Magazine Self Portrait Collage
Self portrait collage this self portrait will be based on the outline of your hand and then you will add collaged elements that you feel express your personality.
Magazine self portrait collage. See more ideas about collage art collage art. Fingers may be spread apart or together. A collage for this lesson. Symbolic self portraits artist focus.
Plan to make a self portrait collage using megan coyle s painting with paper technique. See the the collage below. Instruct students to start with a sketch before collaging down magazine strips. Kara walker vocabulary.
Collage portrait by west london artist toby laurent belson. Students traced each other s shadows to create silhouette students used magazine cutouts to describe themselves and their interests glued collage. Make something that stands out by adding colors graphics and text to your collage to accompany your photos. Self portraits are representations of an artist drawn painted photographed or sculpted by the artist whereas a non traditional self portrait is still created by the artist however their facial features and photographic like representations of the self are manipulated using different elements of description there is more to the self then a representational portrait.
Jul 9 2012 explore amylangemchs s board self portrait collage followed by 116 people on pinterest. Have students use mirrors to help them create their self portraits. Trace your hand with a pencil on a piece of thick art paper or card stock. Magazines glue scissors black construction paper silhouettes special education art lesson middle school age students.
You ll focus on cutting out different shapes of color instead of entire objects from photographs or ads. A work of art made from an collection of different magazine images texts sizes. Students will create a multi layered digital self portrait collage in a realistic or abstract style. Teaching strategies facilitate a discussion on self portraits why artists create them and how they are created in different ways.
In order to work like coyle you must remember the following. Have them study the specifics of her work such as how the magazine pages are cut what textures and colors she uses and what distinct shapes are present.