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Lecture 4
Week 3 · Texture, Space, Value, Pattern, Contrast, Emphasis & Balance
Bring to class: coloured pencil crayons, crayons or markers.
This Week
- Intro to elements & principles of design: texture, space, & value
- In-class workshop exploring texture, space, & value using analogue media
- Digital media skills workshop in texture, space, & value
- Homework: applying texture, space, & value exercise in digital media
- Intro to elements & principles of design: pattern, contrast, emphasis & balance
- In-class workshop exploring pattern, contrast, emphasis & balance
Files
Lecture: Texture, Pattern, Space & Value
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Reading
Space
Chapter pp. 194 – 218
Value
Chapter pp. 241 – 256
Illusions of Motion
Chapter pp. 228 – 240
Emphasis & Focal Point
Chapter 3, pp. 56 – 66a
Video: Texture, Space & Value
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Mini Exercise
Focal Point & Emphasis Playground
A mini exercise we can all play with to try out focal point and emphasis · Open in Canva