collage experiments 2

I used this photo that I took of my sister for the collages. I took several others but this one fit best, because when converted to a stencil you can still make out the features of the face. The other photos had low contrast  and were too dark or too light when adjusted.

These are all digital experiments, done in Photoshop CS5. I used this method to separate the lines from the white background. I made a layer underneath and tried different bases for the collage - plain brown for the top row, and two textures for the bottom row. In the top row I tried to experiment with color. The stripes are all cold colors, and the background is a washed out brown.
The second row is the opposite - I experimented more with the shapes; and the colors are mainly warm. The experiments were inspired by Warhol's work, particularly his Mick Jagger collages.