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| Portrait Silhouette (Scherenschnitte) |
| The Image: -Strong postitive and negative space. Thus, profile is better then front view portrait. -Should you exagerate the posture? -Should you break rules of true silhouette? |
| The Materials: -X-Acto Knife -Stock: Traditional: Black paper applied to white. -Stock: Solid, Pattern, Texture; How to select. |
| The Exhibition: -Scale: The advantages of miniture (magnifying glass). Review VCNU lecture. -Scale: Advantages of large format. -Contemporary Art (i.e. Kara Walker) -Commercial: Textile design, logo, packaging. -Think outside the box: (lino) Rubber stamp designs used for stationary |
| The Technique: Silhouette (1) trace a shadow (2) sketch first, then cut (3) cut free hand. -Start with small intricate parts. -Cut out the drawing side. The final image will be flipped over and viewed in reverse. |
| The History & Notes for Scherenschnitee: Italy: Leonardo da Vinci invented scissors. Turkey: 16th craft guilds in turkey used knives, not scissors Poland: children-wycinanki (vi-chee-non-ki) German. Scherenschnitte (shear-enschnit-tah) Paris (birth place of silhouette) Mexico: Tissue paper cutting- papel picado United States: “1831 American artist William Henry Brown (silhouette portrait of 65 members of the St. Louis fire engine company. Over 20 ft long in length. |
Contemporary Art: |
| Associations: American Society of Portrait Artists, 2781 Selda Rd. Montgomery, AL 36106 (334) 270-1600) |
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