Silhouette Collage

 

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Part 1:Brief Overview
Students will make a collage of their interests within a cut out silhouette of their own head.

Part 2: Sketchbook Activity & Transition

Students will draw or list things that they feel are a pictorial description of their interests and feelings

Part 3: Opening: Looking at and Talking about an Artist’s Image

Students will look at emotional collages/collages meant to convey the personal thoughts or interests of the artist

Part 4: Exploring Materials, Tools, and Techniques

Students will look through magazines and collect images that they relate to.

Part 5: Posing the Open-Ended Problem and Providing the Criteria

Today I want you to: Make a silhouette collage of your interests and emotions

Part 6: Generating Ideas, Making Preliminary Plans

Students will use a projected light on the wall to trace the profile of their face, they can do this in pairs or in groups.  The profile will need to be larger than their actual head.  They will then start moving collage pieces around within the lines of their profile to create an image.

Part 7: Creating the Final Product

Students will glue down their images, cutting them if needed to make them fit.  They will then cut out their profile and glue it to a larger piece of paper in a contrasting color for hanging.  Students will need to write a short explanation about why they chose their different images.