Collage can be challenging; it requires a lot of planning and can get messy. However, it is a nice change from all of the drawing and painting that students usually do. This process allows them to make some interesting choices of color and composition, giving them some freedom in their work, which I am obviously a big fan of. I am also a fan of having a goal in a project, a defined plan that I can work with instead of an open-ended assignment. Therefore, I decided that in teaching my students the art of collage, I would give them a subject, so that they can have a clear vision of what they will end up with. But, I still want to keep the project fun, so I found a fun and different subject that allows for some interesting composition choices: cows. It sounds a little strange at first, but look at what is possible with this idea:
There are a variety of compositions and background choices to choose from, as well as the choice to stick with natural colors, or to use brighter colors to achieve the same goal. Students would make a preliminary drawing, to plan their composition and the areas of color and value before placing their paper. They would also have their plans approved before moving on to applying paper. Due to the sophistication of the planning process of this assignment, this would be done with an upper-level group.
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