Layered Drawings
MATERIALS
- Full page magazine ads
- Plain printer paper
- Window
- Tape
- Pencil
- Marker
- Coloring Materials
Robert Rauschenberg worked with a wide variety of materials. He experimented with overlapping images, textures, and forms in his Surface Series [1] works. You can use everyday materials to experiment with lines, patterns and shapes like Rauschenberg.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Find a full page advertisement that has the model or product as the largest thing on the page.
- Tear or cut out the page, or print it out if you found it online, and tape it to a bright window.
- Tape plain white paper over the top of the advertisement.
- Notice how the images from both sides of the magazine ad are visible. The way they overlap creates layers similar to Rauschenberg’s Surface Series. Use a pencil to trace the elements you like onto the plain paper.
- Take both papers off the window when you are done. Use a black marker to trace over the pencil lines you made. This will make your drawing look like a coloring page.
- Use coloring materials to fill in the image in a unique way. Andy Warhol [2] often used mismatched colors and shapes. Use your imagination and have fun!
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