Home assignment:

Cut and Composed: Collaged Portrait

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Instructions

Week 2:

Finish your collaged portrait, created by cutting shapes with scissors / xacto knife.

Choose a portrait you want to work on for the rest of the course.

Want to find your own portrait? Here's a list of masters to choose from:

  • Jacob Jordaens
  • Jan Brueghel the Elder
  • Dirck van Baburen
  • Titian
  • Guercino
  • Guido Reni
  • Jan van Eyck
  • Peter Paul Rubens
  • Caravaggio
  • Fayum Portraits

Choose a portrait that has high contrast, interesting shapes, fun texture, etc.

Week 1:

Finish your collaged portrait, creating only with ripped pieces. Squint to see tone, because accurate tonal values is what will create a realistic portrait!

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