September 13, 2013
I’ve started an archive of digital downloads of the type of
materials I would use to make handmade collages – old papers, documents, illustrations,
typographical elements etc. I’ve managed
to download quite a lot of stuff so far.
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| Digital Collage #61 The Beagle |
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| Digital Collage #62 I Am a Man |
These are the first two collages I’ve made with purely
digital materials. The files are large
and print at 32 X 24”. I’ve discovered,
as I’ve been making collages from digital downloads, that I don’t like the look
of materials that have been enlarged beyond their resolution as they produce a
vague ‘photographic’ effect. I like the
highest resolution possible for prints and like the textures to be as literal
as possible. I’m now making small
collages, roughly the size of handmade collages (book page size), printed on
8.5 X 11” paper; medium size collages which print on 17” wide paper; and larger
32 X 24” prints. The size of the digital
downloads determine the size of the collage in which they’ll be used. I’m looking forward to creating and printing
really large collages on 44” wide paper.
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