ILLUSTRATION COLLAGE WHAT IS ILLUSTRATION COLLAGE? A medium where a work is made up of papers and other materials, which the artist sticks onto the surface of the picture to form an image. Artist sometimes paint and draw onto the collaged surface – this is called MIXED-MEDIA.

Nikko Nonni - Van Gogh’s Bedroom 2005 Some collage illustration artists use found materials in interesting and amusing ways. Can you see any examples in this version of Van Gogh’s Bedroom? Window with Sun & Sunbisk Cereal Box Chair on floor – Reflection? Shadow?!

What kind of collage material can you see in this work? Musical score, music magazine headlines, notes……

How about this? What is this image made up of? Yes - MAPS!

What have we learned? We know that illustration collage is a technique that involves sticking various papers and materials onto a surface to create an image.

How we can use Illustration Collage in our work ? What do we need to start? An A3 image with a PERSPECTIVE VIEW Trace a LINE DRAWING What is this called? A LAYOUT!

Re-trace or TRANSFER your LAYOUT onto your A3 white card. What problems can you encounter when you transfer the image?

You need to remember to turn your tracing film over to transfer the GRAPHITE! A mirror image appears if you do not trace on the back and then the front again!

Next CLEAN UP your line This does not involve a Dyson or Hoover! It means strengthen your line

Next decide which materials and processes are appropriate for each section of your picture.

It is a good idea to PAINT the sky. You can use Sgraffito, Sponging, materials from newspapers and magazines, wallpapers and fabrics in other areas.

YOU WILL NEED YOUR TRACING FILM IN ORDER TO TRACE EACH SHAPE OR SECTION ONTO THE MATERIAL OF YOUR CHOICE. NOW WATCH THE DEMO

Vocabulary Illustration Collage Medium Layout Graphite Clean-up Found or Recycled Materials Perspective Sgraffito Sponging Materials Process

NOW –- in pairs review your work from today’s lesson. You will need to: Discuss two positive or successful aspects of the image. Point out one area that could be improved. Be constructive and tell your partner how they could strengthen this particular section or aspect of the work.