Project 006 Promotional Self Portrait

Green 2 d_04unity_variety from Thomas Everett Green

Green 2d 10_colorintro from Thomas Everett Green

P_006 Midterm Assignment

Self-Promotion Poster Design (part 1.)

Collage: Image, Text, Shape and Value

First we will take a test (write down the following on a sheet of paper) 

Describe your favorite animal
Describe your favorite color
Describe how you would feel if you were locked into a room with no windows or doors. 

Objective: To create a collage (or mood board) representing your own personal character. Think about how you want to be perceived and things that interest you. Consider this an abstract/biographical self-portrait. Focus on shape, image, words/phrases with different values/depth all encompassing the same over-arching theme—you!  

Materials:

- Two-ply Bristol ground sheet

- 12X19” Bristol (as picture plane)

- X-acto knife

- Resource material (magazines, color Xerox copies, fabric/textures/patterns, photographs, newspaper, etc.)

- Rubber Cement/Matte or Gloss Medium/Mod Podge.

Procedure:

- Think about words that describe you. Determine a theme/concept that you wish to communicate for your biographical collage and

- Cut shapes from resource materials like magazines, color or Xerox copies, comics, your own photographs, fabrics, patterns, text as text/slogans etc. of which represent the words that describe you. Use at least 10 words/phrases and 20 images in variety of scale, placement, value, shape, color, texture, pattern, etc… to visually communicate this theme/concept.

- Build a composition from and form a collage from these shapes.

- Include relevant, identifiable popular culture focused imagery while creating something uniquely identifiable as a personal interest of yours.

- The finished composition should be glued to a 12”x19” sheet of 2-ply Bristol. You may cut to size, no groundsheet is required.

- No part of the paper should show through. (cover entire sheet)

HINTS:

- Focus on shapes forming other shapes.

- Think about literal vs. symbolic representation. 

- If using printed images from sites such as Google Images, make sure the printing is of good quality. (high resolution)

Research one of the following artists and discuss how they use Unity and Variety in their collages. 

Robert Rauschenberg

Juan Gris

Kurt Schwitters

John Evans

Kasimir Malevich

 For additional inspiration research: Pop art, Neo Dada art