Creating yourCOLOR THEORY in ArtPowerPoint Presentation

This presentation was put together for you by Mr. Montgomery, art instructorGeorge Washington High School

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Welcome to your class Color Theory in Art presentation.You are going to add your color theory selections tothis presentation, document them and save them to your desktop folder and then to Mr. Montgomery's key drive. We will then take turns presenting them to the class. We will also create a Color Theory Library on our class room computer for everyone to use for reference.Here’s what you want to do now.- First read directions completely-You will want to ‘insert’ a slide for each of your painting images that you have saved. You can do this by going to theInsert column on the tool bar. Select ‘Insert, New Slide’A dialogue box will appear giving you a choice of different types of slides. Select the ‘title’ type slide. This will automatically give you a slide with two type boxes that youcan type or copy in your titles and relevant information.

Then hit ok

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You can format your type from the tool bar Format column. You can change font size, color, etc.

You can also click on the outside of the text box and drag to move it or select

a corner and drag to change its size.

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-Next you want to return to the ‘insert’ column and go to ‘insert, picture, from file’. Another dialogue box will come up that allows you to select your image and place it in the slide that you are currently in. Select your image and open it.

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-Next you want to return to the ‘insert’ column and go to ‘insert, picture, from file’. Another dialogue box will come up that allows you to select your image and place it in the slide that you are currently in. Select your image and open it.

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-Next you want to return to the ‘insert’ column and go to ‘Insert, picture, from file’. Another dialogue box will come up that allows you to select your image and place it in the slide that you are currently in. Select your image and ‘insert’ it.

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-When your image appears in your window it will have a bounding box around it that can be selected and dragged to change the size. Be sure and hold the ‘shift’ key down to maintain the proportions of your image. You can also double click on your image for other formatting options.

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Ralph's Diner 1982 Oil on canvas, 44 x 66 Ralph Goings, American

Next you will want to insert a text box to add information about the artwork. Who is the artist, when was it created, what medium did they use, size and so forth.To do that return to the ‘Insert’ pull down menu and select Text Box. Click and drag where you want to place your text. Don’t forget you can format your text by accessing the ‘Format’ pull down menu.

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• Now select your image and go to the ‘insert’ column and scroll down to ‘hyperlink’. A dialogue box will appear. Copy or type your URL address into the ‘link’ box and hit ‘ok’. Your image is now linked to the museum website where you found it from. Anyone looking at the presentation that wants to know more about the artwork and artist can click on the slide and will be directed to the website. ‘Uber’ cool in my book.

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• Now select your image and go to the ‘insert’ column and scroll down to ‘hyperlink’. A dialogue box will appear. Copy or type your URL address into the ‘link’ box and hit ‘ok’. Your image is now linked to the museum website where you found it from. Anyone looking at the presentation that wants to know more about the artwork and artist can click on the slide and will be directed to the website. ‘Uber’ cool in my book.

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On each slide there is a section to add notes. Click inside the box and type in any information you want to share about why you chose this work of art. Is it an objective color scheme, an example of conditioned colors, etc

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Ralph's Diner 1982 Oil on canvas, 44 x 66 Ralph Goings, American

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