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Layout and Composition: Thirds, Grids and Focal Points

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Graphic Design, lesson 5 of 8. Pupils learn the rule of thirds, focal point, balance and grids, then crop a lighthouse photo in Image Studio so the lamp sits on a thirds point and the horizon on a third line, and set a title in the empty space.

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Lesson outline

  1. Middle or Third?
  2. Do Now — Principles, Type and Colour
  3. Watch Me 1 — Crop to a Thirds Point
  4. Watch Me 2 — Words in the Empty Third
  5. Hinge Check — Where Should It Go?
  6. Focal Point, Balance and Grids
  7. Together — Crop the Sailing Boat
  8. Pick the Best Crop
  9. Make It — Crop to Thirds
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