The document explains the meaning of various artistic terms related to collage, including its definition as a piece of art made from various materials. It describes the historical significance of collage, noting its resurgence in the early 20th century as an art form. The document also outlines steps for creating a collage, from selecting an image to arranging and adhering materials.

1. Starter task:
What do these words mean?
Complementary-
Landscape-
Portrait-
Pigment-
Proportion-
Tone-
Still-life-
Symmetry-
Composition-

2. What is collage?
Collage
NOUN
a piece of art made by sticking various materials such as
photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.
A collage may sometimes include magazine and
newspaper clippings, ribbons, paint, bits of colored or
handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts,
photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of
paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back
hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic
reappearance in the early 20th century as an art form of
novelty.
Examples of collage pieces:

3. Now that we have some more knowledge
on collage and we have seen some
examples we are now going to be making
our own:
1. Firstly, we are going to be deciding what
image we will be creating with our
collage.
2. Secondly, we are going to grab a variety
of colours and textured paper to collage
with.
3. Thirdly, we are going to decide where
we are placing all these pieces of paper
making sure there is no blank spaces
showing.
4. Finally, we are going to stick down all
our pieces creating our wanted image.