"Fashionista Fish"
created by Rowan6473 in Grade 8 at
Shoreline Christian School
from school project "Fish or Insect Magazine Montage"
art id #127498997
Artist Statement (what Rowan6473 said about their artwork)
Who said fish don't have style......... I actually kinda love this one not gonna lie
About this School Project (Fish or Insect Magazine Montage)
Create a fish or insect out of non-animal shapes found in magazine photos (no eyes for eyes, etc…).
look through magazines, looking for pictures of objects that may make good shapes to make a fish or insect
Shapes should be cut out as neatly as possible, always following an edge of the shape in the picture (parts of an object may be used as long as they can cut along an existing line/edge in the shape).
Look for unity in colors and textures, an objective is to make something that really looks like a fish or insect.
Think about the anatomy of the animals
Fish don’t have necks, they have tail fins, dorsal fins and usually more fins on the side and or bottom of the body
Insects have three body parts, 6 legs and antennae
Take a while playing with the pieces to find the best arrangement, you are likely to find something that is much better than what they were picturing in their minds.Mount a background image on a piece of tagboard, and then their animal onto the background (think how it fits most interestingly in the space)
Use glue sticks to glue
Use a printed underwater background images, or background images from magazines
Your montage should probably fit on a 6x9” tagboard to mount on, but there are 9x12” boards and larger backgrounds if needed.
The background should be mounted neatly to make an even white frame around their artwork
Other appropriate details may be added as well to complete the composition
