SUMMATIVE: Raster Collage
Requirements
Create a digital collage (a bunch of photos/drawings combined together in a composition) in Adobe Fresco including:
6 total:
4 images with the background removed (use Adobe Express)
2 images raster traced
Additional hand-drawn painted elements (brush strokes, drawings, writing, etc.)
Voting
After submitting, the class will vote on the best collages via a Google Form. Top-voted collages will be displayed in the hallway.
Past Student Examples
Copyright & Fair Use
The following is from the Graphic Artists Guild.
"Collage is a time-honored art form that utilizes pre-existing materials, including artwork and photographs. Often the materials will be copyrighted... There is no legal rule on whether collage as a category would be fair use. It will depend in each case on an evaluation of the four fair use factors with respect to the particular collage."
Collages that have more of the following characteristics are more likely to qualify as fair use:
The collage incorporates many different materials from many different sources.
The materials are juxtaposed or arranged in ways that create new visual and conceptual effects, the more different from the effect of the original materials, the better.
The collage does not feature a copyrighted work as the central focus or dominant image. Only portions of copyrighted materials are used, rather than the entire image.
The collage is a one-of-a-kind piece of fine art or published in a limited edition of fine art prints.
Create an 11x17 Canvas in Fresco
Open Adobe Fresco
If you need to login, "Continue with Google"
Start a new document: tap "+ Create new"
Tap "Tabloid" (11x17 in)
Create a Background
Use the fill paint bucket icon to fill your background with a color (choose "Pixel") or use a live and/or pixel brush to color in the background.
Remove The Backgrounds of 4 Photos & Add
Choose 4 of your images to use without the background.
Follow the instructions on Remove Background (Adobe Express)
Add your photos to your Adobe Fresco project.
Trace 2 Photos - Raster Photorealism
Choose 2 images to trace using the skills learned during the Raster Photorealism assignment.
Arrange Images on Your Canvas
Move around your images until you like how they are arranged.
Use the transform tool (icon on the left with the four arrows)
You can also move your layers up and down so that the photos are overlapping differently
Click and drag the layers on the right.
Add Additional Painted Elements
Use a pixel or watercolor brush to add more elements to your collage
These brushstrokes, drawings, or text can make a collage seem more cohesive if drawn with the same color/brush/size.
Look at the examples provided at the top for ideas if you're stuck.
Publish & Export PDF
Tap the share icon at the top
Tap "Publish & Export"
Tap "Export as"
Rename to "Raster Collage"
Choose "PDF"
Tap "Export"
Tap "Save to Files"
Within "Files" choose a location you'll remember
Save Timelapse Video
Tap the share icon at the top
Tap "Preview timelapse"
Tap "Export"
Tap "Save Video"
Submit to Canvas
Submit your PDF file and video to the Canvas assignment.
Respond to the reflection questions as a comment
Submit