I wanted to try directly re-creating past collages I did by hand via Photoshop. It gave me a chance to directly compare the process of manual vs digital collaging and was really interesting to compare the two experiences (as well as the final results in both cases). A pro for the digital collage is color clarity is certainly better in looking at the piece, though there still remains the question of the quality of the image when printing it out. Also, I don’t have to worry too much about the technical issues of cutting things out to have it no fit and then having to reprint the same image multiple times to make it fit. But I also find that that struggle in collage-making allows for further problem solving that does not come up the same way using digital means.
Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom
Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom
Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom
Original Collage on top vs Digital collage on bottom
I also ended up creating this other piece digitally, inspired by the work above. I had wanted to try this before, but physically cutting the leaves to create dimension between the nature and walls had proved to difficult.
I love that you’re making multiple versions to see what looks best. I think I like the hand cut ones best actually. Seeing it in person might change that but I’ve always been drawn to something that shows the little imperfections and that human hand was involved. I can’t wait to see these over the Summer!
This looks really awesome!
I love the multiple versions also. I have been finding that they collages that are most successful in my opinion are the ones that are seamless. I also love the ones that have a lot of natural space in them. Like the hallway collages