LHS Art
Magazine Mosaic
Name________________________________
- A Nature Collage
Visual Problem You will select, study and draw a creature, object or scene from nature to be used as your collage subject. Using torn or cut magazine pieces, you will develop your chosen subject with color and texture. Examples of subjects may include animals, insects, landscapes, extinction, marine life or other creative ideas you have. (As always, copyrighted images and cartoons are off limits you want to think of your own creative idea instead of using someone else’s!) Considerations
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Remember that your first idea is not always your best idea. The first thing you think of is probably the first thing that everyone else thinks of too. How could you make your project unique or creative?
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Create an interesting composition by filling the page, putting some objects off the page, using an unusual point of view or create depth with perspective or overlapping objects, or zoom in. (Tip: past students have found it easier to zoom in on their subject larger shapes are much easier to collage than smaller shapes.)
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Incorporate shading into all or some parts of your collage. Shading from light to dark in art work can create mood or interest.
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Demonstrate excellent craftsmanship! Make sure the magazine pieces are carefully applied and there is no visible glue.
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Size is approximately 12” x 9”. Your collage can be rectangular, square, circular etc…
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Be sure to use the magazine pieces only for colors and textures, lights and darks. There should not be recognizable words, objects or people to distract the viewer.
Tip: Work from large to small; cover your paper with larger blocks of color first, defining the major shapes of light and dark. Next you can add more details on top of the larger shapes. The smallest details at the end are what will really determine the success of your piece. Mosaic Websites Ancient Mosaics www.classicalmosaics.com/photo_album.htm Boston Mosaic Artist Lisa Houck www.lisahouck.com/ How to make Mosaics www.inlandcraft.com/howto/mosaic/mosaic1.htm
When you are finished with the project, please write your name, class, block and date on the back of your project and pass it into the folder for your class on the back counter along with this completed packet.
Now enlarge your best thumbnail sketch in this space. Your composition can be vertical or horizontal. Be sure to create a noncentral composition. Also consider zooming in on your subject as large shapes are much easier to collage than smaller shapes. As you learned previously, varying the size of objects or having some objects go off the page keeps the viewer’s eye moving around the page and creates visual interest. Figure out where you will incorporate shading.