Color Schemes

What challenges you have had trying to implement your design? Also, if you have found a way to fix the problem post that as well. If you have thought about other ways to use the technology you are learning, share them. Basically, help us learn about the technology you are using and how others could use it as well.

I've had a few challenges implementing my lesson plan. First, I had trouble choosing a project. Finally, however, I was able to come up with a project that used technology and would be a useful learning tool for students.

My Plan:

Basically, students will find a photo on flickr that they like, edit it using Photoshop, and use it as the foundation for a color scheme. They will find images of fabric, flooring, paint, etc, that fits with their color scheme, and then they will display these using Microsoft PowerPoint or Publisher (preferably Publisher). They also have to tell me what type of color scheme  they chose and how their colors fit.

My Project:

I actually really liked using Photoshop. It was so easy to edit my selected photo (found at flickr). Once in Photoshop, I changed the hue, intensity, and lightness of the photo, then I added a "diffuse" filter, which made it look like a painting. I loved how it turned out!

 

Original Photo

Edited Photo

After I found the photo, it got a little more difficult. I went to several paint websites (Behr, Valspar, etc.), and every time I found a paint color I liked, I could not figure out how to save the image (darn those flash applications). If I was using a computer that had "Snag it", I could have saved the picture in a screen shot-type method. Finally, I opened my photoshopped image in paint, used the "pick color" option to obtain a color from the picture, filled the screen with that color, then saved that image to use in my project. What a pain. 

Finding the flooring, fabrics, etc was a lot easier. 

I put the project together using Microsoft Publisher. I have never used Publisher, and I have extremely limited experience with Photoshop, but my experience with these programs was actually very positive. I enjoyed using them. The only real snag I experienced was obtaining an image of a paint color.

My final product has two paint colors, four fabrics, a wood floor, and a sisal rug. It is a simple complementary color scheme (orange and teal are on opposite sides of  the color wheel).

 

The Finished Product

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