Evaluations and Refinements

Evaluations

        

This technique is called the subtractive method and it involved drawing a random pattern in a sheet of ink and then placing it on top of another piece of paper and using a roller to press it down to create a mono-print (create one, unique print) of the image. Although it was unintentional, the surface of ink was uneven which resulted  parts of the print being a lot darker an other. I think this improved the textural aspect of the print and made it more visually interesting.

            

  

   

This was my first attempt at doing the cello-tape technique and it involved 

taking a photocopied image and covering the front with cello-tape. Then, using a wet sponge, remove the white paper at the back of the image. The outcome is a transparent image which can be placed on top of a coloured background, creating depth and contrast. I think my attempt was quite successful in the sense that the black and white image placed on top of the coloured oil pastels creates a nice contrast.

This technique is create using biro and hairspray. I began by drawing the image with pencil 

as it was quite a complex image and I didn't want to go wrong using biro as

you can't rub it out. After going over the pencil with biro,

I took a bottle of hairspray and sprayed quite a lot onto the image. It resulted in the ink bleeding through the page, creating a mono print. Also, the hairspray caused the biro to dissipate. I then moved my sketchbook in the direction I wanted it to go.

This was my second attempt at doing the cello-tape technique and I used to photocopied images. The one in the first picture is the one I removed the white background of. I think the outcome was successful as the images both match and work well together because they were both taken outside in the countryside. Also the fact that they are different colours make a separation between the two layers, creating depth.

This effect was very simple to create, I just took a photograph and 

covered it with scrunched up bits of cello-tape which created a nice effect as it made a

3d layer, making the image stand out and rise from the page.

I made the shape of the collaged newspaper in the shape of America due to the fact that the image on top is of my dad and his friends who, in the 80s, travelled around America and other countries singing in a Christian music group. To make the image blend in more with the newspaper, I used a wet sponge and gently pressed on the image to create a eroded and faded effect, linking to the theme of faded. This collage also links in with my own personal theme in the sense that it links to music.

I didn't think this collage was very strong owing to the fact that it is very dark and 

you can't really read the words on it which represent the growing tensions and social problems of the 1960s. I used one my own images as I think it links well with 1960s and the peace movement. If I could do this collage again, I would make the photograph of the girl playing the guitar more dominating as, in this collage, it blends in with all the other newspaper reports about war, making the composition of the collage weak as there is no image that stands out or brings the viewers' eye in. Due to this, I think this could be a good background for something else such as a piece of text.

Collage Refinements

Here, I imported certain aspects of the previous collages I created to form a new collage.

I decided to use this image again in this collage as
I think it is very prevalent in the themes that we are studying as
it is an image of a young women from the 1800s which reflects time
which is intensified due to it being in black and white.

To try and import different features of the other collages,  I took the oil pastel effect which is apparent in two of my collages owing to the fact that I wanted the collage to have colour included in it as I think it helps make it stand out more. Plus, I like the effect of oil pastels as they are easy to blend with and create a nice texture which I think is important especially in collages.

I used similar pictures for this collage as the ones in the first collage because I think they
strongly complement each other for the reasons that were given in a previous post called
Michelle Caplin interpretation. I also used a former collage's effect which was created by
crumpling up the images before sticking them down. I think this improved the collage
as it created a nice texture which ultimately made it more visually interesting.

Instead of having the text printed onto the text, I imported the idea of the writing being handwritten and on  separate piece of paper before being stuck down. I think it highlights the text more and makes it easier to read 

Evaluations

During my first attempt at this collage effect, I began by ripping up
pieces of newspaper and placing them in a random arrangement with
some overlapping to create layers and texture.

I then put a layer of emulsifier over the top of the collage to
reduce the colour so the drawing that I will eventually draw
on top will be more defined.

To intensify the texture of the collage, I ripped bits of the newspaper.

I then repeated the process of the layering the
collage with emulsifier.

With the newspaper that I ripped off, instead of throwing it away, I got
some cardboard and glued them down in a collage format. This was to show that even the waste
products can be used to produce a form of art.

Using charcoal, I recreated the object I was studying
onto the newspaper, 

After I completed my first collage, I decided to use coloured
tissue paper to repeat the same process. I chose red because the object I was looking at was predominately
red so I thought it would be appropriate,

I don;t think the drawing was very strong
and I think it let down the collage as a whole.

I repeated the same process a third time but with green tissue paper and due to practice, I think the outcome was a lot more effective due to the stronger charcoal drawing

I just focused on one of the boading balls owing to the fact that the
newspaper was quite small so it didn't look very effective drawing the whole box
on the red tissue paper and I thought it would have been easier to capture the
detail of the ball.