For your final exam collage, you’ll be choosing (portions of) two or more artworks from the course (see powerpoints on Resources webpage) and creating a visually unified collage image using those works. Your aim should be to create a piece which conveys some original insight, demonstrating that you are making new connections. Right from the start, think about the literary and music elements of the final exam: what sort of imagery/collage will best allow you to connect to those two other areas? Here are a few words relating to method, craft/technique, and our expectations for the visual piece: -A good way of getting your imagery is to go through the various powerpoints while on your iPad, taking screenshots of any artworks from those Powerpoints that you think you may wish to use. -If you have not already done so, make sure that your version of Brushes allows you to save. If you have updated your iPad since last summer (e.g., in the fall), Brushes may no longer be fully functional, and the issue of not saving would be the main problem. If you’re in this situation, download the free app “Brushes Redux,” which works with the new iPad OS, and which is functionally the same as the old “Brushes.” -Your basic technique will involve importing two or more artworks into a Brushes file. (Each new import goes to a new layer.) The imagery on each layer can be moved and resized (further info in later slides). You can turn down the opacity of any layer: doing so partially can be an excellent method for seeing where you want to place various elements.

-Your basic method of collage will involve erasing those sections of an image that you don’t want to use. If you wish to be extra careful (not a bad idea!), you can make a duplicate of a layer before erasing on the first version of the layer. That way, if you make a mistake, you won’t have to re-import, re-size, and re-position the image: you can just start using the duplicate layer. -Some of the screenshots in subsequent slides provide information about how to change the color, brightness, and other aspects of one image in relation to another.