This week’s sketchbook page is a simple
idea – but it does take a little bit of time.
I’ve got two options for you –
The first is a paper mosaic, using solid color
paper – or some patterned paper here and there
cut your paper into small pieces – around
½” x ½” square – well, actually, they
can be square or irregular. Then you’ll
sketch out an object, and use the paper pieces
to fill in the image and the background. Easy
enough! As I said, it just takes some time.
Here are a few examples of pages done by students
in past semesters.
The other option for this page is to take
an image – a drawing, a discarded painting
– or a magazine picture, and cut it into
1” squares. Reassemble the picture, leaving
small spaces in between the squares. The tricky
part on this one is to keep your picture in
the right order.
Finally, I want to give you some inspiration
from the internet – you can also do an image
search with the words “paper mosaic” and
you’ll find a lot of really intricate compositions.
Have fun, and I look forward to seeing your
pages in the drop box!
