Texture/Collage Project

For my texture project, I decided to make a copy of Picasso's Three Musicians. The project is a collage of many different fabrics and papers mounted on a 12x15 foam board.

After I printed the picture out, I started by making a large 12x15 sketch of the painting, trying to get the proportions and shapes right. I then got most of the materials that I needed, which was one of the hardest steps of the project. It was difficult finding materials that matched the colors of the piece, while at the same time trying to equally balance them between tactile and visual. Then, in order to cut out the shapes correctly, I first traced the shapes with tissue paper and then pressed down with my pencil the outline of the shape through the tissue paper into the material I was using. This created the correctly shaped outline of the piece that I needed. I did that for all of the shapes and then glued them onto the foam board with glue sticks and tacky glue.

I learned I few things with this project, but I also used some of the lessons that I learned from the Shape Project. Through trial and error I learned the best way to transfer the shape from one picture onto a piece of material and which cutting utensil is best for cutting different materials. I learned from the Shape Project that glue stick work best for gluing paper and tacky glue is good for thicker materials. Overall this project was very enjoyable and I am happy with the finished product.