b'After the preliminary sketches were completed,Idiscussedwithstudents theimportanceofselectingcolorsthat tied into their intended message and the importance of font choice and placement withinthecompositions.Mostgroups decidedtouseprimaryandsecondary colorsintheircompositionsbecause theyfeltthosecolorswouldbecheerful, eye-catching,andbestrepresentthe younger generation. After discussing and agreeing upon color choices, each group worked together to begin staging the color placement onto the canvases and applying base layers of color using acrylic paint.Figure 2. Staging color placement and layers. Author Image.40TRENDS 2025'