SELF-PORTRAIT COLLAGE

SELF-PORTRAIT COLLAGE

Collage- French for glue...

Don't panic! Making art is fun. It's actually therapeutic, too.
Cut it, tear it, crinkle it.
Assemble ordinary things to create some extraordinary!
Weave together anything and everything you want: wallpaper scraps, dried flowers, magazines, newspapers, and photographs.
Visual art is music to the eyes.
No one can say with impunity what is good or bad art because art is personal.
So, dance to the beat of your own drum.
Reflect your own personal identity/worldview.

Ask yourself:

What is it that makes me a unique individual?
What do I like to do?
What are my values and goals in life?
What words and images reflect my views on life?
What is the central focus of my life?
Who am I?

Planning the composition:

Collect objects, images, and text
Get philosophical
Surrender to the creative process
Apply composition and design principles

Unity: Does everything work together?

Color: Dominance, balance, blending, contrast, etc.

Texture: implied or literal

Shape/form: imposing order

Line: creates rhythm, expresses emotion

Rhythm: patterns of movement

Positive/Negative space:

Background: context or contrast?
What is the primary focus?
Positive space=subject/figure
Negative space=background