Critiquing Art Pictures series in film strip effect (Intermediate) Tip: Some shape effects on this slide are created with the Combine Shapes commands. To access this command, you must add it to the Quick Access Toolbar, located above the File tab. To customize the Quick Access Toolbar, do the following: Click the arrow next to the Quick Access Toolbar, and then under Customize Quick Access Toolbar click More Commands. In the PowerPoint Options dialog box, in the Choose commands from list, select All Commands. In the list of commands, click Combine Shapes, and then click Add. To reproduce the shape effects on this slide, do the following: On the Home tab, in the Slides group, click Layout, and then click Blank. Also on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles click Rectangle. On the slide, drag to draw rectangle. Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, click the Size and Position dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Size in the left pane, in the Size pane, under Size and rotate, enter 2.59” in the Height box and 9” in the Width box. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, in the Fill pane, click Solid fill, and then do the following: Click the button next to Color, and then click More Colors. In the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 31, Green: 20, and Blue: 13 In the Transparency box, enter 30%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, and in the Line Color pane click No outline. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles click Rectangle. On the slide, drag to draw a rectangle. Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter 1.94” in the Height box and 2.88” in the Width box. Also on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Outline, and then click No Outline. Position the new rectangle over the dark gray rectangle, near but not touching the left edge. Select the new rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Repeat the process once more for a total of three, smaller rectangles. Position one of the duplicate rectangles over the dark gray rectangle, near but not touching the right edge. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all three new rectangles. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then click Distribute Horizontally. Press and hold CTRL, and then select the rectangles in the following order: Select the dark gray rectangle Select the other three rectangles. Also on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then click Align Middle. With all four rectangles still selected, on the Quick Access Toolbar, click Combine Shapes, and then click Shape Subtract. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Shapes, and then under Rectangles, click Rectangle. Select the rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group, enter 0.21” in the Height box and 0.14” in the Width box. Select the new rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Repeat this step 22 times for a total of 24, smaller rectangles. Position one of the new rectangles over the gray rectangle, half over the left edge. Position another of the new rectangles over the gray rectangle, half over the right edge. Press and hold CTRL, and then select all of the newer, small rectangles. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Align, and then do the following: Click Align Middle. Click Distribute Horizontally. With all 24 rectangles selected, on the Quick Access Toolbar, click Combine Shapes, and then click Shape Union. Select the new shape. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Position a new shapes near the top edge of the gray rectangle. Position the other new shape near the bottom edge of the gray rectangle. Press and hold CTRL, and then select the shapes in the following order: Select the dark gray rectangle. Select both of the other two shapes. On the Quick Access Toolbar, click Combine Shapes, and then click Shape Subtract. To reproduce the picture effects on this slide, do the following: Select the new rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, in the Fill pane, click Picture or texture fill, and then do the following: Under Insert from, click File. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select a picture and then click Insert. In the Transparency box, enter 15%. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Color in the left pane, in the Line Color pane, click Solid line, and then do the following: Click the button next to color and click More Colors, and then in the Colors dialog box, on the Custom tab, enter values for Red: 21, Green: 20, and Blue: 13. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click Line Style in the left pane, and in the Line Style pane, in the Width box, enter 0.5 pt. Select the picture-filled rectangle. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Repeat this process for a total of three rectangles. Select a duplicate picture-filled rectangles. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select another picture and then click Insert. Select the last duplicate picture-filled rectangle. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Fill, and then click Picture. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select another picture and then click Insert. Position the three picture-filled rectangles on top of the film strip and align with the rectangles with the holes in the gray rectangle. Press and hold CTRL + A. On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then click Group. Select the group. Also on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, point to Rotate, and then click More Rotation Options. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Size in the left pane, in the Size pane, under Size and rotate, in the Rotation box, enter 355°. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane, in the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, and then under Perspective, click Perspective Right. To reproduce the second group of pictures, do the following: Select the first group of pictures. On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click the arrow to the right of Copy, and then click Duplicate. Select the duplicate group of pictures. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Size in the left pane, in the Size pane, under Size and rotate, in the Rotation box enter 8°. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Format in the left pane, in the 3-D Format pane, under Surface, click the button next to Lighting, and then, under Neutral, click Balance. Also in the Format Shape dialog box, click 3-D Rotation in the left pane, in the 3-D Rotation pane, click the button next to Presets, and then click Perspective Relaxed Moderately. Select the first picture in the duplicate group. Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click the Format Shape dialog box launcher. In the Format Shape dialog box, click Fill in the left pane, in the Fill pane, under Insert from, click File. In the Insert Picture dialog box, select another picture and then click Insert. Repeat this process for each of the pictures in the duplicate group. Position the first group toward the top of the slide, with the left side slightly off the left side of the slide. With the first group still selected, on the Home tab, in the Drawing group, click Arrange, and then click Bring to Front. Position the second group toward the middle of the slide, with the right side slightly off the right side of the slide. To reproduce the background effects on this slide, do the following: On the Design tab, in the Background group, click Background Styles, and then click Style 6 (second row). Critiquing Art

Aesthetics Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste, with the creation and appreciation of beauty. Appreciating the aesthetics of art is like having an appreciation for the qualities of life. Aesthetics asks, What is the nature, quality, and meaning of art? When we consider aesthetics, we look at the way artists describe what they see and sense in the world and what they think is beautiful. In turn, this expands our own idea of what is beautiful.

Aesthetics Instead of using the value judgments of “good” and “bad,” focus on technique and effect, on how the photograph “works.” What is your favorite picture and why do you think it works. What specific techniques are working well? What effect does the lighting have? (If any?) What is the photograph saying?