College of New Caledonia/Graphic Design Fundamentals

Activity B

Applying texture, space & value in digital media

Due: October 1st

Submit a JPG of your finished collage.

Goal

Create a collage using objects you find around you. Focus on using lines, shapes, and textures.

Materials

1. Base for Collage

  • Illustration, Bristol, or Masonite board (about 12" x 15").

2. Collage Materials

  • Paper, wood, metal, plastic, or other items you can find at home.
  • All-purpose glue (make sure it works with the materials you're using).

3. Basic Drawing Supplies (optional)

  • Paper, pencils, conté, charcoal, etc.

4. Paints and Brushes (optional)

  • Acrylic paints, brushes, and other painting tools.

5. Electronic Design Software (optional)

  • Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop.
  • Use these tools to create or enhance textures, or mix traditional and digital techniques.
Note

You can use either traditional materials, electronic software, or a combination of both for your collage.

Student Examples

Past submissions showing different approaches — found textures, texture grids, and digital remixes.

Collage of a spiky fuzzy caterpillar on woven cloth above a glossy peach, set on dark fabric texture.
Found textures — fur, fabric weave & fruit skin
Four-panel collage: a rippled Canadian flag, mesh-textured flowers, black scratchy lines, and dripping wood grain.
Four-panel study mixing fabric, mesh, mark-making & wood
Grid of real-world textures: faux fur, leopard-print fabric, sand ripples, felt, painted pallet wood, burlap and driftwood.
Texture grid of photographed surfaces
Surreal remix: a Mechagodzilla figure on a mossy mountain peak with a neon cyberpunk tower and snake-plant leaves.
Digital remix combining photo textures & space
Collage of torn pink paper, chunky knit, botanical print, fur and crushed velvet.
Soft-palette collage of tactile materials
Texture grid: pegboard, brick, a booklet rack, a woven diamond-pattern rug, slate stone wall and gravel.
Architectural & manufactured surface textures
Colorful textured paper strips arranged radially over a grassy textured background.
Cut strips arranged as radiating composition
Psychedelic collage with a magenta fur burst, striped ringed planets and a green winding path with hikers.
Bold digital collage playing with scale & space

Send your submission via email to mitchellh2@cnc.bc.ca. Please CC any other instructors for this course.