The average human can see 8-9 steps between white and black.

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• Your view finder must be proportional to your paper

MAKING A VIEWFINDER

Measurements for your viewfinder

VIEWFINDER

Larger 2 1/4” x 3 ”

Smaller 11/2” x 2”

halfway from edge of tape on the tape in pen

halfway from edge of tape on the tape in pen

• Your viewfinder and your paper need to go in the same direction or

How to use your viewfinder

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You will slowly erase your white areas until your drawing appears

Layout for younger students

6th/7th

5th Graders

5th Graders

This is the student’s first drawing

This is the drawing he did in class

Select a section of

the photograph

Try not to chooseAn object that has

Been photoshopped outOf an environment.

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Makes the Task more

difficult

If charcoal isn’t an option, cut paper can be used.