Color Theory and Design: Explore Photomontage: Emphasis & Proportion!

Your next assignment will focus on emphasis/focal point and scale/proportion.

Make a collage (photomontage) that shows an object very out of scale (either very large or very small). Make sure that it will be the first thing a viewer will notice when they look at the image. Also determine, and control, what the viewer should see second. Hide an object in the image. The hidden object should be visible and a surprise when it is found (it should look out of place in its surroundings).

There must be at least three photographic images used: one for the out of scale object, one for the background (can include the second thing to be seen) and one for the hidden object.

Glue your composition on to illustration board. Your composition should be atleast 8 x 8 inches.

The board should be cut cleanly and labeled properly on the back and with a cover sheet. If you leave a border around your composition it must be even and neat.

Cut and glue your Grid composition as demonstrated in class and turn in with your collage, properly labeled and with a cover sheet.

100 points

Due 7/30

PHOTOMONTAGE
A montage is a collection of objects that form a unified whole. A photomontage is a collage using photographs that are put together to form the illusion of a single image. It may look very natural and realistic or totally surreal.

Artists and designers have employed photomontage since shortly after the invention of photography. In the 1930s, the Dada artists in Europe created surreal photomontages, often expressing there opposition to social and government norms. This rebellious spirit survived through the decades and is still apparent in contemporary photomontage.

Look carefully at how these images are constructed to control how the viewer experiences the image. Elements are placed carefully to produce a focal point and an emphasis.