Mark making collage

2016 Topic 17: Making Marks Heather Hansen Well hello everyone, Darcy here with our latest topic. This one is a very broad subject, and the title alone may baffle you, but I shall attempt to clarify and give you lots of inspiration in this post. Mark making is a term used when we want to describe lines and patterns, also textures ,if they overlap. Marks can be made with any tool, any medium and on any surface. these marks can be dots, dashes, spirals, scribbles, even scratches. They can be…

I gave my Sketchbook Practice class the assignment of making as series of "scribble paintings", and then cutting them up to make grid compositions. A scribble painting, or drawing, is one in which you are just making a variety of marks, trying to get some variety, but without regard for composition. After all, you are going to tear it to pieces, or cut it up somehow anyway. Here is an example of the process: Original Scribble Painting I cut up the painting and placed some pieces in a loose…

John and I had a fun day in the studio recently. We both wanted to do a bit of experimental mark-making, to explore new ideas. John is looking for inspiration for his printmaking and I thought it would be interesting to play with marks and compositions which could be the starting points of new drawings or which might possible translate into textiles. We gathered lots of tools and then made a few new ones, looking for anything which would make an unusual mark if dipped in paint: We decided to…

Afbeelding techniekstudie door William Kentridge, 2012. #schildertechnieken

Hand printed collage paper for collage art and junk journals.

In this project, we explored different methods and techniques for black and white mark-making. In my case, I tried various drawing media on white paper and experimented with both abstract shapes and patterns and more graphic ones. Further on, we analyzed the relationship between this type of illustration and certain words and the effect value can have on them.

photography/collage with mark making

Blank walls suck, so bring some life to your dorm, bedroom, office, studio, wherever Printed on 185gsm semi gloss poster paper Custom cut - refer to size chart for finished measurements Includes a 3/16 inch (5mm) white border to assist in framing Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received