The
Collage Sampler
READ
all of the directions before you begin!
DUE
DATE: Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011
CRITIQUE
DATE: THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 2011
CRITIQUE DATE MOVED TO MONDAY, DEC. 5TH!
(Hint: Don't wait until the last possible day! Bring it in prior to the
Critique Date!)
OBJECTIVE: To create a color "sampler" by glueing color samples (FLAT ONLY) into organized areas, as shown. This assignment will help get you prepared, and begin to heighten your sensitivity to a wide variety of colors, values and textures.
SOURCES: Use flat materials only. No 3D found objects!
Your Collage Collection, plus magazines, newspapers, mail (we all get junk mail!), wrapping paper, cards, colored bags, ribbons, material and cloth, etc.
(Colors printed from the computer are NOT acceptable. Your sources must be found materials. DO NOT print color samples from the computer.)
STEP ONE: Turn your journal horizontally and use a ruler to carefully divide your journal page into 6 evenly divided areas. One way is shown at right. You may choose to divide your page horizontally, or divide it like a pie. No extra spaces should remain.
STEP TWO: Write the name of a color (red, yellow, blue, orange, violet or green) in one of the sections on your page.
STEP THREE: Lightly color each section the color that it is labeled. You may use markers, colored pencils, crayons, etc.
STEP FOUR: Now, begin glueing in your samples. In each color area, you should have a minimum of 10 different values, textures and paper finishes of each color. FILL each color space. For example, In the yellow section, find at least TEN different yellow samples to glue down. Your shapes can be regular, or irregular. Get samples from old magazines, newspapers, bits of wrapping paper, cards, colored bags, mail, pieces of ribbon, etc.....and begin cutting swatches of color.
STEP FIVE: Continue glueing until all six spaces are filled. Check the examples to see what this should look like.Your color swatches can be any size, so long as they leave enough room for the other nine examples without going out of the lines. A little overlapping is fine, as long as you can see some of all ten examples at the end! This will take some planning. Pay attention to different values of the same color, and also the finish of the paper...try to find samples that are glossy, and samples that are mat finish. (Mat is the opposite of glossy!).Do not use staples or tape. Glue in your color samples. Remember that neatness and craftsmanship count!
STEP SIX: When you finish, 99% of the white space should be covered. Each color area should have a MINIMUM of 10 different samples that you have cut from different sources. Do not use staples or tape. Glue in your color samples. Remember that neatness and craftsmanship count!
HINT: Flour and water will mix to make a nice thick paste that works just fine as glue! Remember that everything you need to know, you learned in kindergarten!
XTRA CREDIT: If you would like to earn extra points, create two more areas on the next page and label them "black" and "white". Find samples of both! (20 points if done correctly) Remember that extra credit only counts AFTER the assignment is complete. Extra credit goes beyond what is required. It will not be counted if the other six colors are incomplete!
Turn
your page horizontally.
Divide your page neatly into 6 equal parts, with no space left over.
Label
each section: red, yellow, blue, orange, violet, green
Lightly shade each section, using the proper color. This will help blend
in with the collage areas.
Evaluation will be based upon:
1) Following directions!
2) Using the correct materials (flat only! No 3D objects!)
3) Completion, with little or no space left uncovered.
4) Craftsmanship & care in creating your sampler!
5) A wide range of colors, textures and paper finishes
in each color area.
(i.e.,
in the "red" section, see how manly differnet different red
samples you
can find!)
6) A minimum of 10 different shades of each color represented.
7). Bringing it in for a grade or pre-check, prior to the Critique Date!