Applying collage principles

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​ ​ (a)   , as well as ​ (b)   that reads left to right or top to bottom, as a means of directing the ​ (c)   .​ ​ (d)  

• circles, lines and arrows
• text
• viewer’s eyes
• squares, dots and zigzags, sound, audience's ears
• triangles, waves and flashes, music, listener's attention
• colors, shapes and patterns, thoughts, reader's mind
• Shaping
• Guiding
• Composition

Taking an element in a collage and repeating it is a surefire way to make a collage more ​ (a)   . Think about repeating something concrete like a ​ (b)   , or something more abstract, such as an emotion or feeling.

• cohesive
• shape, color, or symbol
• disjointed
• building, person, or word
• randomness

Adding ​ (a)   to a collage is interesting, compelling and sometimes unexpected. The ​ (b)   can be in ​ (c)   , ​ (d)   , direction, etc.

• dissimilar elements
• contrast
• color, size, texture
• mood
• similar elements
• unity
• financial value

Adding an ​ (a)   to individual components in a collage has two seemingly opposite functions. First, an outline ​ (b)   the element into the background so it doesn’t just look like something stuck on something else. At the same time, it makes it ​ (c)   the surface

• outline or edge
• grounds
• pop off
• colour or shape
• cuts
• blends in

Having individual elements ​ (a)   with other elements is a simple way to begin to make your piece more ​ (b)   This technique adds ​ (c)   , and dimension too. This called ​ (d)  

• touch or overlap
• cohesive.
• depth, layers
• separate or distant
• disjointed.
• flatness
• shadows
• chaos
• overlapping
• sticking

Draw the guiding taking place in this piece of work.

Where is there repetition in this piece?

Label the different types of repetition with a dot or symbol and a different colour

e.g. mark a blue dot where there is repetition of an element

mark a red dot where there is repetition of a different element

Consider the Visual Elements to help

Where is there overlapping/layering in this image?

Mark the locations on the image

Where is there Contrast in this image? What is the effect for each contrast?

Composition - is this piece totally randomly placed?

Draw construction lines over the top to show where there is structure and some organisation