Photography Drawing



Photography collage

Photography is a large part of how I think about creating my work, so it seemed logical to use this as a base for collaging elements together to create larger works.
For this, I once again took a large sheet of black paper and painted on the background in large swirling motions, choosing to keep some of the black visible through the acrylic paint.
I then printed out the photographs and stuck them all lined up on a white sheet of paper and drew designs over the top of them in marker and POSCA pens.
After this I cut out each individual photograph once again and arranged them on the background paper which was now dry. I used hot glue to stick them down so they were as flat to the paper as I could manage. 
I really enjoyed creating this work as it combined both my love of photography and the collage effect that I have been experimenting with. I liked the freedom of colour I allowed myself as well as the added detail photography allowed.

My only criticism to myself is making the background so vibrant detracted from the work itself and made it a little jumbled to look at. To do this again, I would reduce the amount of back ground colour and let the art and photography take more central stage. 
 

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