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Developing and refining collages to represent home.

Collage and Assemblage: sustainable materials

Unit Summary

Pupils will develop their collaging skills and showcase their strengths. They will learn about the different between using the metholody as part of the process or as the technique. They will explore how to place images together and develop compositional skills as well as be playful with ideas.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to develop your collage by experimenting with composition, reflecting on your choices, and adapting your ideas to create a set design.

Key Notes

  • Playing around with various compositional ideas is helpful in consolidating final ideas.
  • Refining areas of the collage through a reflective process adds deeper meaning.
  • Having confidence to change ideas mid process will lead to more refined outcomes.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • domestic: relating to inside a home or to family relations, this can also refer to existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international
  • perspective: the illusion of depth and space to make an image look 3D. It helps objects look closer or farther away using angled lines to show structures changing height relevant to the viewer
  • develop: to improve and refine artistic skills, ideas, or techniques through practice and experimentation

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Collage is a set process that cannot be modified or refined.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Playing around with various compositional ideas is helpful in consolidating final ideas. Refining areas of the collage through a reflective process adds deeper meaning.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'domestic'

relating to inside a home or to family relations, this can also refer to existing or occurring inside a particular country; not foreign or international.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Collage is a set process that cannot be modified or refined. Correction: Collage is a flexible process. Rearranging elements helps refine ideas and create a stronger final piece. Professional artists often make changes mid-process to improve composition and meaning.

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