Expressive Animal

Collageswith Mrs. Hurd

Exercises in drawing what you see, value & shading, collage techniques

A collage (From the French: coller, to

glue) is a work of art, made by sticking

various different materials such as

photographs, pieces of paper, or fabric

onto a backing.Thus creating a new

whole.

What is collage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GP_K8aL47jM Collage Tutorial

A collage can

include:

Newspapers Ribbons

Construction Paper

Tissue Paper

Portions of other artwork.

Photographs.

Found objects.

Basically anything

you want!!

Value & Shading

Value is one of the seven elements of art. Value deals with the lightness or

darkness of a color. Since we see objects and understand objects because of

how dark or light they are, value is incredible important to art.

Value deals directly to light. We see things because light reflects off of

objects and goes into our eyes. Our mind processes the light and rationalizes

what we are seeing. Without light, we cannot see anything.

Value helps define an image and its tone or message.

The Process

1. Find an expressive, up close, large

animal photo

-you may substitute animal with insect-

2. Photo should display HIGH CONTRAST

-EXTREME HIGHLIGHTS AND SHADOWS-

3. Copy & Paste image into Microsoft

Word

4. Resize image to roughly 4x6 or 5x7

5. Print 2 copies of image one in black

and white, one in color

This is where you

click to resize image

or crop imageThis is the menu

that appears when

you Right Click on an

image.

What to do in Microsoft Word with

image…

Open Micorsoft Word

Find image on internet

Right Click< Copy

Right Click on Word Document<Paste

Click and drag with mouse to resize

Right Click on image < Wrap Text< IN FRONT OF TEXT

>File > Print> Copie 2> Black & White

How to Start?

Get out supplies.

Pencil, ruler, paper

Grid printed image

Grid good drawing paper

LIGHTLY!!!

Squares should be larger

because we are enlarging

the image.

Transfer image to good

paper ONE SQUARE at a

time!!!!!

It would be a good idea to

make a view finder!!!

What’s next?

When you have completed

your drawing erase grid

squares.

Use a sharpie to outline &

fill in any and all black

areas.

Time to Collage!

Look through provided

magazines.

Find colors that are close to

your original image.

WORK FROM DARK TO LIGHT

Tear out pieces of paper and

begin applying to paper.

TEARING ADDS TEXTURE

Remember to use enough glue

so that no edges are sticking

up!

NEATNESS COUNTS!!!

Finished Product

After you are through

collaging paper, you may

decide to add emphasis to

your highlights and shadows

with OIL PASTELS.

This is what I did in the

image to the right.

Final step is to sign bottom

right and seal with Modge

Podge.

Fill out Rubric & Turn in.

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