Color of a Master

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Color of a Master

• Powerpoint template for use preparing your
  presentation.
• Samples, notes and resources

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Why this Powerpoint File?

• This file includes an outline, notes, ideas and
  graphic resources that might be helpful in
  planning and preparing your presentation. Feel
  free to use any portion of this file or to use
  none of it.
• While researching your presentation, be sure to
  keep the main goal in mind introduce us to the
  distinctive color traits and tactics used by your
  artist/designer. Help us learn how they used
  color.

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Artist/Designer

• SAVE-AS THIS FILE with your own file name!

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A suggested general outline for your presentation

• 5-8 minutes presentation
• Introduce the artist/designer/firm briefly (1-2
  minutes)
• Present the artwork/designs and your
  analysis/comments on the works. (5-6 minutes)
• Summarize color traits/strategies. (1 minute)

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Introduce the artist/designer

• Introduce the artist/designer/firm briefly (1-2
  min)
• Note that this presentation is not primarily a
  biography on an artist/designer. However,
  introduce us to the general background and
  influences on the artist give us the context in
  which the designer worked.
• Your presentation should answer some of these
  questions
• Where was he/she raised and where did he/she
  study?
• When did he/she work? Where?
• What kind of projects did he/she complete?
• What influenced his/her work??
• What aspirations or goals motivated him/her?

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Present a selection of representative works (6-12
works or a few major projects) 5-6 minutes

• Present/describe color use
• Dominant hues
• Typical hue schemes (complementary, split-comp,
  analogous, monochromatic, etc.)
• Characteristic use of contrast (very bold, very
  soft/subtle?)
• Prominent accents?
• What traits recur?
• Are there any signature aspects of color use
  that this artist/designer often exploits?

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Summary portion of presentation(about 1 minute)

• Key points/conclusions especially, what
  features are common in this artist/designers use
  of color?

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Suggestion make sure we can see your images!

• Scale images UP! Fill the screen so that we can
  see from a distance!
• Select the imagewith arrow/cursor tool, drag
  control handles (at the corners of the selected
  image)
• Note that you can also crop/trim images within
  Powerpoint.

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Suggestion make sure the background of your
slides complements rather than competing with
your images and text.

• Powerpoint allows you virtually unlimited control
  over the appearance of your content.
• AVOID backgrounds that are busy/cluttered (they
  will distract)
• AVOID backgrounds that are high in chroma (they
  will overwhelm most foreground imagery)
• Generally avoid backgrounds that are light or
  white since Ppt projects light in a darkened
  room, the broad bright surface can wash out
  smaller, darker images and text.

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Suggestion maintain value contrast.

• Contrast, contrast, contrast.
• When selecting type, images and backgrounds, pay
  special attention to contrast does the
  foreground stand out clearly from the background?
• VALUE CONTRAST!
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• VALUE CONTRAST!

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Suggestion Use common fonts

• Powerpoint files use fonts that are
  stored/installed on the computer that displays
  the presentation (not those stored on the
  computer used to create the presentation.)
• Thus, if you use a really neat, nifty Art Deco
  font for your presentation, but our classroom
  computer does not have it installed, your
  presentation will end up looking very different.
  Often type placement/spacing will be very, very
  odd.
• Arial, Times Roman, Helvetica are standard faces
  readable and available.

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Suggestion Stick with Powerpoint

• There are other presentation programs out there
  good ones like Keynote. However, we dont have
  those programs installed on our classroom
  computer. Thus, we cant show those
  presentations.
• Powerpoint is available on virtually every
  computer on Hardings campus. Unless you have a
  very compelling reason to do otherwise, use it.
• If you create your presentation in ANY program
  other than Powerpoint, it is your obligation to
  test the presentation during the class period
  before you are scheduled to present. (the
  presentation does not have to be finalized, but
  you must try out the file type that you plan to
  use.)

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Importing/Placing Images

• NOTE these steps assume you are in Ppt editing
  mode ViewNormal
• via Menu command InsertPictureFrom File
  (then use standard file dialog to locate your
  image file.)
• Copy from Web browser or Photoshop (or any
  image-capable application) and Paste into
  Powerpoint
• Drag-n-Drop You can drag files directly from
  directory listings onto a Ppt slide.

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Color Use

• Show us samples of the colors used in your
  designs/images. Help us see quickly what youve
  been looking at for a long time.
• To fill a swatch with a color from your photoa)
  select the swatch/square
• From the fill-color palette, select the
  eyedropper tool (Pick Fill Color)
• Then click on the photo/image at exactly the spot
  with the color you want to sample. note
  copy/duplicate the squares above if you like.

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Schemes

• Show us general/simplified color charts so we can
  quickly see the structure of the color
  relationships.

• Feel free to coyp/paste/duplicate these charts
  and use Powerpoints draw/shape tools to chart
  color use.

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Schemes
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Schemes
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Color wheels and parts

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT

• May House, 1908

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Transferring your presentation to the classroom

• To show PPt files in classroom
• A) copy your file to transportable media (CD-R,
  or USB memory key (best))
• B) store on your M-Drive (Not advised This
  can be tricky as classroom access to M-Drives
  does not always connect as expected.)
• Have your CD or memory key in class 5-10 minutes
  before class starts so we can transfer your file.

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Artist/Designer

• Contact me if you have questions/problem.
• Gclayton_at_hardiing.edu
• Phone HU 4433

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