the fraction of just the primary colors? Students would reply either 3/12 or 1/4. I would then go on and ask different questions relating to the color wheel/fractions. This way students are learning about the primary, secondary, and tertiary colors while practicing their fractions.