Composition for Collage: Week Four Homework 2nd Project

More Grids... Playing with the same photos... Different layouts!

GRID - Enter the Past

Background from Claudine Hellmuth's collection. Doors and windows are a few of the pictures I took last month in the small town of Ritzville. I am having fun playing with photos creating a grid.

Claudine Hellmuth:  I love the doors and windows. I also can't get enough of those when I am traveling!

 

GRID 2 - Enter the Past

Here is another take on my door collage. A more traditional grid! Which is more appealing to you?

Claudine Hellmuth:  I like them both! but for this one I really like the monochrome palette, it really pulls the grid together.

Composition for Collage: Week Four Homework

This is my final collage assignment for the class at Big Picture Classes... GRIDS.  

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All images from Claudine Hellmuth's handouts. I digitally played with the photos of men. Working with the grid... hope I didn't create a tangency or two!!!  This was my first attempt at digital art.  I have worked with individual photos before.  It was fun, but I still love cutting, pasting and painting.

You ask what is a "tangency" a tangency is when images just barely touch.

“Bad tangencies are well, bad, because they draw the viewer’s eye to the area where the objects meet and touch, they create an unwanted tension. No matter how good the rest of the composition is, the viewer’s eye will always be drawn back to the bad tangency and it will distract from the rest of the artwork.”

- Claudine Hellmuth 

Claudine Hellmuth's comment:  "this grid came out super!! I love how the numbers in the background peek through! repeating all the different photos with the browns and black and white color scheme holding it all together!"

I may have to do one or two more of these this week!

Composition for Collage: Week Three Homework

Our homework this week was to create a "Vignette Collage" 

All images used are from Claudine Hellmuth's collection she shared with us during the course.  The cardstock sticker is from Creative Imaginations - Old Guys Rule.  This also doubled as a Fathers Day Card.

Comment from Claudine Hellmuth: what a great father's day card! the vignette composition really works here!

Composition for Collage: Week Two Homework

In my online Composition for Collage class that Claudine Hellmuth is teaching we had to do a collage working with horizon.  I am hoping this one passes.  I have a couple of horizon lines!

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My post in the classroom gallery: Horizon did you hear?  I think I may have too many horizon lines? Maybe I should have moved my image of the three of us more towards the middle... Yes that is my brother, sister and me!

Claudine Hellmuth's Comment: "def not too many horizon lines! I think this works really well!! to me the red dots work as a frontal horizon or grounding element and the blue in the back works as a distance horizon line like as if the ocean is behind them!"

Thanks Claudine!


I am taking my class at: Big Picture Class

Picked up Claudine Hellmuth's book:

COLLAGE DISCOVERY WORKSHOP

If you enjoy collage this is a must have... I am taking an online class of Claudine Hellmuth's this month and am enjoying it tremendously.  If you don't have the opportunity to take any of her classes her books are very informative, with step by step instructions and tons of examples!

Finished 1st Week Project for Claudine Helmuth's Online class!

My finished Asymmetrical Collage for my online class with Claudine Hellmuth at Big Picture Class. 

In my post earlier I went through the steps I was taking to complete my project (HERE).  I wasn't sure if I was going to give this a Title or a verse.  I tend to gravitate towards Jane Austen as my partner in the studio room.  If I am in there Pride & Prejudice is most likely on the screen, I know almost every word.  I got to thinking about all the letters Elizabeth received and a light bulb went off.... there must be something that will be perfect for my collage in P&J.  

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Text:  “The contents of this letter threw Elizabeth into a fluter of spirits, in which it was difficult to determine whether pleasure or pain bore the greatest share.” Jane Austen - Pride & Prejudice 

I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed creating my first project in class. 

Images: Birds and Woman from Graphics Fairy

Stamped image: Artistic Outpost - Jane's Countryside

Back ground paper- Basic Grey Porcelain Collection

Base paper - IOD Rue 88 Collection 

Claudine Hellmuth - Studio Gesso

Ranger - Glue n'seal
Ink- Versa Magic Sahara Sand (around the edge)
Ink- Memento Rich Cocoa (image of house)

Misc: Old Sheet music and sewing tissue

PS... there is still time to register if you think you may want to take the class... registration closes on June 8th.

Comment from Claudine Hellmuth: this piece has really wonderful flow and eye movement! love the repeat of the pinks too! super asymmetrical !

Composition for Collage: Week One Homework

I am taking a class taught by Claudine Hellmuth at  Big Picture Class.  This is my first online class... Composition for Collage, so far I am loving it.  Our first assignment is to create an asymmetrical collage. 

Starting with a sheet of BasicGrey 12x12 from the Porcelain collection, I painted a light coat of Claudine Hellmuth Gesso over part of the paper.

I love the print and colors of the paper, 

it was just too busy of a background for what I had in mind. 

I can't believe I have had this jar of gesso for a couple of years and never used it... 

I love the effect the gesso gives the paper.

I mounted (glued) the 12x12 onto a thick chipboard. 

Now for some images.  

I did a bit of searching as I had this idea running around in my head ever since I watched the videos Claudine Hellmuth did for the class.  I wanted birds, not just any birds.  I wanted flying birds, birds that flock together. BIG and little birds to give depth of field.  Keeping in mind the assignment is "asymmetry."  I got all of my bird images and the lady from Graphics Fairy.  She has so many images to use and has kindly posted them for free.  If you like vintage and collage her site is the place for you!!!

Above is my work in progress... I have cut out each bird, the lady, did some stamping.  I did make a mistake while I was stamping on the tissue... I did the stamping right on my project, a BIG NO NO.  (Stamp from Artistic Outpost: Jane's Country) I know better... what was I thinking, the ink bleed right through the tissue so I had to cover it up with more gesso!!!  Thank goodness for gesso. 

I glued all the pieces down. 

Waiting for it to dry.  Now for the placement of words. What words????  I am thinking strongly of using "The Missive".  Have to do a little research to see if a missive would have been sent during this period.  Or would something else work better.  Now that I look at this the bird in the middle should be higher... Hmmmmm.  The letter the bird is carrying doesn't show up... need to do something about that.  Yikes , the bird is already glued down. 

I plan to finish this on Sunday sometime... stop back by to see the final outcome.

HERE is the Final outcome. 

Claudine Hellmuth: Composition for Collage Class

Over at Big Picture Classes I am taking “Composition for Collage” taught by Claudine Hellmuth.  There is still time to sign up.  Class started on June 2nd... I know you may think you are behind... it’s not that hard, so you could catch up.  Sign up closes June 8th!

I will be posting pictures on my blog as we do our projects.  I haven't started my first assignment, I hope to finish it this evening.  Join us if you think you might enjoy learning more about composition!!!