Stencil project

Stencil                 Spray Paint       Xacto Knife        Positive/Negative Space

Composition    Collage                Photoshop        Threshold              Contrast

1. Explain how you changed your photo in the lab to create a stencil.

I tested the positive vs. negative space with the Threshold application to see which would give me the most contrast for the photo. I did this through photoshop and it was quite difficult to do since I am not technology savvy.

 

2. When creating the collage background explain your choices of colors, materials (magazine paper, books pages, etc), and placement. How does it relate to your topic? If no relation discuss general idea.

 

I chose a to not add water color because i wanted the composition to make the castle look like it ws coming out of a story book. i lined the stencil up with the bottom of the paper because i thought it would look weird if it was completely center. the collage of book pages in the back had some girly aspects like pictures of ballerinas or words like pretty since it is cinderellas castle and that just screams girly. i chose the spray paint colors of purple blue and pink to just give its a dark elegant look.

3. Discuss the way positive and negative space was used to create your stencil.

 

i decided to make the castle the part i cut out and the details within the castle to stay as the positive space.  this worked out well in the end.

4. When using the xacto knife, explain the safety procedures, how to use the knife and any challenges you had to overcome while cutting.

 

do not cut toward yourself, take your time, dont run with the knife in your hands. do not horseplay while using an xacto knife it was quite difficult to cut round edges with the knife or small zig zags.

5. How was your experience with the spray paint? Discuss how color choice is important, placement of stencil, and any other concepts you noticed while creating this. 

i loved this project even though i was frustrated at the xacto knife. color choice can set the mood for the piece, if i had done red and black it could have been the evil queens castle instead of cinderella. the placement of the stencil draws the eyes to different things in the piece of work.