Collage

What is a collage?

Collage is a fancy, French word that means "to glue".

We say that a piece of artwork is a "collage" if it has materials glued to it. Many things can be used to create a collage.

Can you look at this artwork and find something that may have been glued? 

Do you see something that may have been torn or cut in this artwork? 

How about this one?

Collage Still-life

Collage Landscape

Collage Portrait

In collage you can use many different materials to make something new!

Just to name a few:

beautiful, interesting papers that are torn or cut

photographs

newspapers

strings/yarn

stickers/stamps

sheet music

text from any source

This week we will practice with some of these materials and learn how use the different types of glues and scissors, punches and texture tools.

We will explore the collage studio and "prove" our skills in our Choice Folders!

Here are some examples of students working with the art of collage! 

When you visit the collage studio you will find many materials that you can use to make a collage on paper. You might also make something in the sculpture studio and then take it to the collage studio to "collage" it. You might make a painting or do a drawing and add some collage work to it. Think about it!

In Color...

This week we are continuing to work in our Choice Folders experimenting with color and texture. 

 

 materials we are using at each table

fine point markers are great for details.

chisel tip markers fill in large areas.

experiment blending colors of chalk

Texture Rubbings...

Actual Texture/Illusion of Texture

We put the chalk on over the marker...chalk first would dry out the marker!

Drawing studio

Let's Draw!

This week we are experimenting with materials that we use for drawing...art mediums! We will show what we know about drawing in our Artifacts Book. We will know how to use materials to prepare us for our work in the drawing studio.

materials that we are using this week:

* Did you know that there are soft and hard lead pencils?
* Is it difficult to draw lightly? We can hold our pencils a new way to make it easier!
*If you don't have a blending tool, what could you use?

Hatching

Cross -Hatching

Value

Sometimes we use colored pencils for our drawings. 

 You can create value with color too! 

You can make new colors by blending different colored pencils. 

Do you notice the blue, green and yellow pencils blending?

(credit Maryellen Picker)

Logo

What Is A Logo?

A logo is a symbol, design, or mark. It is an image that is used so that you recognize a business, organization or a person. It is a powerful little piece of art!

Let's look and talk about some logos! 

sometimes logos have hidden messages.  Can you find the hidden message or image in these logos?

 Artists take pride in designing creative logos. Here are some things to think about:

* Some logos are just pictures...some logos need a little text (words)

*The words or image can be made in a way to show a certain "look". 


*The colors should be eye-catching...
excited bright colors....cool relaxed colors...no color....high 
contrast

* A powerful logo is bold and simple

Think about yourself and make a logo for the front of your ArtiFact Book. Use the framed rectangle for your work. You can use a "logo idea" sheet to sketch, if you wish.

 

What is one important thing about you? 

 Is there something that you are really interested in?  

What do you stand for?

Credit: Maryellen Picker