Category Archives: Works in Progress

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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

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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.

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Finally completed this piece after a lot of hiccups. If you look at the left top and bottom you can see some more smearing of the Pan Pastels. I also apologize for the yellow tint of the image. It really messes with the color of this piece. The incisions on here are neon yellow. That is hard to see because of the lighting.

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I’m a little bummed out about this paper, bought it from acmoore, and it sucks. Literally, sucking the ink into it and causing large bubbles. However, I tried something different for the composition. Still would love to draw the comb Brette! If not in this one, than the next!

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Work continues…here is take two of this piece. I ruined the first attempt. I had to completely restart after I smeared the entire first layer of Pan Pastels. I had actually started this before the previous work I posted with the piece I did in monochromatic blue. I had to walk away and try it after I completed something else because I was pissed. I couldn’t continue this one again, but here is round two…so far. I also included the Pan Pastels in the image so Taylor could see what the material looks like.

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This past week I was in a car accident that put me out of work for two days. As a result, I wasn’t able to spend as much time as I had wanted on my artwork. I’m planning this week on catching up with some more collages (in particular going back to physical collaging). I also thing it may be interesting to to do of the same collage, with one as a digital and one as a physical, and compare them to see how the process can work out for each.

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I completed my largest piece yet. I have a few steps of the process in this post. The four layers of wax, the incising, and the addition of the oil pigment with the incising..

I appreciate all the comments you made on the last step I had of this piece. The image is of a mural that I pulled from my research pictures. The words and image of Martin Luther King Jr. is also pulled from a sign I saw in someone’s front yard. I wrote the statement of the sign, and I took the contour of the image of Martin Luther King Jr. in the bottom right corner to give credit to his quote. All of the images have been cropped or altered from the original state I find them. I usually use my camera as a sketchbook. Holding ideas for me until I am ready to start working.