Text Art

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Text Art

• creating images using words

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• Notice the way the artist uses text to create
  dynamic contrast and reveal the image
• If you squint your eyes the image solidifies and
  the text disappears
• How do you think the artist achieved this?

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• Notice how the artist uses bold text to create
  the figures dark hair
• in contrast to the bold text the artist uses to
  create the dark value of the hair, the artist
  uses small fine lined text to describes the
  figures contours and features
• how has the artist positioned and morphed the
  text to create her hair?

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• How does the chosen text relate to
• image?
• Can you guess the song that relates to
• the image?

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• How has the artist varied her text
• to create the illusion of depth?

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This artist uses hatching, a shading technique
to create Value
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Can you find the hatching?
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Can you find the hatching?
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Using text subtly

• The following images use text to describe an
  image but do this in a slightly different way

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Notice the subtly the artist uses

• Look at the way the
• artist overlaps the text
• In a scribble-like way
• to create value and
• depth in the figures faces

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This artist uses dark lettering in combination
with outlined lettering to show the value shift
from the dark hats to the lighter skin
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These artists take their images to the next step
by using color
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Text Art Exploring Art
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