In class we talked about harmony within our visual images. We discovered through our reading that harmony can take on several forms including, repetition and visual echo. The assignment for class was to effectively portray a lesson of some sort through the use of these features. I chose money as my topic. The entire content of the image relates to this theme. As you can see in the following image money equivalencies are not difficult to portray visually and may even be the best way to teach about money early on in elementary school.
After looking at the image the repetition of coins is obvious. From one line to the next coins are reused to take the next step in reaching a full dollar. The arrows and lines within the image are also repeated in a consistent manner to ensure the thought of equivalencies. There is visual echo through the colors that I choose. I used the dropper tool to select colors from within the dollar bill for the background, lines, and arrows. I selected a color from the penny for the border so that the pennies would not seem out of place and removed from the piece as a whole. I believe this to be an effective lesson for students and an effective use of harmony within an image to create a common theme.
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